Captain Marvel

March 7, 2019 Director: Anna Boden, Ryan Fleck; Starring: Brie Larson, Samuel L. Jackson, Ben Mendelsohn; Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi; Age: 12+; Time: 124 minutes The story follows Carol Danvers

March 7, 2019by Portugal ResidentIn

Drunk Parents

March 7, 2019 Director: Fred Wolf; Starring: Salma Hayek, Joe Manganiello, Alec Baldwin; Genre: Comedy; Age: 12+; Time: 97 minutes Meet Frank and Nancy Teagarten: The staunchly lower upper-class family

March 7, 2019by Portugal ResidentIn

Life is too short to drink bad wine

In last week’s edition of this newspaper, my fellow contributor Pat the Expat dedicated his always entertaining column to the joys of cheap Portuguese wine. He talked of wines that

March 7, 2019by Patrick Stuart

Soares Algarve Trade Experience

What do you get when you bring together 10 global ambassadors for some of the biggest international spirit brands for a Spirit Summit? A fantastically engaging and entertaining morning of

March 7, 2019by Portugal Resident

Mercedes – Life changer

Imagine having a 510 horse power car in the garage that can do everything you need on a daily basis. Too good to be true? Not really. When I emailed

March 1, 2019by Portugal Resident

Stan & Ollie

Director: Jon S. Baird; Starring: John C. Reilly, Shirley Henderson, Steve Coogan; Genre: Biography, Comedy, Drama; Age: 12+; Time: 98 minutes Laurel & Hardy, one of the world’s great comedy

March 1, 2019by Portugal ResidentIn

The Lego Movie 2

February 28, 2019 Director: Mike Mitchell; Starring: Chris Pratt, Elizabeth Banks, Will Arnett; Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure; Age: 6+; Time: 107 minutes The much-anticipated sequel reunites the heroes of Bricksburg

March 1, 2019by Portugal ResidentIn

Niepoort’s Omlet

I am a fan of the wines made by Dirk Niepoort in the Douro and elsewhere, even though I do find some of them to be overpriced. I have seen

March 1, 2019by Patrick Stuart