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July 5, 2022 by Simon Sweetman

Poem: All The Overdues

I can still remember everything about the time I first saw the movie Bloodsport. It was at a 13th birthday party for my really good mate. There was a bunch of us, we went to the arcade and played the wrestling game, we went ten-pin bowling after, then back to the orchard to throw rotten […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged & Videotape, All The Overdues, Birthday Party, Bloodsport, Film, Hellraiser, I Was A Teenage Vampire, Movies, Poem, Poem: All The Overdues, VHS, Video ·

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June 24, 2022 by Simon Sweetman

Tubi: Free Films, All Sorts of Madness, Lots of Fun

Tubi…or Not Tubi? I resisted Tubi for a while. A few people mentioned that I might like it, given it has a lot of content, and within that a lot of martial arts and horror films. Tubi is free and easy to install on your smart TV or access via a browser. The catch is […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged All Sorts Of Madness, B-Grade, Blog, Blog Post, Candy Crush, Films, Free, Free Films, Horror, Killer Rack, Los Lobos, Lots of Fun, Movies, Streaming, The Point!, The Toxic Avenger, Tubi, Tubi…or Not Tubi?, Want more? Check out my Substack You can also support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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June 21, 2022 by Simon Sweetman

The Video Store Raised Us And We Turned Out Okay…Mostly

When we were six, seven, eight years old…we being me, my cousins, and my brother (who had a few years on us and was therefore ‘the responsible one’) we found our second home in The Green Frog Video Store, in Napier. We were not early adopters. We did not have a VHS player. But my […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged Blog, DVD, Films, Green Frog, Green Frog Video Store, Mostly, Movies, The Video Store Raised Us, The Video Store Raised Us And We Turned Out Okay…Mostly, Video, Video Store, Want more? Check out my Substack You can also support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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May 31, 2022 by Simon Sweetman

Not Everything Is On Netflix: Go Back To The Movies!

People saying, “is it on Netflix?” whenever you mention seeing a good new movie… Get in the fucking sea! This is playing into the droning, groaning zombie-land where they want you to be. Point, click, consume, don’t seek outside the parameters. Just spoon in the food and go straight to the Netflix page and watch […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged Big Screen, Blog, Movie Theatre, Movies, Netflix, Not Everything Is On Netflix: Go Back To The Movies!, Want more? Check out my Substack You can also support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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May 22, 2022 by Simon Sweetman

Apparently The 30 Best Horror Films Of All Time

The list is just a meme, shared recently when it was Friday the 13th, hence that film title is highlighted. But I looked through the list and realised quickly I had seen 29 of the 30. This, according to one million votes, was the list of the Best Horror Movies of All Time. And I […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged Apparently The 30 Best Horror Films Of All Time, Blog, Films, Horror, Horror Film, Movies, The 30 Best Horror Films Of All Time, To follow me in all the right places check out the Linktree right here. And to subscribe to my Substack newsletter “Sounds Good” click here, Top 30 ·

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April 19, 2022 by Simon Sweetman

Poem: The New Distancing

Today, I sat behind my son at the movies. They say restrictions are starting to ease – but a few new ones have just been implemented. He and his mate, in the row in front. And me, with no mates sitting behind. Their chaperone, not even that – their Uber driver; oh but hey, please […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged Distancing, Movies, Oscar, Poem, Poem: The New Distancing, Son, The New Distancing ·

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March 2, 2022 by Simon Sweetman

In Praise of ‘The Roxy’

What a treat to escape to The Roxy and see The Thing – a 40th Anniversary screening. The Roxy knows how to do these events – you could get cocktails, a desert and DJ Beware was playing a set of John Carpenter cuts. But you could also just rock up with a no-frills ticket and […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged Blog, Cinema, Film, In Praise, In Praise Of, In Praise of 'The Roxy', Movies, Praise, Roxy Cinema, Special Events, Special Screenings, The Roxy, The Thing, Want more? Check out my Substack You can also support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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February 22, 2022 by Simon Sweetman

“Sounds Good” Turns 1: My Substack Newsletter Has Been Going For One Year

“Sounds Good!” on Substack is one. A year of writing and sending out newsletters. If you’re signed up and following you might remember that as recently as two weeks ago I shared all the Friday playlists in one go – 50 weeks of A Little Something For The Weekend playlists. I called that that anniversary […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged "Sounds Good" Turns 1, "Sounds Good" Turns 1: My Substack Newsletter Has Been Going For One Year, Blog, Books, https://linktr.ee/Simonsweetman, Movies, Music, My Substack Newsletter Has Been Going For One Year, Newlsetter, Playlists, Sounds Good, Subscription, Substack, TV, Want more? Check out my Substack You can also support Off The Tracks via PressPatron, Writing ·

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February 20, 2022 by Simon Sweetman

Horrorfying: Overdosing On Horror Films To Cure The Frights

When I was a kid a rather stupid movie had a deep impact on me. It’s called Alligator. It’s from about 1980 – and I reckon we saw it a couple of years after that, we didn’t have a VCR any time early, it was always a trip across town to my auntie’s house and […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged B-Grade, Blog, Boom! Boom! Deluxe: TeenageJuvenileDelinquentRocknRollHorrorBeachParty, Film, Horror, Horror Films, Horror Movie, Horrorfying, Horrorfying: Overdosing On Horror Films To Cure The Frights, https://linktr.ee/Simonsweetman, Movies, Overdosing On Horror Films To Cure The Frights, Want more? Check out my Substack You can also support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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January 31, 2022 by Simon Sweetman

Gabriel Yared: Music For Film

Gabriel Yared / Brussels Philharmonic, conducted by Dirk Brosse Music For Film Silver Screen Imp. Lebanese-French film composer Gabriel Yared was best known for his work accompanying French films until he won a Grammy for The English Patient. From there he has created the scores for a great range of Hollywood fare (City of Angels, […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged [OST], 2CD, Album Review, Betty Blue, Brussels Philharmonic, Cold Mountain, Dirk Brosse, Film, France, French, Gabriel Yared, Gabriel Yared: Music For Film, Hollywood, https://linktr.ee/Simonsweetman, Message In A Bottle, Movies, Music For Film, Possession, Score, Silver Screen, Soundtrack, The English Patient, The Talented Mr. Ripley, Want more? Check out my Substack You can also support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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January 26, 2022 by Simon Sweetman

The Crude Farce of After Life Season Three

I haven’t always had a problem with Ricky Gervais. I was a big fan of The Office – who wasn’t? I think Extras was possibly better, smarter. And, at the time, I was even into his stand-up comedy specials. Each one arriving with special-club buzz. They haven’t aged well. They weren’t really great at the […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged After Life, Ashley Jensen, Blog, Comedian, Comedy, Crude Farce, Derek, Diane Morgan, Extras, https://linktr.ee/Simonsweetman, Movies, Netflix, Review, Ricky Gervais, S.3, Season Three, Television, The Crude Farce of After Life Season Three, The Office, TV, Twitter, Want more? Check out my Substack You can also support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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January 6, 2022 by Simon Sweetman

R.I.P. Peter Bogdanovich

Peter Bogdanovich has died. He was 82. The acclaimed film director, writer and actor burst onto the scene in the early 1970s with his adaptation of the Larry McMurtry novel, The Last Picture Show. A film school classic, this introduced the world to Cybill Shepherd (it also starred Jeff Bridges, Cloris Leachman and Ellen Burstyn […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged Director, Eulogy, Film, Filmmaker, Movies, Peter Bogdanovich, R.I.P., R.I.P. Peter Bogdanovich ·
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