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July 14, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
Sweetman Podcast # 266: Jeff Kingsford-Brown
Hi and welcome to episode 266 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T and Yeastie Boys and thanks to you readers and listeners. Now – as you probably know, as well as the usual platforms (this site, soundcloud, iTunes/Apple) you can get to Sweetman Podcast on Spotify – follow it […]Archive
July 13, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
Shit That’s Good! Crap Albums I Love # 49 – “Poetic Justice”: Music From The Motion Picture
V/A, Poetic Justice [OST] 1993 I’ll let you in on what used to be a secret. A one-time guilty pleasure of mine was the film Poetic Justice. A film about poetry. As a teenager I was there for this. Waiting for it. I loved this movie – it’s not great, but it is charming. And […]Archive
July 5, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
Movies of My Life # 21: Friday The 13th Part Two
I’ve been watching the Friday the 13th horror franchise again. I’ve pretty much decided it’s my favourite horror franchise. Not the best, understand – just my favourite. I can always watch a Friday film. I have to work myself up to get in the mood to deal with the second half of the Halloween franchise; […]Archive
June 29, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
In Praise of Tom Stoppard
A brand new biography of Tom Stoppard has just hit the shelves in America (it was released late last year in the UK). So I read this piece in the New Yorker and wondered if that is actually as close as I might get to reading the book. It’s most likely I will buy it. […]Archive
June 28, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
In Praise of Laura Dern
I’m watching the movie Wilson – and I’m digging it. Because I loved the book so much and I’m always curious to see how graphic novels translate to the screen. Sometimes they work. Sometimes they really do not. This is going okay. And this gets bonus points because it features Laura Dern. I didn’t know […]Archive
June 27, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
Willy’s Wonderland: DVD
Willy’s Wonderland (Blu-Ray) Director: Kevin Lewis Madman / Screen Media Films Here’s how it works now: Someone tells you about a film where a quiet drifter-type is conned into a gig being a janitor at a now condemned theme park-styled restaurant. Chuck E. Cheese with broken-down animatronics. A clown show with no show today, tomorrow […]Archive
June 11, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
Promising Young Woman and Unhinged is The Double Feature I Am Here For
Promising Young Woman and Unhinged were movies I liked – a lot. You are maybe not supposed to ‘like’ them; they aren’t meant to be a fun watch. But I applaud the filmmakers in both cases and I sat riveted. I want them to screen together. I want them to be shown to school-age audiences. […]Archive
June 10, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
Friends: The Reunion
Friends: The Reunion Director: Ben Winston HBO Max Nostalgia has always been the best marketing hook. Pop songs from the sixties singing about the “reflections of the way life used to be”. Pop songs from every decade since doing much the same. Why not remind people of the past though, you can sell them the […]Archive
June 4, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
Movies of My Life # 19: The Apostle
I sat in a theatre alone watching The Apostle. Late 1990s. I’ve always loved going to movies by myself – are you there to talk to other people? I started going to movies by myself when I was in high school. I’ll happily go with a friend or in a group – but having no […]Archive
May 26, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
Wrath of Man: Film
Wrath of Man Director: Guy Ritchie Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/Miramax/United Artists It’s a Guy Ritchie film – and it’s being billed as his reunion with Jason Statham, their first film together in 15 years after making three movies in quick succession together and essentially make their names together. But Wrath of Man (based loosely on the 2004 French […]Archive
May 17, 2021 by Simon Sweetman