My review of Away We Go seems to have sparked quite a comments-box debate – offbeat gem or pretentious pap? Well, I loved it, but I understand why the marketing for the film has put some people off. IT IS NOT A ROMCOM. It’s a disarming film, a comedy lacking in cynicism is a rare [...]
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It’s been a while since my last post and this is a rather lazy effort just to say I have been beavering away at a bunch of reviews.
Revolutionary Road (Winslet & DiCaprio play house)
Rachel Getting Married (not a bit like Bride Wars, phew)
The Armstrong and Miller Show (like, those chav pilots and shit)
J.Tillman – Vacilando Territory Blues (Fleet Fox [...]
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So this is the new year and I don’t feel any different (to quote Death Cab). Still, there’s plenty to look forward to, here are some of the things I’m excited about…
1. Slow Club
Slow Club are finally releasing their debut album on Moshi Moshi Records some time in the spring. They’ve been stalwarts of the Sheffield music [...]
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A strong contender for the worst film of 2008 accolade has to be You Don’t Mess With the Zohan. It is offensively awful. I had immense fun reviewing the DVD for Den of Geek. On the whole I don’t like to be negative in reviews, but in this instance, there was no redeeming feature.
Don’t mess [...]
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I went to see the Guillemots at Plug last night, my review will be in the Sheffield Star, probably tomorrow Tues 17th Nov. The band provided their own support act by showing a selection of short films and playing a live improvised score to each one. They referred to it as a “little experiment”, which [...]
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Coming out of the cinema after watching W. I almost felt sorry for George Bush. I was expecting the film to be a real Bush basher, but Josh Brolin humanised him in a way I never thought possible. Later that day I saw some footage of the real Dubya giving a clumsy speech and realised how far off [...]
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