Off Topic The Review Thread

Was it you who punched Suggs in the eye? He looks a bit nervous…..

I had no idea how unpleasant some of these lads had been in their youth, thank goodness they focussed on music eventually. I was a good little boy (largely) but I knew people like this. I liked the film for the images of seventies London, formative years. It was horrible but I miss it…..

 

I was at that one

 

Watched A Promising Young Woman, with Carey Mulligan last night, quite unusual film, with some nice twists to the plot, and an end that I didn't see coming, i would recommend it.

 

Just started looking at The Pursuit of Love on the BBC, the dramatisation of Nancy Mitford’s book, which I have not read. Dominic West has a dream role and he’s very good in it, but I’m most struck by how much the style and direction owe to Wes Anderson, specifically Grand Budapest Hotel.

Odd soundtrack too. Quite surprised to be hit with New Order’s Ceremony during a drama about 1930s aristocrats.

Not sure this will hold my attention, but at least it’s not yet another crime procedural.

Actually it’s growing on me, quite funny.

 

On now, but too late for working people - Nick Mason's Saucerful of Secrets on Sky Arts.

Excellent recreations of early Floyd, making me ache for when I heard them the first time round.

 

Why can't we play today?
Why can't we stay that way?

 

Sublime to the ridiculous on the Today programme just now, within seconds of each other.

Firstly, the magnificent Jeremy Bowen talking, big picture, about the events in Israel/Palestine. As always he was clear, authoritative, full of love and respect for that part of the world. He can see no hope in current circumstances and although he was throughly professional throughout, this clearly upset him.

Followed by Michael Morpurgo reading a dreadful poem about the dead minke whale in the Thames. And I mean truly dreadful, an embarrassment, worse than a thirteen year old would write under duress in English class. ****ing unbelievably bad. So awful I can’t get it out of my head.

I suggest that someone commissions Morpurgo to write a poem for every single animal that dies. Should keep him too busy to read any of them out on the wireless. And that the editors of the Today programme are given a Chinese burn.

 

Could there ever have been a time like this?

 

Anyone got Apple TV? No, me neither - but I've just started watching one of their programs, a remake of Mosquito Coast. I've not read the book or seen the Harrison Ford/Helen Mirren film so can't comment on any similarities, but apparently it follows the same premise but in modern times. I'm finding this quite riveting, four episodes in. Definately worth watching if you have access to it

 

I’ve got nothing against Amol Rajan, BBC Media Editor, presenter of the Today programme, presenter of the One Show, presenter of the Media Show, sometime presenter of Start the Week…….but he does seem to have rather a lot of jobs. Almost as many as Jermaine Jenas or Alex Scott.

 

Remember liking the original Ford movie.

Definitely intend to check this out, somehow! (No idea how to get half the programmes I want to watch).

Quite like Justin Theroux, is he good in it? Thought he was excellent in 'The Leftovers' a few years back.

 

The original movie was filmed in Belize a few years before I lived there, and always meant to watch it but never got around to it!

I really enjoyed The Leftovers - and Theroux is very good in this too. The performances of most of the cast are excellent.

You can download episodes from here if you don't have a streaming platform...

https://eztv.re/search/mosquito-coast

 

Cheers steels

 

Not without lysergic acid.

A milder intoxicant is wine, and I have finally got round to investigating Naked Wine which I remember you have been into for some time. Really good so far, not just for personal consumption, but also as an easy and good quality gift option for the deserving, delivered to their door!

 

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