‘Grace of Monaco’ actually a pretty good film – if you disregard what the haters have to say
I’m not too sure why critics are panning the Hollywood biopic Grace of Monaco. It’s as though they were expecting a story of a high-profile cinematic…
Terry Gilliam’s ‘The Zero Theorem’ fails to register on the sensibility scale
Terry Gilliam has a pretty sick sense of humour. It was evident when he first partook in shenanigans with Monty Python’s ‘Flying Circus’ back in the…
Arctic Monkeys’ rattle and hum impresses Arena audiences
It wouldn’t surprise me if half the audience in attendance at Arctic Monkeys’ Perth Arena gig were oblivious to the fact that the rather impressive support…
Fancy a fresh beer?
What is it with beer brands getting all fancy with their brand names? From Matilda Bay’s ‘Beez Neez’ to Hahn’s ‘Vienna Red’, the labels are certainly…
Pump up the jam… fab new multi-sport headphones
These ‘Pump HD Sportsbuds’ by BlueAnt are the ultimate in wireless multi-sport headphones. Developed under tough Aussie conditions in collaboration with extreme athletes and fitness enthusiasts, buds deliver…
The Grand Budapest Hotel: check in to a madcap cinematic experience
Wes Anderson is renowned for creating super-surreal films – the kind that most of us wouldn’t even dream of. From ‘Rushmore’ and ‘The Royal Tenenbaums’ to…
5 things we love about ‘Muppets Most Wanted’
The new Disney flick ‘Muppets Most Wanted’ hits cinema screens this week. Here are five reasons you’ve gotta see it… 01. The film harks back…
Mind candy…
The human brain truly is a remarkable thing. But so often we take advantage of this physical and neurological miracle. Just to remind you of how…
Hilarious new mob film in ‘The Family’
A mafia boss and his family are relocated to a sleepy town in France under the witness protection program after snitching on the mob. Despite the…
Future Music Wrap
On a scorching summer Sunday with the tempting prospect of a public holiday the next day, what looked like 30,000 of Perth’s most beautiful people braved…
Fringeworld ends with a bang!
If you were in the vicinity of Northbridge in the past four weeks and didn’t pop in to see anything – anything – that was scheduled…
Crapping over their audience, but in a good way… kind of
It can look pretty easy for a drag queen or tranny to get up and perform in a dingy nightclub where the semi-drunken crowds, music, smoke…
‘Dallas Buyers Club’ challenges convention and comes up trumps
A couple of decades ago I watched a film about a guy going through HIV diagnosis, ‘Longtime Companion’, which left me so depressed I had to…
