I have a confession. I am NOT a fan of action movies. Few have made my watch list. In fact, a running joke among my closest friends (and I guess the entire interweb now!) centres around me falling asleep during a Terminator movie. Don’t ask me which one, I just remember waking up to a…
Reviews
Four Mothers
Edward is an up and coming writer based in Dublin. His recent book is receiving rave reviews and his publisher is having a field day. Edward is booked on multiple radio stations for interviews and a book tour to the United States is in the works. There’s just one tiny complication: Alma. Alma is Edward’s…
John Cleese Packs It In
Most 85 year olds tend to lead a quiet life. But not John Cleese. Instead, he is embarking on a European tour, performing twenty three stand up shows over six weeks. He’s not doing this out of choice. He’s doing this because a hefty divorce settlement has put the kibosh on a leisurely retirement. So…
Review: Yurlu | Country: Healing “Poison Country”
Ask anyone about Chernobyl and most identify it as one of the world’s most disastrous nuclear sites. Ask someone about Wittenoom and you’ll most likely get… Witten who? Yet, Wittenoom, part of Banjima country, is the worst contaminated site in the Southern Hemisphere. The level of asbestos contamination is so extreme that Wittenoom was removed…
Review: Lizzy Hoo at Sidesplitter Comedy Festival
When I first told my husband we were going to watch Lizzy Hoo, his first remark was – oh the Australian Ali Wong? It’s easy to draw the comparison, given the physical resemblances between the two. However, where Ali is brash, in your face and someone you need to be in the “right mood” for,…
Review: Familiar Touch
Whenever one thinks of cognitive decline in the elderly, it is usually the extreme changes that come to mind. The lack of lucidity, the bad temper, the slurred speeches. In fact, when I think of my grandfather’s regression, my first memory is him reprimanding us for “hiding” the ice cream from him. It would be…
Journey Home, David Gulpilil
As the credits rolled on Journey Home, David Gulpilil, I felt a deep sense of gratitude. I am grateful that even in death, David Gulpilil remains true to his lifelong dedication to Aboriginal culture. I am also grateful to his family and community, for allowing us to be a part of what would normally be…
A Big Bold Beautiful Journey
A Big Bold Beautiful Journey is not a classic romcom nor is it an emotion fuelled drama. I’m not entirely sure how to classify this movie – which is something I feel audiences will struggle with. However, if you can suspend your preconceived notions of what it should be, it is a unique film that…
Kangaroo
Kangaroo is the latest addition to Australia’s cinematic landscape. The plot is loosely inspired by the life of Chris “Brolga” Barns. Barns, also known as Kangaroo Dundee, works tirelessly to rescue, rehabilitate and release orphaned joeys. Barns was a tour guide in Alice Springs when he realised that kangaroos were often collateral damage of highway…
The Ballad of Wallis Island
Do you remember what it was like to idolise a musician when you were a teenager? The hours spent driving our parents nutty from listening to our favourite songs on loop. Tha random magazines and junk we’d purchase purely because our idol’s name was in it. The hours before a concert or autograph signing, waiting…