Life of Pi Review
There are two ways to look at Life of Pi, and in one of them it excels. In the other, unfortunately, it leaves me rather tepid. Let’s start with the good, shall we? This film looks incredible and features the… Continue Reading
The Best and Worst Films of 2012
The best and worst films of 2012 I saw 59 films at the cinema in 2012, plus another 2 that were released at the cinema during the year at home. I also have Berberian Sound Studio on blu ray waiting to… Continue Reading
Homeland’s Roll For Women
(Warning – this piece contains spoilers for those who have not seen up to and including series 2 episode 7) A western woman rushes through a middle-eastern market bazaar, anxiously glancing over her shoulder towards a man trying to follow… Continue Reading
Star Wars Episode 7: Ewoks in the Magic Castle
So the big news this week for anyone interested in film or the world of the geek has been the sale of Lucasfilm to Disney for a staggering $4bn, Lucasfilm being George Lucas’ company and home to Star Wars and… Continue Reading
Review: Casual Vacancy by JK Rowling
The biggest problem with The Casual Vacancy is that it’s not Harry Potter. It’s not a problem for me, and I am guessing that JK Rowling doesn’t have much of a problem with that either, but for a lot of… Continue Reading
Sandi Toksvig – My Valentine live show – Review
Sandi Toksvig – My Valentine – Poole Lighthouse, Friday October 5th, 2012 Sandi Toksvig starts her show My Valentine (directed by Pip Broughton) by warning the audience that it has, on occasion, been seen as a bit of a letdown, but she… Continue Reading
A Very Sensible Post
Different people discover music at different times in their lives. For me, the breakthrough came when I was 15-16. In relatively quick succession I saw Kingmaker supported by Elastica, and then Suede’s debut album was released. The sounds of Madchester… Continue Reading
Nick Clegg’s “Bigotry” Non-Gaffe
Nick Clegg, the Deputy Prime Minister, has come under fire for a press release issued by his office in which opponents of gay marriage were labelled bigots. The press release was hastily withdrawn and it was stated that it was… Continue Reading
The Story of Sport
The last 2 months in this country have been an amazing time for sport, and not solely because of the Olympic and Paralympic games in London. We’ve also seen a British winner of the US PGA Championship (Rory McIlroy) and,… Continue Reading
RIP Tony Scott
Today brought the sad news that Tony Scott had died. A man in his sixties, I hadn’t heard of him suffering from any illness and, as I read the newspaper report, I was struggling to work out what had happened.… Continue Reading