Reviews

The VQ Laura Ashley 4 Slice Toaster is the high quality and affordable option for all your breakfast needs

As a person who has owned a two-slice toaster for the majority of their life, the VQ Laura Ashley 4-Slice Toaster is a game changer, especially in a household of 5 people who are constantly on the go. Enter the VQ Laura Ashley 4-Slice Toaster, a stylish new option that’s as affordable as it is…

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The Enabot ROLA PetPal Robot Pet Companion is a step in the right direction for all in one pet products

Pet devices are only getting smarter and smarter, and there’s no doubt that the Enabot brand of pet products is about to be pioneers in this market. While there are so many great products that can keep an eye out on your pet, feed your pets, and even play with your pets, The Enabot ROLA…

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The Enabot ROLA Mini is the perfect remote controlled pet sitter

Pet cameras are a great addition to the household to make sure your pets are exactly where they need to be if you need to duck out of the house for a few hours or go for a quick run to the shops. But there are always blind spots that these cameras can’t always catch….

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The Enabot ROLA Smart Pet Water Fountain is a decent replacement for regular water dispensers

If you’re a pet owner, you’ve probably had your fair share of trial and error when trying to find the right product for your pet to drink water from. While plastic water dispensers are great, they can get dirty quite quickly, and the actual bottle itself can be difficult to clean because of how small…

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Film Review: The Importance of Being Earnest; National Theatre Live’s fantastical take on Oscar Wilde’s classic is an absolute treat

This delightful reimagining of Oscar Wilde’s The Importance of Being Earnest is an absolute treat! Just over 130 years since the play first debuted at the St James’s Theatre in London, select cinemas across Australia are screening the play, filmed live at The National Theatre in London. The story follows Jack Worthing, played by the…

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Series Review: Netflix’s Apple Cider Vinegar is a unique telling of Australia’s ill-famed scammer

It’s no secret that Belle Gibson is one of the most infamous scammers in Australia’s history. In the rise of social media in the early 2010s, she used her platform as a space to promote healing and wellness, speaking of her multiple illnesses, inoperable stage 4 brain cancer, and how alternative medicine and healthy eating…

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Film Review: Bonnard, Pierre And Marthe is as much a love story as it is a character study

Behind every great man is a great woman. Especially if that man is as shrouded in mystery and as reclusive as post-impressionist French painter and printmaker Pierre Bonnard. Bonnard, Pierre & Marthe is as much a character study as it is a love story about the decade-spanning romance between famed painter Pierre Bonnard (Vincent Macaigne)…

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Book Review: Mark Muposta-Russell’s deadly debut The Hitwoman’s Guide to Reducing Household Debt is a hit(woman)

I have to admit, I mostly picked this one up for two reasons – the title, and because I chuckled at the premise. The Hitwoman’s Guide to Reducing Household Debt, the debut novel from Mark Muposta-Russell, promised to be everything I love in a book – funny and quirky, but still full of enough heart…

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Nobody Wants to Die serves up a compelling and well-paced noir thriller

I’m a sucker for anything Cyberpunk-infused or tech noir. Blending futuristic themes like technology with old-school plots and character arcs has always appealed to me, ever since watching Blade Runner for the very first time as a young teen. Nobody Wants to Die admittedly came out of nowhere, but it intrigued me immediately with its…

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Book Review: Josephine Rowe’s Here Until August is a collection to savour

Josephine Rowe‘s newest collection of short stories, Here Until August is a slim but beautiful looking collection. It’s striking blue and purple cover makes you want to pick it up. And you should, because what is inside is just as fascinating as out. It begins with the story “Glisk” (winner of the 2016 ABR/Elizabeth Jolley Prize)…

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Games Review: Dark Souls Remastered (PS4, 2018): If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it

The classic game that started it all has returned, this time to the next generation of consoles. It’s hard to define just what makes the Dark Souls series so damn good, but upon playing the original 7 years after it’s 2011 release, I couldn’t think of a better way to return to one of the…

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