Reviews: Music Moguls; Brian Pern: 45 Years of Prog and Roll
(Contains strong language) With the recent passing of so many stars from the world of rock n roll, including Glen … [ Read More ]
The Story of China
Ahh Michael Wood, a creator of calm, informative television and a fine exponent of Reithian values. Whether presenting a historical … [ Read More ]
The Town That Took on the Taxman
How can this not be an appealing title for a show? Maybe not so much pre 2008 but in the … [ Read More ]
Game of Thrones, the Sansa rape scene – one point of view
Violence is rife in Westeros, violence against men, women and children. Violence that, as you would expect from a medieval … [ Read More ]
The gay mafia, Elvis and Operation Yewtree – Interview with Jim Davidson
Jim Davidson is one of the last of the ‘old school’ comics. Married five times, in and out of solvency … [ Read More ]
Grantchester
Detective Vicar is an unusual character combination. But considering the amateur sleuths who have graced our screens, including authors (Jessica … [ Read More ]
New Girl (Series 3)
New Girl: the current court of actress, musician and reigning Hipster Queen Zooey Deschanel. A media phenomenon and “adorkable” progenitor … [ Read More ]
Great Continental Railway Journeys
Ahh the return of Michael Portillo. A phrase that used to chill the blood back when he was a vocal … [ Read More ]
How to make Oscar-nominated ‘Sausage’
At Kingston-upon-Thames market I met the award-winning animator Robert Grieves to discuss his festival-winning and Oscar-qualifying animation ‘Sausage’, a stunning … [ Read More ]
The Grandmaster
Hong Kong cinema – even more so than Hollywood – likes to try and recreate its previous successes. Think that … [ Read More ]
Babadook
As a rule, I don’t like horror movies. It’s not because I don’t like being scared, I really do, but … [ Read More ]
The Art of Gothic
The British love the Gothic. And whether we realise it or not, our lives are steeped in this, the most … [ Read More ]
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Effie Gray
It’s that time again. The nights are drawing in and, as the last of the summer sun is smothered behind … [ Read More ]
Solving the geopolitical with The Young and Prodigious TS Spivet’s Callum Keith Rennie
With the release of the Jean-Pierre Jeunet’s ‘The Young and Prodigious TS Spivet, I had the opportunity to chat to … [ Read More ]
Arrow
‘Arrow’, The CW’s slice of DC Comics superhero stylings, new series is out on DVD and I am going to … [ Read More ]
Heli
I have a new policy when it comes to watching films. It’s very simple but it has really changed the … [ Read More ]
Locke
Phwoaar. Now this is a movie. Tom Hardy plays Ivan Locke, a concrete farmer, a man who pours concrete and … [ Read More ]
20,000 Days on Earth
Before I start to discuss 20,000 Days on Earth, I must disclose my Nick Cave fanboy status. From the very … [ Read More ]
The House Across The Lake
The House Across The Lake is a Hammer Film; you may recognize Hammer as purveyor of all those wonderful horror … [ Read More ]
The Speakmans
Since returning to the UK after eight months or so in the lunatic asylum of a country the world calls … [ Read More ]
Shirley Temple – Death Of A Child
As you may have noticed Shirley Temple is dead. I don’t know how much any of you care. Here in … [ Read More ]
Death Comes to Pemberley
Right, the Christmas Season is upon us. You don’t need to be told this as you are in the midst … [ Read More ]
The Broken Circle Breakdown
If you tire of the steady flow of blockbusters, big budget nonsense and misjudged sequels that stream unchecked into the … [ Read More ]
The Sigil
Ahh horror movies, the genre of choice for new, penniless directors making a name for themselves and a guaranteed bit … [ Read More ]
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