Tag: Opinion
Horror show for hot weather
The Rocky Horror Show
Venue: Athenaeum Theatre
Collins St, Melbourne
A show about Brad and Janet who have just become engaged. The narrator appears and explains that...
Blackberries, a superfood or a childhood memory?
February is the month when wild blackberries are most abundant.
This year’s cool wet summer has produced a bumper crop of berries.
Canadian poet Margaret...
Watch The Long Kiss Goodnight instead
Argylle
Starring Bryce Dallas Howard and Sam Rockwell
Rated M
3.5/5
Argylle, an entertaining but frustrating action-comedy from Matthew Vaughn, stars Bryce Dallas Howard as Elly Conway, a...
Every delay is costing us
On Black Saturday in the small Victorian town of Yarra Glen, I witnessed a man’s death.
The horror of it, 15 years ago today,...
CARTOON: Back To School
Victorian students returned to school from Tuesday 30 January.
Salty about the snubbing of Saltburn
Revealed on January 23, the 2024 Oscar nominations had some surprises and one big snub that left me fuming.
Oppenheimer received a whopping 13 nominations...
Rising costs continue hitting
I hope you all had a great Christmas and found some time to relax.
It is great to be back and ready for a...
The question of Australia Day
Once again it’s that time of the year when public discussion erupts on whether we should hold our day of national celebration on that...
The rise of ‘fur babies’
Not that long ago whether on a walk in a park or at a shop or a cafe you would stop and admire someone’s...
The pressure of living in the Yarra Ranges
Firstly let me state to everyone in the region that I hope you have all enjoyed the 2023 Christmas holiday period and are...
A B-plus belter with bad dialogue
The Beekeeper
Starring Jason Statham, Emmy Raver-Lampman and Josh Hutcherson
Rated MA15+
3.5/5
The Beekeeper is a good old bone-crunching action movie from director David Ayer.
After his neighbour...
From Mechanics Institute to Theatre
The Lilydale Athenaeum Theatre venue has a history going back to 1888 when it was erected as the Mechanics Institute and Meeting Hall.
It was...
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CARTOON: Illegal tobacco war
The Victorian Government announced the Tobacco Amendment (Tobacco Retailer and Wholesaler Licensing Scheme) Bill 2024 to ramp up the regulation of the illicit tobacco...
