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May 18, 2022 by Simon Sweetman
Halloween Kills: DVD
Halloween Kills Director: David Gordon Green Universal Sony Pictures P/I I finally caught up with Halloween Kills – now streaming and on DVD, I had missed its brief cinema run and was disappointed, having rewatched most of the franchise in anticipation.Archive
May 16, 2022 by Simon Sweetman
Watching Music
The best way you can learn about music is by listening to it – sure, you can research, ask questions, read up, get opinions from others…these are all smart ways to build your knowledge, but number one is to listen widely. And far too often. Reading about music has been a big part of my […]Archive
March 7, 2022 by Simon Sweetman
The Visceral Thrill of Eddie Murphy’s Early Stand-Up
Beverly Hills Cop was one of the first video tapes we rented as a family. My mum checked with the guy at the counter to make sure it was okay for us all to watch and his suggestion was that the first few minutes contained a few swears so maybe fast-forward that… After dinner that […]Archive
March 5, 2022 by Simon Sweetman
Possessor: DVD
Possessor Director: Brandon Cronenberg Elevation Pictures / Signature Entertainment Possessor belongs to that dark and wonderful strain of film – the science fiction psychological horror. And director/writer Brandon Cronenberg is royalty within that genre. He’s been bubbling away under his own steam across the last decade. Anything he has grabbed from his father he has […]Archive
February 11, 2022 by Simon Sweetman
Movies of My Life # 25: The Shining
The Shining is a film I can watch again and again. A perfect horror film. Existential fear right there. Amazing performances, brilliantly filmed – that feeling of unease that trickles in with Wendy Carlos’ amazing music and the sound-design just so. Just a brilliant film. And a fine example of Stanley Kubrick’s vision too. Many […]Archive
November 19, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
Collecting Film Scores Gives Me A Reason To Reconnect With The Movies
I wrote a piece recently about how the soundtrack makes me want to see the film again. Specifically, I’m talking about my record collection. I’m going all in on collecting up movie scores. There are obviously some great soundtrack albums where it’s about the songs – I wrote about the impact of Tour of Duty […]Archive
November 17, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band: The Legendary 1979 No Nukes Concert
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band The Legendary 1979 No Nukes Concert Legacy Every second week there’s a new Springsteen live album from the vaults. And I long ago got sick of his grinning, gurning clown face. The pantomime of his huge-energy shows feeling a bit like a drunk, rasping uncle hacking out his, […]Archive
October 21, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
Love Thy Neighbour – The Complete Series: DVD
Love Thy Neighbour: The Complete Series Creators: Vince Powell / Harry Driver ITV / Madman The convenient excuse is to suggest that something happened when times were different, but time is an abstract concept – the times themselves were not different, we have been stretching time and having it constrict on us since long before […]Archive
October 14, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
Poem: Seems Telling, No?
I’ve mushed my brain with the things I watch – too much of this and a lot of that, and I am desensitised to violence and I don’t get scared and I have no scars from the things I’ve watched. None of this is good, by the way, it’s just honesty. None of this was […]Archive
September 2, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
Movies of My Life # 24: Uncut Gems
When I first watched Uncut Gems it stayed with me. That first viewing stays with me still. But I’ve recently watched it a few more times. And I’ve bought the soundtrack on vinyl. And I’ve realised this modern classic is a big part of my life. I think about it often. It might be going […]Archive
August 22, 2021 by Simon Sweetman