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December 2, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

A Panoply of Poets at Book Haven: Sunday, December 13, 2pm

Sunday December 13, 2pm at Book Haven in Newtown – there will be a A Panoply of Poets. Poets of all ages and stages. Poets reading – from their recently published collections. Poets reading poems they’ve just written that week even! Book Haven is one of Wellington’s many wonderful bookstores – and the readings they host are a […]
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November 19, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

Alice In Wonderland – The Pantomime: Reviewed by Oscar Sweetman (age 8)

Alice In Wonderland – The Pantomime Direction: Susan Wilson (written by Simon Leary and Gavin Rutherford) Circa Theatre; Circa One (Nov 16 – Dec 22) Reviewed by Oscar Sweetman (age 8)
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged 8, Alice In Wonderland, Alice In Wonderland – The Pantomime: Reviewed by Oscar Sweetman (age 8), Circa, Circa One, Circa Theatre, Eight, Gavin Rutherford, Oscar, Oscar Sweetman, Panto, Pantomime, Susan Wilson, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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November 12, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

DVD Review: Jumanji Welcome To The Jungle – Reviewed by Oscar Sweetman (age 7)

Jumanji: Welcome To The Jungle Director: Jake Kasdan Columbia Pictures Reviewed by Oscar Sweetman (age 7) Hi guys, it’s me – Oscar. I am seven now, and it’s time for a new review. As promised I’m going to talk about Jumanji: Welcome To The Jungle. On one picture it says 12+ for the age – but […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged 7, Age 7, Columbia Reviews, DVD, DVD Review, DVD Review: Jumanji Welcome To The Jungle – Reviewed by Oscar Sweetman (age 7), Dwayne Johnson, Film Review, Jack Black, Jake Kasdan, Jumanji Welcome To The Jungle, Kevin Hart, Movie Review, Movies, Oscar, Oscar Sweetman, Rhys Darby, The Rock, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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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 […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged 6, Animation, Cartoon, Coco, Coco – Reviewed by Oscar Sweetman, Dead, DVD, DVD Review, DVD Review: Coco, DVD Review: Coco – Reviewed by Oscar Sweetman (age 6), DVDs, Film, Film Review, Ghost, Lee Unkrich, Movie, Movie Review, Music, Oscar Sweetman, Pixar, Songs, Undead ·

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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 […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged 6, Adam Sandler, Animation, Cartoon, Film Review, Film Review: Hotel Transylvania 3, Film Review: Hotel Transylvania 3 – Reviewed by Oscar Sweetman (age 6), Genndy Tartakovsky, Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation, Movie Review, Oscar, Oscar Sweetman, Reviewed by Oscar Sweetman (age 6) ·

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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)
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged 6, Children's Movie, Coco, Film, Film Review, Film Review: Peter Rabbit, Film Review: Peter Rabbit – Reviewed by Oscar Sweetman (age 6), Kids Film, Movie, Movie Review, Oscar, Oscar Sweetman, Peter Rabbit, Reviewed by Oscar Sweetman, Six, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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January 21, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

Film Review: Paddington 2 – Reviewed by Oscar Sweetman (age 6)

Paddington 2 Director: Paul King Heyday Films/Studio Canal/Canal+ Reviewed by Oscar Sweetman (age 6)
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Age 6, DVD, Film, Film Review, Film Review: Paddington 2 – Reviewed by Oscar Sweetman (age 6), Hugh Grant, Jail, Movie, Movie Review, Movies, Mr. Brown, Mrs. Brown, Oscar, Oscar Sweetman, Paddington, Paddington 2, Paddington Bear, Paul King, Six ·

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November 29, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

Peter Pan – The Pantomime: Reviewed by Oscar Sweetman (age 6)

Peter Pan – The Pantomime Direction: Susan Wilson (written by Pinky Agnew & Lorae Parry) Circa Theatre; Circa One (Nov 18 – Dec 23/Jan 2-13) Reviewed by Oscar Sweetman (age 6)
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged 6, Circa, Oscar, Oscar Sweetman, Pantomime, Peter Pan, Peter Pan – The Pantomime: Reviewed by Oscar Sweetman (age 6) ·

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September 29, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

Film Review: Captain Underpants, The First Epic Movie– Reviewed by Oscar Sweetman (age 5)

Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie Director: David Soren DreamWorks Animation Reviewed by Oscar Sweetman (age 5) Captain Underpants had good songs in it and he got splashed with water and there was a telephone going ‘ring-ring-ring-ring/hello/I am Captain Underpants/what is going on/tra-la-la/tra-tra-tra-tra-la-la/why am I soaking wet’. There was whoopie cushions in it. And Mr Krupp, the mean […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged 5, Animation, Captain Underpants, Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie, Children, Dreamworks, Film, Film Review, Film Review: Captain Underpants, Five, Kids, Movie, Oscar, Oscar Sweetman, The First Epic Movie, The First Epic Movie– Reviewed by Oscar Sweetman (age 5) ·

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August 7, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

DVD Review: SING – Reviewed by Oscar Sweetman (age 5)

SING Director: Garth Jennings Illumination Entertainment Reviewed by Oscar Sweetman (age 5) The title of the movie is called SING – Miss Crawley has a big eye that can fall off. It bumps on the zero two times on the computer and she meant to type in ‘$1000’ but it came to be $100,000. 
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged 5, Animated, Cartoon, Children, DVD, DVD Review, DVD Review: SING! – Reviewed by Oscar Sweetman (age 5), Film, Five, Kids, Kids Movie, Oscar Sweetmabn, Oscar Sweetman, Reviewed by Oscar Sweetman, Sing ·

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July 17, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

Gig Review: Anika Moa (July 15, Wgtn) – Reviewed by Oscar Sweetman (age 5)

Anika Moa: Chop Chop Hiyaa! Hannah Playhouse Saturday, 15 July (1:00pm) Reviewed by Oscar Sweetman (age 5) Anika Moa: Chop Chop Hiyaa!  We went to see Anika Moa – it was me and my cousin Liam and my mum and dad. On the way, we saw Anika Moa’s car – and I got my picture taken with […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged 15 July (1:00pm), Age 5, Anika Moa, Anika Moa’s Chop Chop Hiyaa! Show To Tour NZ: July School Holidays 2017, Babys, Children, Gig Review, Gig Review: Anika Moa, Gig Review: Anika Moa (July 15, Hannah Playhouse, July, Kids, Oscar Sweetman, Reviewed by Oscar Sweetman (age 5), Saturday, School Holidays, Songs for Bubbas, Toddler, Wgtn) - Reviewed by Oscar Sweetman (age 5) ·

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November 24, 2012 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 1462

Oscar Peterson Trio, Great Connection (1971) Great connection is right! Oscar Peterson with Nils Henning Orsted-Pedersen and Louis Hayes. Lovely. Lovely. A lot of people have asked if we named our son Oscar after Oscar Peterson (although more figure it to be after Oscar Wilde) and it’s neither. But it’s also both. Or could be. […]
Posted in The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged Great Connection, Oscar Peterson, Oscar Sweetman, Oscar Wilde ·

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