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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 […]Archive
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 […]Archive
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 […]Archive
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 […]Archive
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 […]Archive
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 […]Archive
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 […]Archive
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 […]Archive
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, […]Archive
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 […]Archive
January 6, 2022 by Simon Sweetman