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March 25, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
Paradox: Film
Paradox Director: Daryl Hannah Netflix One of the great paradoxes of our time – or all-time – is how Neil Young can make time seemingly stand still (in the best possible way) during his extended guitar workouts, yet give him a film-project and he makes time stand still in only the very worst way. Paradox […]Archive
March 16, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
Ricky Gervais: Humanity
Ricky Gervais: Humanity Director: John L. Spencer Netflix In his first stand-up special since 2010 Ricky Gervais wastes no time being desperately irreverent. This of course is default-setting stuff for Gervais. He has no interest in checking his privilege, not when he can whip it out and waggle it in your face. He was broke, […]Archive
February 27, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
Chris Rock: Tamborine
Chris Rock: Tamborine Director: Bo Burnham Netflix In Chris Rock’s first comedy special in a decade he runs across the same ground he always has: race and politics, relationship and sex. And it’s a long time since Rock was funny, or relevant. Here he has a few okay-lines early on, but it’s well-worn, you don’t […]Archive
February 25, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
Christina P: Mother Inferior
Christina P: Mother Inferior Director: Jay Karas Netflix Christina Pazsitzky is now “Christina P” – easier to say, easier to deal with I guess. But with her first Netflix comedy special she comes out swinging, armed with jokes, not just about her experiences as a new mother, though to begin with that’s the thread.Archive
February 23, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
Randy Newman: The Meyerowitz Stories (New And Selected) [OST]
Randy Newman The Meyerowitz Stories (New And Selected) (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) Lakeshore Records I enjoyed the film (look, it’s good not great, it’s got problems, is a bit long, is missing some actual bite but has a tender, surprising performance from Adam Sandler and has some astutely drawn observations around prickly, selfish characters). I don’t know […]Archive
February 22, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
John Mellencamp: Plain Spoken – Live from The Chicago Theatre
John Mellencamp: Plain Spoken – Live from The Chicago Theatre Enliven Entertainment/Eagle Rock Netflix Bruce Springsteen is the boss. And John Mellencamp is, at best, 2IC. Which is plain to see. Even more obvious to hear. And here he takes his Plain Spoken album – the 20-something-th of his career and places it in the live context, a […]Archive
December 19, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
Judd Apatow: The Return
Judd Apatow: The Return Director: Marcus Raboy Netflix A huge part of the Judd Apatow narrative, one he’s constantly been pushing across the last decade in particular, is his “Comedy Nerd” persona – there’s a fair bit of proof there too, sure. At 15, he started interviewing legends in the game – but this comedy […]Archive
December 12, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
Voyeur: Film
Voyeur Directors: Myles Kane & Josh Koury Brooklyn Underground Films/Impact Partners/Public Record/Netflix Gay Talese’s tone-deaf, creepy and largely unnecessary book becomes this tone-deaf, creepy and largely unnecessary doco thanks, I guess, to his “star-power” as a celebrity writer. But in his 80s now and so deeply out of touch it’s hard to know who looks […]Archive
October 22, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
Marc Maron: Too Real
Marc Maron: Too Real Director: Lynn Shelton Netflix Marc Maron’s sharper, funnier now than he’s ever been and yet Too Real, his latest comedy special – this one taped for Netflix – isn’t at all laugh-out-loud funny. But that’s okay! I’ve struggled through some of Maron’s specials, but I’m dedicated to the cause; a regular […]Archive
March 21, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
Jim Norton: Mouthful of Shame
Jim Norton: Mouthful of Shame Director: Shannon Hartman Netflix Norton made his name on being filthy-minded, filthy-mouthed and relentlessly anti/un-PC – so if that sounds like the ultimate turnoff and nowhere near woke enough for you back away before entering. What Norton manages here, with this special is pretty brilliant – it’s one-note, he riffs […]Archive
September 27, 2016 by Simon Sweetman