Last weekend I went on a day trip to the Beamish open air museum. I’d never heard of it before and when I arrived, I was utterly gob smacked. Forget the dull sounding ‘museum’ word. Here in England, Beamish is our very own WESTWORLD! Okay, so there’s no robot staff (yet) but the fact the […]
Those Glassy Eyes: Winner!
My short horror screenplay, which I wrote around 2011, was one of 10 winners for 13Horror.com’s short screenplay contest 2018. I’m ecstatic to win something for my writing and it is a big confidence boost from Hollywood. A story means nothing until it is read. It was just sitting in my hard drive, so I […]
House of Cards Season 6: There’s A Missing Space-y
Contains massive spoilers. So after the final episode of season 6, I sat there in an underwhelmed and confused silence. I had enjoyed House Of Cards’ final season but overall something was missing. There was an empty space. Or Space-y. Kevin Spacey’s absence in season 6 starkly demonstrated how important his character was to the […]
How did Designated Survivor become a Designated Disaster?
Contains MASSIVE SPOILERS. Designated Survivor season 1 was an absolute blast. To watch an everyman be suddenly thrust into global politics, with access to nukes and everything in between was gripping. It often ended on the trademark ’24’ style cliff-hangers and Patrick Lloyd was a formidable villain. Kiefer Sutherland was superb as his usual sensitive […]
Why Lucifer season 4 will really be season 2 (CONTAINS MASSIVE SPOILERS)
First, a disclaimer. I am a massive fan of all Lucifer’s seasons and Tom Ellis’ pitch perfect performance: Espinoza: “…She’s lying.” Lucifer (entering): “Who’s lying? Your stylist?” The penultimate episode of season 3 is one of the most devastating episodes I’ve ever seen (akin to 24 and Buffy’s tear jerkers). The performances, imagery, and haunting […]
Why Blade Runner 2049 isn’t actually that good…
Why Blade Runner 2049 isn’t actually that good… CONTAINS SPOILERS When this long awaited sequel (35 years) to Blade Runner arrived, I was moderately excited. I enjoyed the visual flair of the cult classic, the music and deep themes. Yet I was left curiously cold by Harrison Ford’s grumpy performance and by the end, I […]
Justice League Thoughts
Justice League- a mixed bag indeed but nowhere near the car crash click bait news story some reviewers would lead you to believe. Is Batfleck as good as Bale? No. Is Snyder as good as director as Nolan? Nope. This is a different version of that super hero, imitating more The Avengers formula, which […]
