Movie Review: The Booksellers
If your idea of an ideal holiday includes meandering around the dusty shelves of a tiny bookstore then you’ll want to watch this one. The documentary peaks into the world…
Browsing: Review
Food Review: Garum Restaurant
Prior to the Covid-19 lockdown, word went out amongst my friends that Garum Restaurant had a happy hour. Situated within the gorgeous European-inspired Westin complex in East Perth, the restaurant…
Food Review: Kinky Lizard Espresso Bar
A few months back (and prior to Covid-19), the City of Perth relaxed their parking laws. As a result people could drop into East Perth for a quick breakfast prior…
Food Review: East Cafe and Vietnamese Bistro
The past year has seen something interesting happening along the east end of Hay Street. There’s a small stretch of hole in the wall sized cafes near near the Westin…
Food Review: Hearth Lounge Ritz Carlton Perth
The Hearth Lounge is located at Elizabeth Quay on the ground floor of the new Ritz Carlton in Perth. A few months back I popped in to catch up with…
Movie review: Photograph
A while back I fell in love with the movie The Lunchbox by Ritesh Batra. Naturally then, it follows that I’d check out his latest romance movie Photograph. Thanks to…
Alliance Francaise French Film Festival 2020
The Alliance Francaise French Film Festival is one of my favourite annual film events. 2020 marks the 31st year of the festival and the largest French film festival in the…
Movie Review: Military Wives
If you liked Brassed Off, Calendar Girls, The Full Monty and other movies echoing stories of communities rallying together to overcome adversity, you’ll want to check out Military Wives. You’ll…
Movie Review: Wild Butterfly
Remember the media headlines about the “young WA mother and junkie” seeking a second liver transplant because the first one failed? Yes? If so I urge you to watch Wild…
Movie Review: Miss Fisher and The Crypt of Tears
Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries was a huge success when it hit the small screen in 2012, garnering an incredibly loyal following across 220 territories worldwide. Their loyalty was rewarded with…
Movie Review: Honey Boy
Let’s be honest I wasn’t a big fan of Shia LaBeouf. Having only seen him in a few rolls my perceptions were based on what I’d read in the tabloids.…
Movie Review: Adam
It’s not often that a movie you don’t really want to see surprises you, challenges you, and stays with you for days afterwards. Adam is a simple tale beautifully told…
Movie Review: The Leunig Fragments
Perhaps like me you’ve been a Leunig fan for years. Perhaps you have a cartoon of his on your fridge, like I do. If so The Fragments of Leunig is…
Movie Review: Emma
We all know the story, we’ve even seen many a screen rendition, so why go to another movie about Emma? Well, I must admit Bill Nighy was a big enticement,…
Fringe World 2020: Review Bookish Comedy Show and 100 Years History of Dance
It is with a heavy heart I report that we’ve reached the last week of the 2020 Fringe World Festival. Noooo! This week I’m reviewing a unique comedy night and…
Movie Review: Birds of Prey
The other day I finally got around to watching Suicide Squad and loved it, especially Harley Quinn, so it was hardly surprising that she got her own spin off. But…
Fringe World 2020: Review Tim Ferguson, Sandman and Flacco
It’s great to watch the new artists coming through, however there are some legends that you just have to see whenever they’re in town. This year I was thrilled to…
Fringe World 2020: Review Fuego Carnal and Adventures of Improvised Sherlock Holmes
With the first month of the new year nearly over I ventured out for week two of Fringe World. On offer, two very different shows, cabaret circus Fuego Carnal and…
