It’s January 26th Australia day, well at least it is for a couple more hours while I write this. Well this afternoon I watched a clip of comedian Adam Hills at the 2003 Melbourne Comedy Festival performing the “Working Class Anthem” which for those of you who haven’t see the clip is singing the Australia…
What we do in the Shadows
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Director Jemaine Clement & Taika Waititi Staring Jemaine Clement, Taika Waititi, Jonathan Brugh Rated M Score 3/6 Follow the lives of Viago, Deacon and Vladislav – three flatmates who are just trying to get by and overcome life’s obstacles-like being immortal vampires who must feast on human blood. Hundreds of years old, the vampires are…
American Sniper
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Director Clint Eastwood Staring Bradley Cooper, Sienna Miller, Kyle Gallner Rated MA Score 4/6 Like all movies that are worth a look American Sniper has been met with a certain level controversy and criticism. The most recent of which was from Seth Rogen who within the last week said on twitter “American Sniper kind of…
Beer, Beer, Beer
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Beer is good. We love beer, well at least I know I do. Beer has become a large part of Australian culture Ever since Captain Cook set sail from England in 1768 with four tons of beer aboard the HMS Endeavour. According to recent research released by Roy Morgan Last year, 37% of Australian adults…
Morgan Poll: QLD State Election to close to call
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According to a special SMS Morgan Poll on State voting intention polling 4,489 Australian electors shows the Queensland Election too close to call and the L-NP set for victory in NSW. The results showed that in Queensland that the LNP was unchanged at 50.5% while the ALP was unchanged at 49.5% and in NSW the…
John Doe: Vigilante
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Director Kelly Dolen Starring Jamie Bamber & Lachy Hulme Rated MA Score 6/6 An ordinary man fights violence the only way he knows how – by killing one criminal at a time. Hero or villain? Justice or vengeance? You decide. Wow. Wow. Wow. If you’re a fan of Australian movies track this one down, it’s…
Into the Storm
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Director Steven Quale Starring Richard Armitage, Sarah Wayne Callies, Matt Walsh Rated M Score 2.5/6 Storm trackers, thrill-seekers, and everyday townspeople document an unprecedented onslaught of tornadoes touching down in the town of Silverton. Ok, if you don’t watch this one on the largest screen possible there isn’t much of a reason for checking this…
Unbroken
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Director Angelina Jolie Starring Jack O’Connell, Takamasa Ishihara, Domhnall Gleeson Rated M Score 3.5/6 After a near-fatal plane crash in WWII, Olympian Louis Zamperini spends a harrowing 47 days in a raft with two fellow crewmen before he’s caught by the Japanese navy and sent to a prisoner-of-war camp. Ok, I got around to watching…
The Favorite Casino for Home-town Gamblers
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Here is something to consider In Monaco, citizens are forbidden from the local Monte Carlo casino. According to recent research released by Roy Morgan 1.4 million Australian adults (7.8%) gambled on poker machines or table games at a casino—whether locally, out of town, or overseas—within the last 12 months. “After 2013’s stoush in Sydney, Echo…
Who is eating their vegetables?
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According to the latest findings from Roy Morgan Research, only 2% of the population eat two serves of fruit and five serves of vegetables each day this being the minimum daily fruit-and-veg intake recommended by the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC). “The NMHRC’s message that we should all be eating at least five…