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February 22, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
John Mellencamp: Plain Spoken – Live from The Chicago Theatre
John Mellencamp: Plain Spoken – Live from The Chicago Theatre Enliven Entertainment/Eagle Rock Netflix Bruce Springsteen is the boss. And John Mellencamp is, at best, 2IC. Which is plain to see. Even more obvious to hear. And here he takes his Plain Spoken album – the 20-something-th of his career and places it in the live context, a […]Archive
October 20, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
Opening Night: DVD
Opening Night Director: Isaac Rentz Wolfe Video If watching Topher Grace playing a failed Broadway performer-turned-stage-manager wrangling talent backstage for the titular opening night of a musical called “One Hit Wonderland” sounds like fun to you. Then I guess it will be. An eccentric cast (Rob Riggle in full-yell mode, Anne Heche looking bored and […]Archive
September 20, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
Black Butterfly: DVD
Black Butterfly [Blu-ray] Director: Brian Goodman Defiant! My folks were staying, and after a busy, social weekend we decided it was time for a film – kick back for a Sunday night DVD; something/anything. Well, I had something that was going to fit the bill – or sit somewhere between those categories. Black Butterfly was […]Archive
August 26, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
Le Ride: DVD
Le Ride Director: Phil Keoghan No Opportunity Wasted/Madman Kiwi-born, US-based TV presenter Phil Keoghan takes a lot of the look and feel of this film from his years in service to growing TV audiences. He’s here both in front of and behind the camera, the star of the show in a documentary feature that has […]Archive
August 16, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
Into The Forest: DVD
Into The Forest Director: Patricia Rozema Vendetta It’s an interesting watch – I loved this film but I could see how some would not want to spend their time in this subtle future dystopia. I can see how a viewer might walk away unimpressed by a tone that simmers away on a permanent downer. But […]Archive
August 13, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
Being Charlie: DVD
Being Charlie Director: Rob Reiner Castle Rock Entertainment/Defiant! Part of the reason this movie works – is down to the father/son combo behind it; a very personal project, a mirroring of some of the hurt and heartbreak in their lives…but that’s not the only reason Being Charlie works. It’s strong enough, even if only just, […]Archive
August 7, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
DVD Review: SING – Reviewed by Oscar Sweetman (age 5)
SING Director: Garth Jennings Illumination Entertainment Reviewed by Oscar Sweetman (age 5) The title of the movie is called SING – Miss Crawley has a big eye that can fall off. It bumps on the zero two times on the computer and she meant to type in ‘$1000’ but it came to be $100,000.Archive
July 13, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
The Music of Strangers: Yo-Yo Ma & The Silk Road Ensemble
The Music of Strangers: Yo-Yo Ma & The Silk Road Ensemble Director: Morgan Neville The Orchard/Madman Morgan Neville’s work on 20 Feet From Stardom is proof he’s good at the big story around music – and here we have a different kind of “big story” – where 20 Feet was about the forgotten people, the […]Archive
June 28, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
WWE Wrestlemania Monday: DVD
Wrestlemania Monday WWE Madman Its known now – really ever since the advent of RAW – as its own thing: Wrestlemania Monday. It’s the night after the biggest event on the WWE calendar and just when you think you’ve seen and heard all the big double-crosses or new additions, you’ve watched the pay-off to a […]Archive
June 26, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
T2 Trainspotting: DVD
T2 Trainspotting Director: Danny Boyle Sony Pictures Home Entertainment The classic call is that the greatest sequel of all time is Godfather II – some prefer it to the original film, but even those that do know it needs that first Godfather to inform it; we are interested in the younger Don Corleone played by […]Archive
June 15, 2017 by Simon Sweetman