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BEST MEDICINE – today 22/8/23 – Kirsty Mead Executive Director of the Pelvic Pain Association of Australia. Please join me, Gaytana ALSO: let’s wear a mask to protect ourselves & others from COVID, Influenza & RSV. G
Read moreSouth of the River presenter Alli Harding gets the lowdown on bees and swarms. Listen to the podcast.
Brighton East apiarist and sustainability educator Helen Charles joined Alli Harding in the studio yesterday to talk all things bees. Helen was accompanied by her partner, country music singer Benny Allen, who played a track from his new children’s album (pictured above). Later in the show, Alli interviewed Edithvale physiotherapist Gill Smith, who is an expert in pelvic floor
Read moreFilm review: ‘TALK TO ME’ by Nick Gardener from ‘Built For Speed’
Australian supernatural horror film, Talk To Me is a surprisingly effective variation on the old teens messing with the Ouija board concept. Here, Instead of a Ouija board, it’s a mysterious ceramic hand that, when held, causes people to have strange and disturbing visions, including seeing partly-decomposed dead people. Unwisely fiddling with this apparent magic is the troubled teen Mia
Read moreFilm review: ‘DRACULA: THE LAST VOYAGE OF THE DEMETER’ by Nick Gardener from ‘Built For Speed’
Dracula: The Last Voyage of The Demeter is an adaptation of a section entitled Captain’s Log from Bram Stoker’s classic 1897 novel Dracula. While director André Øvredal (Trollhunter, Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark) has conjured a tense and visceral horror story from this sliver of the novel, the source material’s limitations do show. The film sees the crew
Read moreFilm review: ‘Chevalier’ by Nick Gardener from ‘Built For Speed’
Historical drama Chevalier is a mostly stylish mix of racial politics, romance, music and revolution. The film is based on the true story of 18th Century French composer Joseph Bologne, the illegitimate son of an African slave and a French plantation owner who, having displayed a remarkable talent for music, particularly the violin, is enrolled at a Paris conservatory. There,
Read moreFilm review: ‘Asteroid City’ by Nick Gardener from ‘Built For Speed’
A screen drenched in pastel colours, oddly symmetrical compositions that recall childhood dioramas, zany off-kilter characters and obtuse dialogue, yes, it’s time for another Wes Anderson film. Some adore the droll humour, the oblique storylines, the monotone voices and the blank faces staring at the camera that typify his movies. Others, like myself, admire his visual artistry and maverick spirit
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