Movie Review: Beast
I love a good psychological thriller and Beast certainly fits the bill. It also has the added bonus of my current favourite female actress.
Browsing: Ponder
Movie Review: You Were Never Really Here
We haven’t seen Joaquin Phoenix for a while, so when I saw his name associated with the movie, You Were Never Really Here, I thought this should be interesting. I’m…
Movie Review: McQueen
McQueen is a loving, respectful, inspiring documentary about an extremely complex young man who lived on his own terms. The very definition of a unique, tortured artistic genius, Alexander McQueen…
Movie Review: RBG, an inspirational life crammed into three letters
It’s not often I can summarise a movie review into four words … just go see it! Or do not miss it, however that is the case for RBG. The…
Happy Flowers Week
Life is full of light and shade and as you know I prefer to focus on the positive, always looking for the laughs in life. I promise I will do…
Movie Review: Hereditary movie
A lot has been written about the movie Hereditary. It’s been called the best horror movie of the year, a movie that redesigns the genre and one which should see Toni…
Perth Festival Writers Week 2018
Change is as good as a rest, or so they say. One thing’s for sure 2017 festival director Katherine Dorrington definitely deserved a break. Having delivered 12 terrific festivals the…
2017 The Year of Humanity
The following piece appears in my monthly column for Swan Magazine. Is it just me or do these end of year columns seem to be coming around quicker every 12…
Three Summers Movie Review
Three Summers is the latest cracking comedy from the ever insightful Ben Elton. It’s always interesting to hear an outsiders take on where you live. Even more interesting is an…
Just Make A Decision
Writing this month’s magazine article is a little strange as I am effectively arguing against my own profession. For nearly thirty years I’ve been researching consumer behaviour then feeding the…
Movie Review: Maudie
I’ve been meaning to post about this movie review from the moment I saw it. Maudie is a gorgeous tale wonderfully told and brilliantly acted, which you really should try to see…
Review: Bistro Guillaume is ‘Me Time’ heaven
Regular readers will know my passion for making sure people get enough ‘Me Time’. A few months ago it was finally time to take some of my own medicine, besides a Crown gift card (given…
Review: Hampstead movie
Hampstead movie is the perfect rainy Sunday afternoon movie, an easy-going, second chance romantic comedy.
Zomato Top Ten!!
Just popping in quickly to say woohoo!!!
Movie tips for Volvo Scandinavian Film Festival 2017
There are some events that make it onto my calendar every year, the Scandinavian Film Festival is one. This year there’s so much happening in Perth at the moment that it’s hard to…
Review: Sunny days at Hamptons City Beach
As we move deeper into winter it’s nice to have a reminder of what waits on the other side. Some months ago I went to Hamptons City Beach and while it certainly…
A Ghost Story movie review
A Ghost Story is another one of those hard to review movies. I knew I was in for something different when the person introducing it told us to ‘stay with…
When The Sky Fell W.A. Indigenous Art exhibition
The subtitle of the exhibition When the Sky Fell is Legacies of the 1967 Referendum. Prior to the opening night at PICA I didn’t having a strong understanding of the Referendum,…
