by Dave Bradley | Oct 10, 2021 | Books, Reviews
Miriam Margolyes (John Murray) 2021, 437pp, RRP $49.99 The marvellous Miriam finally pens an epic, no-holds-barred (of course) memoir, mostly written during lockdown last year, and the result is a wonderfully rude and funny yet also, at times, deeply sad tale. “I’m...
by Dave Bradley | Aug 17, 2020 | Book, Books, Reviews
Oliver Stone (Hachette Australia) 2020, 342pp, RRP: Paperback $35.00. The multi-multi-award-winning Stone’s first of what should be several properly autobiographical tomes is a sometimes intense, occasionally overly personal memoir that, perhaps, is too overloaded...
by Dave Bradley | Oct 11, 2015 | DVDs, Reviews
Shock, M, 107 Mins One of the mightiest of all original cult/midnight movies, this stark, semi-factual B+W drama from 1969 was directed for a short while by a young Martin Scorsese (who was fired for being too slow), handled for a bit thereafter by industrial...
by Dave Bradley | May 18, 2015 | Books, Reviews
Philip Glass (Faber) 2015, 416pp, RRP $49.99 Legendary musician, composer and innovator Glass’ slightly long-winded (well, he is 78) account of his life and times has a straightforward tone which sometimes takes the fun and potential fascination out of his...
