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I have to admit that, even before pressing play on Sicario: Day Of The Soldado (aka Sicario 2: Soldado - the sequel to the Denis Villeneuve directed Sicario) I was concerned; first it was clear Villeneuve was no longer involved and also it was missing the actor who brought the heart, soul and purpose to... Continue Reading →
While I’ve only written about Steve Coogan’s probably longest lasting comedy creation, Alan Partridge, once - when his cinematic adventure Alpha Papa hit the screens - I have been a follower of his various ups and downs ever since his TV debut back on Chris Morris’ seminal news spoof The Day Today in the early... Continue Reading →
The moment I heard about Cameron and Colin Cairnes’ found footage/lost media horror movie Late Night With The Devil it was added to my must watch list and now, thanks to Clameur Du Cinéma and The Mallard Cinema in Guernsey, I’ve now seen it, and I have to say it lived up to my hopes.... Continue Reading →
While the music that has formed St James Guernsey’s Global Collection over the last year and a half or so has been varied there’s no denying that the main bulk of the new music it’s featured has been, in one form or another, jazz based, and this continued on Friday 12th April 2024 as London... Continue Reading →
After recently watching his latest sci-fi epic (collectively a rewatch of Dune: Part One and a couple of watches of Dune: Part Two) I thought now was a good time to head back to the first film from Denis Villeneuve that I became particularly aware of but hadn’t yet seen, 2015 crime thriller, Sicario. While... Continue Reading →
Jersey based five-piece Intermission have been been gradually building a reputation over the last couple of years with their live shows and debut single The Sonnet, that has become something of a regular on BBC Music Introducing In The Channel Islands, and now they are back with a second single, Style. While the previous release... Continue Reading →
It’s probably not surprising given how captivating and evocative it is but Piers Haggard’s 1971 movie The Blood On Satan’s Claw (aka Satan’s Skin in some regions) is one of those films I feel like I’ve always known of, despite not really knowing much about it, beyond it fitting into the late 1960s and early... Continue Reading →
When it comes to horror comedy there is a thin line to tread as, for every hit like Scream or Evil Dead 2 there are myriad misses that barely trouble screens in cinemas or at home (see much of Troma’s output, though they have a few gems), so where in this does the fabulously titled... Continue Reading →
Formed in Manchester in 2019, PAVÉ have been steadily making waves on the city’s music scene ever since with great notices from the likes of Louder Than War and Clash magazine, along with national radio airplay thanks to BBC Introducing, but I have to admit I first discovered them through bass player Megan Gale (who... Continue Reading →
Some classic films come with so much baggage and expectation that they find it very hard to ever live up to their reputation, even when they clearly remain touchstones of their style or genre, thankfully Nicholas Ray’s 1955 coming of age teen drama Rebel Without A Cause largely manages to avoid this problem. Telling the... Continue Reading →
Tommy Girard 