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The Day Shall Come, The Last Tree – It’s All About The Endings #filmreview
I’ve seen two films in the last week: The Last Tree and The Day Shall Come. Both had decent reviews. One, The Day Shall Come is directed by Chris Morris who did The Four Lions which was very funny and … Continue reading
History, Mythology And All Other Destinations #film #review #Aladdin
Never go back, they say. Don’t re-read that favourite book, or visit your old home. It’ll be disappointing. It goes for film, of course. Not all but quite a few to make the cliche work for its living, at the … Continue reading
Feelgood, Think Slow #filmreview #fishermansfriend
When the Life of Brian first came out it was accompanied by a cartoon short from Terry Gilliam’s stable and a mickey take of the Travelogue genre that, but for John Cleese voicing the commentary, felt like the sort of … Continue reading
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Tagged film review, fisherman's friend, Local Hero, mark knoppfler, the boy who harnessed the wind
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All I Never Wanted To Know About Wrestling #filmreview #fightingwithmyfamily
Many moons ago, when the Lawyer was seven or so he took a shine to wrestling. Not the black and white, saggy pants variety that ITV showed on a Saturday afternoon involving luminaries such as Mick McManus and Giant Haystacks. … Continue reading
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Tagged fighting with my family, film review, wrestling
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Guilty v Forgiveness – It Depends #filmreview #canyoueverforgiveme?
There are stories you know well that get remade countless times on screen – D-Day, for instance – and which are inevitably based on character development, on finding an angle to explore. Often these get bogged down in their own … Continue reading
Being Dick #filmreview #vice
When it came to politics my old man and I didn’t agree on a lot: getting rid of the death penalty was a good thing; voting on party lines was morally vacuous; and beware conviction politicians because they will inevitably … Continue reading
When You Know The Plot Only The Characters Are Left #filmreview #maryqueenofscots
There are some historical tales that have been fairly beaten to death, the world wars to take two examples. The destructive disintegration of the relationship between Queen Elizabeth I and Queen Mary of Scotland is another. So the writer director … Continue reading
