Category: film & tv

  • The Guardian’s Top 100 Films of the 21st Century So Far (in 2019 anyway)

    In 2019 the Guardian published a list of what their super snooty critics considered the best films of the last 19 years, or as they elected to call it, the Top 100 Films Of The 21st Century, they’re so melodramatic. A bit late to the party but here’s the list and it’s absolutely hilarious. I…

  • I was going to tear The Mandalorian and Grogu to pieces myself, but Matt Oakes said everything that needs to be said.

    Matt Oakes at Silver Screen Riot. Harsh, but entirely fair: To say I was actively aghast at every second of this movie is not an exaggeration. Just as it brings me no pleasure to report how creatively and emotionally bankrupt this entire project is, there was not a single moment in its two-hour-plus runtime that…

  • About the TV Licence in the UK

    This post is actually just to immortalise the fact that on the night of the England – Argentina World Cup match, when I tuned into iPlayer without an active TV Licence to watch the one and only World Cup I’m actually interested in (rooting for England as a Scot, because the Argentina fans seem to…

  • Thoughts on residuals for actors and writers

    The WGA writer’s strike in protest of the AMPTP’s refusal to negotiate in good faith (putting it gently) is into its 100th day today, I think. The SAG-AFTRA actor’s strike is a few weeks in. One of the many issues they’re campaigning to resolve is fair residuals in the streaming age. And there’s a lot…

  • Thoughts about Smile

    Strong ‘It Follows’ vibes in the framing and cinematography. Protagonist spotting a distant lone figure seemingly staring at them, that sort of thing. I hate it when supporting characters present obstacles that are necessary for the plot to develop but which realistically the protagonist could have easily overcome. Such as the doctor’s boss who suggests…