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Things to See: Jiro Dreams

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  • 13 April 2012
  “You have to fall in love with your job.  You must dedicate your life to mastering your skill.” - Jiro Ono Jiro Dreams of Sushi Directed by David Gelb (G) 83 mins JIRO DREAMS OF SUSHI is a quiet yet enthralling documentary that chronicles t...

Drive in to Galaxy Drive-In Theatre

If you enjoy outdoor cinemas, check out Galaxy Drive-In Theatre - Perth's only drive-in movie experience.

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Movie Review: Nobody Else But You (Poupoupidou)

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Movie Review: Nobody Else But You (Poupoupidou)

Movie Review: The Rum Diary (M)

Johnny Depp stars in The Rum Diary, out tomorrow nationally. Reviewed by Alfinda Agyputri.

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Movie Review: My Week With Marilyn

Movie Review: My Week With Marilyn

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Movie Review: Coriolanus

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Movie Review: Coriolanus

Movie Review: This Means War

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Movie Review: This Means War. 

Movie Review: The Vow

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Movie Review: The Vow, by Alfinda Agyputri

Movie Reviews: Hugo, and, The Artist

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Silence is Golden. Susan May reviews The Artist, and Hugo.

Movie Review: Shame

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Movie Review: Shame. The unravelling of a secret addiction.

Movie Review: Chronicle

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Movie Review: Chronicle. When power literally goes to your head.

Movie Review: The Artist

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MOVIE REVIEW: Kate Lippiatt reviews The Artist.

Bankwest Movies by Burswood New Cinema Venue

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  • 5 January 2012
Movies by Burswood's new venue   After a difficult and uncertain six weeks, Bankwest Movies by Burswood have officially announced that they will launching their new venue in the Town of Bassendean (good on the Town of Bassendean!) with the first mov...

Competition! Movie tickets to A Few Best Men

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  • 4 December 2011
Competition! Be one of 15 lucky Flourish friends to take one of your friends to a Preview Screening of new Australian movie A FEW BEST MEN When?    6.30pm. Wednesday 7 December Where?   Reading Cinemas Belmont About the film... A FEW BEST MEN ...

Movies at Camelot

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  • 2 December 2011
Summer is here, and in Perth the start of summer means the start of the outdoor movie season. An old favourite for many is Camelot Outdoor Cinema which this upcoming 2011/2012 summer season of films marks the 10 year anniversary! As well as movies, ...

Yallingup Surfilm Festival

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  • 1 December 2011
Yallingup Surfilm Festival Words: Fiona Hick The Yallingup Surfilm Festival is on again in 2012...    This festival, the brainchild of director Jesca Maas, was born out of a goal to inspire exploration into surf culture.  The films have been...

Movie Review: The Iron Lady

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  • 1 December 2011
Reviewed by Kate Lippiatt THE IRON LADY   Directed by: Phyllida Lloyd (Mamma Mia!) Starring: Meryl Streep, Jim Broadbent Run time:  105 mins   The price one woman paid for power. The Iron Lady tells the tale of the rise and fall of the United King...

If you're into horror movies...

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  • 21 November 2011
The Human Centipede 2 A friend's uni student daughter saw the first one of these movies, and when she described it to me I thought it sounded absolutely disgusting and wondered why on earth anyone would want to go and see it when there are many other...

Movie Review: Snow Flower and the Secret Fan (PG)

Movie Review: Snow Flower and the Secret Fan

Movie Review: Project Nim

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This movie about Nim and his impact on the people who took part in the 'scientific experiment' is reviewed here by Lezly Herbert.

Movie Review: Pina

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Pina: Not your average dance film.

Movie Review: Senna

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Winner of the World Cinema Audience Award Documentary at the Sundance Film Festival 2011, Senna,  explores the life and work of the Formula One racing driver, Ayrton Senna.

Movie Review: The Conspirator

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Robin Wright (she of 'The Princess Bride') stars in The Conspirator along with James McAvoy.

Movie Review: Blame

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Movie Review:  Blame. If you're going to murder someone, you need to get your facts straight first.

Movie Review: Rio

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Movie Review: Rio

Movie Review: X-Men: First Class

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Movie Review: X-Men: First Class

Book Review: 1222 by Anne Holt

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Book Review: 1222 by Anne Holt.

Movie Review: Here I Am

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Movie Review: Here I am. "A moving story of strength, resilience and hope."

Movie Review: Oranges and Sunshine

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Movie Review: Oranges and Sunshine. A compelling true story of social injustice.

Movie Review: Incendies

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Movie Review: Incendies. Reviewed by Phoebe Sier. "While the plot, theme and setting are heavy going, and the ending unimaginable, Incendies is a masterpiece."

Movie Review: Little Sparrows, reviewed by Lezly Herbert

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Movie Review: Little Sparrows

Movie Review: Insidious

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Movie Review: Insidious. "A promising start, but the ending is a let-down."

Movie Review: Something Borrowed

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Movie Review: Something Borrowed. Reviewed by Kate Lippiatt. "What would you do if you had to choose between your best friend and the man of your dreams?"

Movie Review: Mad Bastards

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Movie Review: Mad Bastards. Reviewed by Lezly Herbert. "It is very real and very inspiring."

Movie Review: Scream 4

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Movie Review:
Melanie Hearse reviews Scream 4. "In a nutshell, if you love the Scream franchise, you'll love this."

Movie Review: The Tempest

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Movie Review: The Tempest. Helen Mirren plays a female Prospero - Prospera - in Julie Taymore's film adaption of Shakespeare's famous play.

Movie Review: Just Go With It

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Just Go With It
. A new movie with Adam Sandler and Jennifer Aniston. Reviewed here.

Movie Review: My Afternoons With Margueritte (M)

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Movie Review: My Afternoons With Margueritte (M)

Movie Review: Vincent Wants to Sea

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Movie Review: Vincent Wants to Sea (MA)

Movie Review: A Heartbeat Away

Movie Review:
A Heartbeat Away
, reviewed by Jessica Kidner
An Australian comedy depicting the struggle between fathers' expectations and sons' desires.

Movie Review: The King's Speech


Movie Review: The King's Speech,
reviewed by Emma O'Donoghue.
The King's Speech is a beautiful, funny and genuine depiction of a man's determination to overcome a lifelong personal obstacle.

Movie Review: Sanctum 3D

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Movie Review: Sanctum 3D Reviewed by Alecia Hancock
Lov
e Cliffhanger? or not.  You'll love this. Find out why in this review.

Movie Review: Desert Flower

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Movie Review: Desert Flower
Based on the best selling autobiography by Waris Dirie, the first female to speak out about the practice of female circumcision.

Movie Review: The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest

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Movie Review: The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest

The third movie in the late author Stieg Larsson's trilogy.

Movie Review: True Grit. Reviewed by Lauren Pilat.

Movie Review: True Grit
Reviewed by Lauren Pilat.

Movie Review: Burlesque

Movie Review: Burlesque

Our reviewer didn't rate this movie too highly.  Why?...

Movie Review: True Grit

Movie Review: True Grit

Will this be your favourite Coen Brothers' movie?

Movie Review: Love and Other Drugs

Love and Other Drugs (R) Reviewed by Lauren Pilat Love and Other Drugs isn’t your typical romantic comedy.  For one, it’s not your average girly flick which the genre often gets labelled as. Instead it's a movie that both men and women can love...

Movie Review: Black Swan

Black Swan Reviewed by Lauren Pilat Black Swan is a psychological thriller that presents the world of ballet as a realm for the practice of a disturbed art form. From the director of The Wrestler, Darren Aronofsky, the film explores the obsessive li...

Movie Review: The Kids are Alright

The Kids are Alright  Reviewed by Emma O'Donoghue  This quasi-quirky independent movie aligns the heartfelt performances of seasoned actors Annette Bening and Julianne Moore.  They play a married lesbian couple who have proudly rai...

Movie Review: Heartbeats

Heartbeats Directed by Xavier DolanReviewed by Lezly Herbert Francis (Xavier Dolan) and Marie (Monia Chokri) are close friends.  Francis is the quieter one – more discreet and a man of few but precise words.  He harbours a deep grief about the n...

Movie Review: Red Hill

Red Hill Reviewed by Lauren Pilat   The Australian thriller Red Hill is the masterpiece of first-time film writer, director and producer, Patrick Hughes.   The textbook thriller establishes characters as typical Australian stereotypes but Hughes c...

Movie Review: Harry Potter & the Deathly Hallows Part 1

Reviewed by Alecia Hancock  I have to admit I was unreasonably excited to go to the Perth premiere of Harry Potter & The Deathly Hallows Part 1 this week.  I have long been a Potter fan having read all the books and seen all the movies more tha...

Movie Review: Boy (2nd)

Boy (M)Reviewed by Emma O'Donoghue Lounging in a deckchair one balmy evening in the outdoor cinema in Broome I was treated to a movie of which I was devoid of preconceptions or expectation before the reel began to spin. The...

Movie: The Social Network

The Social Network Reviewed by Emma O'Donoghue Mark Zuckerberg, the co-creator and CEO of Facebook is the world’s youngest billionaire.  At the age of 26 he has amassed an estimated worth of over $6 billion and Facebook is now being used by over ...

Movie: Gasland

Movie Review: Gasland. Reviewed by Lauren Pilat.

Movie: The Loved Ones

By Lauren Pilat The Loved Ones is a terrifyingly graphic fairytale that will join films such as Wolf Creek and Picnic at Hanging Rock as Australian horror classics. Director Sean Byrne is the creative genius behind the utterly sick an...

Movie Review: Chloe

Chloe (MA15+) Reviewed by Emma O'Donoghue The opening scene of Chloe gives us a fragmented and voyeuristic glimpse of a young woman readying herself for a night of seduction. She speaks frankly and proudly about the power of performance and her abil...

Movie Review: Eat Pray Love

Regular Flourish reviewer, Lezly Herbert, shares her thoughts about the new movie starring Julia Roberts, Eat Pray Love, based on Elizabeth Gilbert's bestselling book. Eat Pray Love (PG) Directed by Ryan Murphy Many women have read Elizabeth Gilber...

Movie Review - Matching Jack

Matching Jack (M) Directed by Nadia Tass Reviewed by Lezly Herbert While Jack (Tom Russell) and his friends are watching a magician at his birthday party, his father David (Richard Roxburgh) does a disappearing act.  A little la...

Movie Review: Boy

Boy (M) Directed by Taika Waititi Boy (James Rolleston) lives on the east coast of New Zealand, in a small impoverished town where one person seems to have all the available jobs. It is 1984 and the eleven year old Maori boy is obsessed with Michael...

Movie review: The Tree

The Tree (M) Directed by Julie Bertucelli   Australian films have often delved into the co-existence of nature and culture and French director Julie Bertucelli uses rural Australia to set her adaptation of Judy Pascoe’s novel “Our...

Movie Review: Little Sparrow

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Movie Review: Little Sparrows.

Movie Review: I am Love (Lo Sono L'Amore)

I Am Love (Lo Sono L’Amore)  Reviewed by Holly N Richards   Tilda Swinton, queen of modernity, has teamed up with Italian filmmaker Luca Guadagnino’s for their third project together - I Am Love (Lo Sono L’Amore).  Released in...

Movie Review: Animal Kingdom

Movie Review: Animal Kingdom. Reviewed by Holly N Richards

Movie Review: Food Inc

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Movie Review: Food, Inc.

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