They used to say about the early cars of Henry Ford that “you can have any colour you like, as long as it’s black”. As a cinephile, this phrase comes to mind as I scan the listings for my local cinemas for October movies: “You can have any film you like, as long as it’s … Read more
Back to School! With the school’s going back, the throng of children in the cinemas has now dissipated. The perfect time then, if you are someone particularly Covid-cautious, to renew your acquaintance with your local movie theatre. You can still find some of my favourite summer selections showing. For example, at the time of writing … Read more
Summer Blockbuster time What woeful weather for August! But at least it doesn’t make you feel so bad at turning your back on the sunshine to disappear into a darkened cinema. And – for once – there is quite a decent crop of summer blockbusters to enjoy. Here’s my pick of the current selections you … Read more
I sincerely apologise that it looks like my Mailchimp campaign that I use to send out my blog updates was inadvertently paused back at the end of June, and recent reviews have not been being sent out. It’s quite possible that this notice will be at the top of a BUMPER set of reviews going … Read more
So, lockdown viewing has led me to boldly return to the Star Trek movies to re-evaluate and rank them all. Set phasars to stun! Just to nail my Trek credentials to the mast. I was a child of the 60’s, so the original series was formative in my love of science fiction. The starship/planet effects … Read more