A look at Lady Bird (M)…
Movies depicting the coming of age of teenagers about to leave secondary school and embark on a university course can head down one of two paths. Continue reading
Monthly Archives: March 2018
Just an Angel alone
Sunday 18 March. Collected by Song List Rat.
The Song List Rat doesn’t back out of too many situations. In fact such is his hunger for lists that he risks a ban from many Perth venues. Continue reading
Unplug the DJ by Les Everett
You could say it was a low-stakes AFLW game at Fremantle Oval on Saturday afternoon – the winner would avoid the wooden spoon. But it was serious, tense, high scoring and highlighted by some acts of real sporting courage. Continue reading
The Flat Is Evil: My journey with The Fall, the mightiest of all rock bands by Nick Gye
Mark E Smith is dead at age 60, lung and kidney cancer, dental problems. His band, The Fall, the greatest of the Manchester bands, released some 30 or so studio albums and lots of compilations and live albums. Continue reading
Sparrow school turns out some scary spies by Richard Jones
A look at Red Sparrow (MA)
Jennifer Lawrence rates as one of Hollywood’s genuine stars although in her latest film she takes a bit of a beating.
This comes in the form of psychological and mental bullying at spy school and out in the field in Budapest and later back home in Moscow – hard-core torture and thrashings. Continue reading
Heart ripped out in the Laneway by Song List Rat
The annual Laneway music festival that tours all major Australian cities is a great way to catch up with some of the staunch old gentlemen of rock’n roll. This year promised a stellar lineup from go to whoa. Continue reading
When effort isn’t everything
Elie Brush puts an end to a Fremantle attack.
Giving great effort is good. Great even. The Fremantle AFLW team gives that but there’s something missing. Continue reading
A classic Aussie western set in the outback by Richard Jones
A look at Sweet Country (MA 15+)
For a filmgoer who lists westerns as one of his favourite genres the lure of an Australian western set in the scrublands west of Alice Springs was irresistible. Continue reading
Unholy Toledo by Song List Rat
As Perth sweltered in the after effects of tropical cyclone Kelvin on the sort of night made for serial killer Eric Edgar Cook a cannibal flew into town. Continue reading
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