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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I don’t like to give negative reviews, far better to see the positive in things. Afterall, chances are the people reading the review are already fans of the band or interested in the film etc. That’s not to say I’m from the Paul Ross school of critics, just that I don’t like to be unduly negative.
So when [...]
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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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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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A rather belated post about the recent Steel City Tour homecoming gig at Sheffield Arena featuring Heaven 17, ABC and The Human League, all synth electropop pioneers back in the day. It’s peculiar to think that such glitzy futuristic music came out of Sheffield. While the music of Manchester and Liverpool embraced its origins, asserting it proudly [...]
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On December 2nd, Iain Hodgson, who presents BBC Radio Sheffield’s Raw Talent show, presented a showcase of local unsigned bands at Carling Academy. The bands were Rosie Electro, Skullbone, True Gentlemen (fronted by Paddy Orange of Orange 38), Playground Mafia, Dead World Leaders and Skeletons.
The line-up certainly made for an eclectic evening. I enjoyed the [...]
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Having overdosed on the permatanned buffoonery of Keith Lemon, you can read my review of his Very Brilliant World Tour on Den of Geek. Here’s a little clip:
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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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Last night I attended the Exposed Awards, which in a nutshell, is Exposed Magazine’s annual pat on the back for Sheffield’s creme de la creme. Hosted by Hallam FM’s Kam Kelly and Becky Hayes, it came complete with breakdancing clowns, candyfloss and a freaky pink emu (or was it a llama?).
There were awards for shops, [...]
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