There was some genuine surprise when I saw this had been made as an Amazon Original. I thought the character of Borat was old news, there certainly couldn't be anyone left, in America or otherwise, that wasn't wise to the joke by now, and aware of Sasha Baron Cohen's desire to satirise the hell out … Continue reading Borat: Subsequent MovieFilm
Joe Wright's 2011 film version of Hanna starring Saoirse Ronan, Cate Blanchett and Eric Bana is an odd movie. It isn't bad. It just doesn't work. The idea at its heart is great, as are some of the action sequences, there is just something over styled about it that is jarring. I've been back to … Continue reading Hanna
In this particular future, where there exists a cold war tension between the splintered factions of humanity across the solar system, all is not well. Earthers, Dusters (Martians) and Skinnies (Belters) compete for resources and political strength in an ever shifting landscape of trust and betrayal. It is a sci-fi geek's paradise, full of believable … Continue reading The Expanse
As the owner of an Amazon Fire stick for a few years now, I would say it is my main & best source of watching films and TV. I have always found there is a mine of quality in the back catalogue of Amazon Prime that doesn't exist on Netflix, or others, for a very … Continue reading 12 of the Best… Vintage BFI Movies
As I have already stated in my review of season one of The Boys, it is a show that I have found compelling to watch without actually liking or thinking it is necessarily very good. The premise was intriguing, and threw up some pretty interesting dramatic conflicts in the first season. But it was obvious … Continue reading The Boys: Season 2
Such is the competition for our attention on the major streaming services, and such is the daunting depth of choice, that sometimes something of real quality can slip through the net for a while. I like to think that eventually, everything gets the audience it deserves, because eventually enough people that appreciated it will find … Continue reading Tales From the Loop
I always assumed I wouldn't like Seinfeld in the 90s. In fact I was opposed to the very idea of it on principle. And that principle was: I've never heard of this guy as a comedian, and American stand-up usually isn't funny. I never saw a single episode until six months ago - in my … Continue reading Seinfeld
I am proud to announce my first venture in proof-reading, editing and pubication services is up and running on Amazon! Available as a digital download right now, and as a paperback very, very soon! Congratulations to Ian Lewis and Richard Bamsey, whose fantastic narrative of the Port Talbot Banksy is a cracking read. And many … Continue reading Wasteland Publications #1
Never meet your heroes is the succinct tag line of this Amazon original series, dealing with the notion that all superheroes are morally good... but what if they weren't...? Filmed in Canada, and starring New Zealand actors Karl Urban and American Gothic's Antony Starr, this violent and very adult take on the costumed hero mythology … Continue reading The Boys
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