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NOT: Depot Emporium, Shop 31 Emporium, 1000 Ann St, Fortitude Valley

By CazM ⋅ January 27, 2010 ⋅ One comment

Two years ago when I was a full time Fortitude Valley dweller, breakfast was synonymous with Depot Emporium, but since making the move to the other side of the river, I don’t get to the Valley half as much as I’d like to. When invited to breakfast last week with my friend JC, who also [...]

HOT: The Road

By Yalin ⋅ January 22, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

What distinguishes The Road (based on Cormac McCarthy‘s novel) from other post-apocalyptic films is John Hillcoat’s focus on the realistic issues that humanity would face in such a situation, raising questions on the ideals of humanity and human nature. What part of humanity do we expect to last in a situation where the world is [...]

HOT: LR Sushi, QueensPlaza, Ground Level, Adelaide St, Brisbane

By Jetsetting Joyce ⋅ January 17, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

The Jetsetting Parents are pretty fussy with their sushi, but they can’t stop raving about LR Sushi at QueensPlaza. Apparently Brisbane office workers have also pegged it as a popular lunch spot. Eat Drink Brisbane also gave it a rave review. Why? LR Sushi produce nori rolls with a difference. The high demand means a [...]

HOT: Up in the Air

By Jetsetting Joyce ⋅ January 15, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

Up in the Air does the almost impossible – it makes redundancy humorous. Ryan Bingham (George Clooney) is a corporate downsizing gun-for-hire who flies around the country firing employees for bosses who are too cowardly to do the dirty work themselves. He’s a smooth operator, full of pretend concern and oft-repeated platitudes but with just [...]

NOT: It’s Complicated

By Yalin ⋅ January 13, 2010 ⋅ One comment

I am a little confused with Meyers’ latest. It’s blessed with great acting from Meryl Streep, Alec Baldwin and Steve Martin, but the overall feeling is fake and almost irritating. I am a little confused with It’s Complicated, Nancy Meyers’ latest film. It’s blessed with great acting from Meryl Streep, Alec Baldwin and Steve Martin, [...]

HOT: Cafe Bouquiniste, 2/121 Merthyr Rd, New Farm

By Jetsetting Joyce ⋅ January 4, 2010 ⋅ 4 comments

A bouquiniste is someone who sells books, but Cafe Bouquiniste is a little workers cottage cafe which sells all manner of nice things, not just books. I can just imagine how much fun the owner Meredith has picking up delightful objects for her cafe store, from Chinese bamboo tea trays, silk scarves, Moleskine notebooks and [...]

HOT: Thai Charms Restaurant, 1/92 Merthyr Rd, New Farm

By Jetsetting Joyce ⋅ December 30, 2009 ⋅ 6 comments

There’s a little strip of shops across the road from Merthyr Village where it seems restaurants have difficulty in keeping business. In the few years that the Jetsetting Parents have become New Farm locals, the location has variously housed a Vietnamese restaurant, a South American restaurant and who knows what before that. Don’t let the [...]

HOT: The Men Who Stare at Goats

By Yalin ⋅ December 26, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

If someone told you that the US military had approved a special unit to train psychic soldiers in the 80s and tested their effectiveness on goats, would you believe them? Grant Heslov’s feature, The Men Who Stare at Goats, cautions the viewer at first sight by warning that more of the film than what we [...]

NOT: The Lovely Bones

By Yalin ⋅ December 25, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Jackson’s latest outing The Lovely Bones is definitely not an epic film, which has been his forte. By contrast, it is a decidedly small drama with an ensemble cast that’s as good as it gets. On top of that, Jackson’s signature is obvious in the editing, the attention to detail and the special effects. However, [...]

HOT: Nowhere Boy

By Jetsetting Joyce ⋅ December 18, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Poor John Lennon. Nowhere Boy is an engaging biopic directed by conceptual artist Sam Taylor-Wood about the turbulent teenage years of the Beatles’ life in post-war Liverpool. From age five he’s brought up by his strict and stern Aunt Mimi and kindly Uncle George and then he discovers that after all these years his mother [...]