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October 12, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
I Feel Pretty: DVD
I Feel Pretty Directors: Abby Kohn & Marc Silverstein Wonderland Sound and Vision/STXfilms When this was released there was talk of Schumer’s shaming – she had the body-image stuff all wrong; was tone-deaf. That’s probably the least of this film’s worries I would have thought. Well, I can say that, I’m a man. (I am […]Archive
August 29, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
DVD Review: Coco – Reviewed by Oscar Sweetman (age 6)
Coco Director: Lee Unkrich Pixar/Walt Disney Studio Motion Pictures Reviewed by Oscar Sweetman (age 6) Hi again, it’s me – Oscar! “Remember me?” After I review Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows I’ll review Harry Potter and The Philosopher’s Stone But now it’s Coco. I saw this at the movies with my dad last Christmas holidays. In 2017. It […]Archive
August 25, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
What Happened To Monday: DVD
What Happened To Monday Director: Tommy Wirkola Nexus Factory/Madman Sometimes the concept is just dumb enough, expectations are sufficiently low and the cast – or certainly the lead – gives their all. So it gets across the line. That’s the case with What Happened To Monday, a by-rote sci-fi thriller/future dystopia that sees birth-rate managed […]Archive
August 6, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
DVD Review: Beauty & The Beast – Reviewed by Oscar Sweetman (age 6)
Beauty & The Beast Director: Bill Condon Mandeville Films/Walt Disney Pictures Reviewed by Oscar Sweetman (age 6) Hi, it’s Oscar again with my Beauty & The Beast review. This is my favourite movie because it’s got my favourite actor in it – Emma Watson. She plays Belle, a young girl woman who gets taken prisoner by The Beast – he […]Archive
August 5, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
Midnight Oil – 1984: Film
Midnight Oil: 1984 Director: Rob Argall Piccolo Films Pty Ltd./Madman In 1985 Tears For Fears sang that “Everybody” wanted “to rule the world” from their hit of the same name. In 1980s pop – certainly by the mid-80s – musicians were either aiming to be world-beaters or world-savers. The political climate was fraught, the threat […]Archive
August 5, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
Film Review: Hotel Transylvania 3 – Reviewed by Oscar Sweetman (age 6)
Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation Director: Genndy Tartakovsky Sony Pictures Animation Reviewed by Oscar Sweetman (age 6) Hi, it’s me again, Oscar. Did you like the Peter Rabbit review? I’m sorry this new review isn’t Coco but I will do that soon – because I wanted to review this movie because it was so good, and funny. I like […]Archive
May 11, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
To Be Or Not To Be: Film
To Be Or Not To Be Director: Jing Chen (Independent) A short film – merely a conversation of just 11 minutes – but it screens as part of a series of shorts at the Doc Edge Festival – To Be Or Not To Be is a snapshot of the busking-career, motivations, influences and frustrations of […]Archive
May 8, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
Mermaids: Film
Mermaids Director: Ali Weinstein Naiad Procutions/Sphinx Productions/Films We Like Mermaids – a subculture, a fetish – this film looks at the talent required (synchronised swimming) and attention to detail with costuming. It looks too at the people behind the mermaid-fascination. Just as you think it’s all getting a bit, er, watery – we find the […]Archive
April 3, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
Blue: DVD
Blue Director: Karina Holden Northern Pictures/Transmission Films The statistics are frightening – and embarrassing – half of the ocean’s life has been killed off in the last 40 years. By 2050 there will be more plastic in the sea than fish. But do we give a shit?Archive
March 25, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
Film Review: Peter Rabbit – Reviewed by Oscar Sweetman (age 6)
Peter Rabbit Director: Will Gluck Sony Pictures Animation Reviewed by Oscar Sweetman (age 6)Archive
March 20, 2018 by Simon Sweetman