Director Ryan Coogler’s Black Panther sequel Wakanda Forever faced an unusual challenge in that it’s star Chadwick Boseman, who played the title character, tragically passed away in 2020. This left us with the question, without Black Panther himself, is there enough in the world of Wakanda to really engage audiences? The answer is yes (just) but at 161 minutes, this
Read moreMrs Harris goes to Paris is a charming but very twee and often implausible feel-good comedy/drama. The film at times recalls movies like Hidden Figures, The Help and Pretty Woman as it features a working-class woman who’s ignored or looked down upon by society but proves astonishingly formidable and cleverer than those who see themselves as her superiors. There’s also
Read moreArmageddon Time, which was the opening night feature at this year’s Jewish Film Festival, is a wonderfully poignant rites of passage drama based on the experiences of its writer/ director James Gray. (Michael) Banks Repeta plays a slightly fictionalised version of Gray named Paul Graff, a decent but precocious and trouble-prone 12-year-old living in Queens, New York in 1980. A
Read moreROCK UP! with Ratts & Arnie. EPISODE 99 Thursday 17 November 2022 100% Australian music – Supporting Indie artists & OZ music legends. If you missed the show, never fear, you can listen back, or download here. ROCK UP! is on air 4-6 PM every Thursday on 88.3 Southern FM.
Read moreWRITE NOW – tonight 17/11/22 – Garry on film & travel; Kate McCaffrey on her latest novel: Double Lives; plus more, Please join me, Gaytana ALSO: we’re asked to wear a mask to protect ourselves & OTHERS from COVID. Looking out for each other -that’s what community does. G
Read moreEach week we look at a particular year in music, the events of the day and top 10 highest selling singles of the year. We also take a look at the albums chart and what was big overseas. This week we looked at 1999, have a listen to the podcast below. That concludes the 90s series of Bayside Rewind. If
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