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Spanish Film Festival 2018: Top picks
Okay so I’m running a little late on this one but there’s still time to check out the 2018 Spanish Film Festival. If you think Spanish films have nothing to offer you, I have two words for you …...
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Movie Review: Tully
Tully is one of those movies you can’t say too much about or you’ll ruin it. What I can say is I wasn’t that excited about going to this one, but I left in awe. Tully is a clever, subtle, very real...
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Perth Comedy Festival 2018 Review
Okay so we’re nearing the end of the 2018 Perth Comedy Festival. Hopefully you’ve managed to get out to at least a couple of shows. If not here’s a recap of what I’ve seen so far and a couple of ideas...
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The Grand Orient in The Melbourne Hotel
Finally the scaffolding is down and we can re enter The Melbourne Hotel. I’d watched for weeks as the iron girders were replaced with a giant decorative ribbon wrapping around the whole building. Last...
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Cargo Movie Review
Let me just say at the outset I’m not really into zombie movies, so I was a little cautious when I heard the jerky suckers would feature. But let me ask a question, when was the last time a zombie...
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Zafferano Restaurant consistently high class
A few years ago our family booked this restaurant for a significant birthday. It was a brilliant night where the staff went above and beyond on every level. At the time I promised I’d write a review....
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Review: Tea With The Dames movie
What a delight, an absolute treat. It’s not every day you get to sit down with four icons and reminisce. Tea With The Dames provides an intimate look at what it takes to be movie royalty, and given...
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Review: Kodachrome movie
Having grown up with film and experienced the heady joys of getting a roll developed, the premise of Kodachrome is intriguing. What if you were in possession of four old rolls of film on the very last...
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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 Collette featuring in awards...
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Movie Review: Disobedience
With so many movies to see at the moment it takes a lot to make a movie stand out and be memorable. While I know little about the Orthodox Jewish lifestyle, at the moment Disobedience is destined to be...
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Movie Review: Upgrade
The life of a reviewer means we often have to go outside our comfort zone. Upgrade, fits into that category for me, and I have to say I was totally unprepared for how much I enjoyed it. It’s a fast...
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Movie Review: Edie
Edie is one of the most delightful, inspiring movies you will see, and I really hope you make time to see it. Sheila Hancock is simply magnificent. Thanks to Edie Having cared for her husband for...
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Movie Review: Brothers’ Nest
With so many movies coming out at the moment a movie has to be good to make it onto my must see list.Brothers’ Nest is one such movie. The makers of the hit KENNY, have returned with another example...
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Restaurant Review: Padbury’s Cafe.
With the colder months around the corner it’s good to time a cosy restaurant. Guildford has a number to pick from. We ended up at Padbury’s Cafe, in a cute window section which felt like our own...
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Restaurant Review Bastille Day at Chez Pierre
What better way to spend Bastille Day than in a restaurant right? Especially when it’s a French restaurant, with French waiters, French music, French food something like … Chez Pierre in Nedlands. ©...
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Telstra Perth Fashion Festival 2018: Tickets Open
It’s that time again. Time to book in the hairdresser, sift through the wardrobe and aim for that elusive trilogy of cool, sexy and comfortable for the Telstra Perth Fashion Festival. Last week I...
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Sidney Nolan’s Ned Kelly Series blends fact and fiction at AGWA
Unless you’ve been living under a rock you should recognise Sidney Nolan’s iconic image of Ned Kelly. You should also know the famous ‘Such Is Life’ quote. Some of you may have used it yourself on the...
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Food Review: Guildford Hotel
With the winter cooler months closing in what better place to hide out than indoors in a gorgeous old hotel. The upgraded Guildford Hotel is a good choice. © The Ponder Room This grand old hotel offers...
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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...
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Movie Review: Submergence
I think the first Vim Wenders movie I saw was City of Angles, or the Buena Vista Social Club, both have stayed with me for a long time, so natualy I was interested to see what Submergence would reveal....
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