I work with a guy, and I have no qualms in telling you this as I know he reads this blog, and he baffles me. He doesn't watch films, he doesn't read things that aren't in some way factual, he doesn't really like TV... he does how ever like the conversations about films, as he... Continue Reading →
Guernica Days – Ron English
Firstly, I have to tell you, I am very pleased that the Christmas spat of artwork is over. I really started it with good intentions, and then really found myself struggling to stay away from the cliched icons of season. I tell you this as I think that cliched icons is a good point to... Continue Reading →
While we’re young
'I want to be unbridgeable' this is probably the most poignant line in this movie. At one point I thought that this was going to be an amazing movie with a strong message about the basis of humanity and intergenerational understanding, but it seriously lost its way. The movie starts with Josh and Cornelia (Stiller... Continue Reading →
I don’t feel at home in this world anymore
Elijah Wood is not one of my go to actors, he's always wondering about the place moping and worrying. The best bit of Green Street was that he got beaten up in it, and while he suited the role in the hobbit, I seriously wanted Sam to give him a good slap and a shake.... Continue Reading →
The Grand Budapest Hotel
"There are still faint glimmers of civilisation left in this barbaric slaughter house known as humanity...he was one of them." How can you not love a film which incorporates humour, violence, poetry, art and war. It's absurd, funny, witty, exciting, touching, tinged with sadness colourful and exuberant. I'll try and encapsulate the story line... Centred... Continue Reading →
When you are engulfed in flames
"Never fall asleep in a dumpster, never underestimate a bee, never drive a convertible behind a flat bed truck, never get old, never get drunk near a train, and never, under any circumstance, cut off your air supply while masturbating." All this sounds like great advice, especially if you are David Carridine, although maybe he... Continue Reading →