
Latino Film Festival 2018: My tips
This month why not join me and go Latino for ten days. I’m always open to trying new approaches to story-telling and with a playlist that includes comedies, crime, thriller…
This month why not join me and go Latino for ten days. I’m always open to trying new approaches to story-telling and with a playlist that includes comedies, crime, thriller…
Summer in Perth means life lived outdoor and this includes cinemas. The recent proliferation of movies and new cinemas can make it hideously hard to decide what to see. Here…
We all know the story of Robin Hood but what happens if it goes all supersized medieval on us?
Would the much anticipated movie Venom meet expectations? The stats say it’s been sitting at number one movie in the world for several weeks now. It took several million in…
If you’ve ever written a book, thought about writing a book or had to come up with a Book Week idea, you’ll enjoy the latest cute Australian movie, Book Week.
Let me just say from the outset I don’t do horror. With this in mind you might be surprised to hear me say that Ghost Stories is one of my…
Time for my favourite film festival, the British Film Festival. While I wish I had time to see them all I know that’s simply not possible, so here are my…
Okay so I’m a bit late to the party on this one. We’re half way through the Lavazza Italian Film Festival, so there’s still time to join the fun. The…
BackTrack Boys is a heart-warming documentary that ponders an alternative to incarceration for troubled kids. Set in Armidale, NSW it shows how kids can start to turn their lives around with…
Imagine being 19 years of age, arriving at university for the first time and having everyone welcome you like a long lost friend. Imagine finding out there’s not one but…
Last month saw the return of cinemas to the Perth CBD, and what a return. Palace Raine Square Cinema provides up-to-date facilities in a style reminiscent of old Hollywood glamour,…
It’s not often a movie offers up a new way of telling a story, American Animals provides a totally refreshing and rewarding angle to the classic heist movie. It also…
I love a good psychological thriller and Beast certainly fits the bill. It also has the added bonus of my current favourite female actress.
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…
I must admit to being a recent convert to Ethan Hawke, thanks to his work in Maude. If you haven’t seen that movie you put it at the top of…
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…
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…
If you loved What We Do In The Shadows or The Hunt for The Wilderpeople you’ll probably have already seen The Breaker Upperers movie. If not I suggest you catch it while…