About us
Perth Film Lovers is a film club for those who not only love watching movies but love breaking them down with others. It's about sharing the buzz from movies we've enjoyed and discovering what we may've missed in the ones we haven’t.
Outside of the occasional blockbuster at the theatres, movies are posted weekly for members to stream at their leisure. We then meet at different cosy locales around town to discuss them over dinner and drinks.
It’s an open crew and movies are of all genres, new and old, popular and obscure, so people are welcome to join in on as many or as few meetings as they like. Stick to what appeals or explore something new, it's completely up to you.
Details of upcoming films are posted below. All that's needed is your love for movies and ability to talk... and don't worry, you won't find yourself in a fist fight for a differing opinion, we're a fun loving lot who adhere to the rules in the following link.
For those able to watch movies but not make meetings, the opportunity's still there to be part of the group by posting your score and a brief comment on the event pages. It's almost as much fun and counts for the awards at the end of year event. 🏆🥳
Upcoming events
2
Pearl
Public House, Shop 2, 263 Adelaide Terrace (Ground Floor, Durack Centre), Perth, AUNotice
This event is a get together to discuss the film not watch it. How to watch the film is detailed below. Points you may wish to consider for the discussion can be found here.
Film
Suggested by Nicola, Pearl (2022) is our 6th movie from those put forward by members and comes with the warning that it's a psychological horror with a little (not a lot) of gore.
Pearl is the prequel to the more traditional slasher/horror film X which was also directed by Tia West, also starred Mia Goth and most interestingly, was released only 6 months earlier.
Despite the connection between the two films, there's no need to watch X for the discussion on Pearl. For those who wish to watch both movies, it really doesn't matter which order they're watched in.
A synopsis and trailer can be found here.
How to Watch
Below are links to copies of both Pearl and X that can be streamed or downloaded and watched for free. If the links don't work for you, send me a message and I'll send them to you directly.
For those who've already seen Pearl, I suggest watching it again as memories are unreliable and opinions change. Rewatching the film is not however necessary to attend the meeting or comment on it below if your thoughts are clear.
Meeting
As always, I’ll be getting to the venue just before 6:00pm to sort out my food and drink and welcome everyone who wishes to do the same. For those who do, it's a great way to get to know other members and share what other movies are being watched.
At 6:45pm sharp, I'll look to give a brief introduction and provide a summary of our scores from the previous week's film. We'll all then share our scores out of 10 for this week's film and break into small groups to discuss it. Rules of conduct for these discussions are set out here. Around 8:30pm we'll rejoin to share our take aways and try to answer and remaining questions with the aim of being finished by 9:15pm.
We have the room booked until the venues closes at 10:00pm so there'll be more time to continue socialising after the event for those who wish to. I usually have a sit down drink at the end and am happy to be joined for it. 🥃
Scores
A summary of the group’s scores will be posted in the Discussion section of the group's home page on the Monday after the event. Given the first thing in the summary will be a comparison of our score to that on IMDB, please try to avoid seeing that score ahead of landing on yours so as not to be biased.
For those able to watch the movie but not make the meeting, I encourage you to do so and post your score in the Comment section below before the Monday after the event. It’s a great way to still share your thoughts on the movie and gain from those of others.
All scores in whatever way presented count towards the awards that'll be presented at the end of year event. 🏆🥳
Final Words
As always, I look forward to catching up with everyone I've met so far and welcoming anyone joining us for the first time. 👋
19 attendees
The Wicker Man
Johnny Fox’s, 205 James Street, Northbridge, Perth, AUNotice
This event is a get together to discuss the film not watch it. How to watch the film is detailed below. Points you may wish to consider for the discussion can be found here.
Film
Drive (2011) was the 6th most popular film on our voted upon watch list and our first totally British film.
Starring Edward Woodward, Britt Ekland, Diane Cilento, Ingrid Pitt and Christopher Lee, it’s is a folk horror that introduced the titular effigy into popular culture and in doing so has gone on to become a cult classic.
A synopsis and trailer can be found here.
How to Watch
The movie can be streamed for free with a 7-day free trial of Rialto. I suggest cancelling your subscription as soon as you sign up to avoid being charged if you don't wish to continue with it. You'll still be able to watch the movie till the date of renewal.
For those who've already seen the film, I suggest watching again as memories are unreliable and opinions change. Rewatching the film is not however necessary to attend the meeting nor comment on it below if your thoughts are clear.
Meeting
As always, I’ll be getting to Johnny Fox's just before 6:00pm to sort out my food and drink and welcome everyone who wishes to do the same. For those who do, it's a great way to get to know other members and share what other movies are being watched.
At 6:45pm sharp, I'll look to give a brief introduction and provide a summary of our scores from the previous week's film. We'll all then share our scores out of 10 for this week's film and break into small groups to discuss it. Rules of conduct for these discussions are set out here. Around 8:30pm we'll rejoin to share our take aways and try to answer and remaining questions with the aim of being finished by 9:15pm.
We have the room booked till 10:00pm and the venue closes at 2:00am so there'll be plenty of time to continue socialising after the event for those who wish to. I usually have a sit down drink at the end and am happy to be joined for it. 🥃
Scores
A summary of the group’s scores will be posted in the Discussion section of the group's home page on the Monday after the event. Given the first thing in the summary will be a comparison of our score to that on IMDB, please try to avoid seeing that score ahead of landing on yours so as not to be biased.
For those able to watch the movie but not make the meeting, I encourage you to do so and post your score in the Comment section below before the Monday after the event. It’s a great way to still share your thoughts on the movie and gain from those of others.
All scores in whatever way presented count towards the awards that'll be presented at the end of year event. 🏆🥳
Final Words
As always, I look forward to catching up with everyone I've met so far and welcoming anyone joining us for the first time. 👋
9 attendees
Past events
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