A look at Alone In Berlin (M)
THERE have been countless films about resistance movements and how they functioned against the fascist regimes of Germany and Italy during World War 2. Continue reading
Author Archives: Les Everett
How the First Lady copes by Richard Jones
A look at Jackie (M):
IN recent history there’s probably no better known and recorded death of a country’s leader than the 1963 assassination of US president John Kennedy. Continue reading
A gruelling two-plus hours watching personal tragedies by Richard Jones
A look at Manchester By The Sea (M)…
IT’S never comfortable viewing to sit through a movie where family deaths underline what the characters are dealing with up on the screen. Continue reading
Brilliant minds rise above prejudice by Richard Jones
A look at Hidden Figures (PG)
IT’S amazing how films can prompt movie-goers into discovering stories they had absolutely no knowledge of two hours earlier. Continue reading
It’s a long way to the goals
The Girls Academy provided the guard of honour for the Dockers.
A first AFLW win looked possible for the Dockers on Sunday at Fremantle Oval when they held top team Adelaide scoreless and led by 13 points at quarter time. Continue reading
Call of the siren by Les Everett
Walking down to Fremantle Oval from my place is something I’ve done hundreds of times – going to South Fremantle games, going to see the Dockers train and sometimes play, going to see the Fremantle Women’s team, going for a kick on the oval, even going to meetings. But as I walked down on Sunday afternoon I had no idea what I was getting myself into. Continue reading
An inter-racial marriage delight by Richard Jo
A look at A United Kingdom (PG)
KNOWING how appallingly bigoted southern Africa was in the late forties a film which depicts an inter-racial romance and marriage between a man from Bechuanaland and an Englishwoman might be considered headed for disaster.
Lions on fire
Turns out I was in Melbourne for Fremantle’s first AFLW game. Unfortunately it clashed with the Bruce Springsteen concert I’d travelled over to see. Continue reading
Flawed war spy thriller ends up pretty limp by Richard jones
A look at Allied (M)
I THINK we all know that when two major world movie stars are paired in a film it’s going to be hard to concentrate on the actual story line. Continue reading
A real-life search for family by Richard J
A look at Lion (PG)…
CAN you imagine what it would be like to embark on a search for your family from whom you were separated as a five-year-old? Continue reading
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