Reviews archive
Here lies the truth
Written on 1 Feb, 2024
Finding a book by self declared Private Eye ‘hack’ Adam Macqueen in the town library found me digging out my card and walking out with it tucked snuggly under my arm.
The Hand of Pod
Written on 3 Jan, 2024
Football? It doesn’t have to be complicated.
Winter tales
Written on 15 Dec, 2022
There are many ways to tell the Ebenezer Scrooge’s story, from traditional, to modern, to pastiche, to Muppet. And whilst I like some of them, there are two versions which stand on the shoulders of all others.
Where other jokes have gone before
Written on 29 Oct, 2022
Upon watching Airplane II it quickly became apparent that memories are not always reliable and the past is often rose-tinted.
Eaten by lions
Written on 19 Jul, 2020
We often decide before searching a film needs to be a) under 100 minutes and b) easy-watching. Last night comedy Eaten by Lions met both criteria and being a British film set in Blackpool sealed the deal.
Being more Del
Written on 7 May, 2020
It’s been many years between my viewing of Planes, Trains and Automobiles. As I get older I find myself wanting to be more Del.