10 August 2022
02 March 2022
How does one possibly write about film, at a time like this?
You cannot do anything, as a civilian, aside from ‘thoughts and prayers’. You maybe say things on social media. Or give to charities helping those under attack? But MOVIES. WHERE do those stand now? And how, if at all, can one write around or about a world, at...
01 February 2022
Defending WHOOPI!
Do not cancel this one just yet. So another day, another actor semi-cast out. Whoopi Goldberg has apologised for saying that the holocaust was not ‘about’ race /racism. Now: full disclosure. I was never a huge Whoopi fan. Not the person or politics or talent. More that she tended...
31 January 2022
Watch out, Putin! THE IRISH are coming!
You could not make it up. Which is why it would make a great movie.. Based on a true story. Here is the pitch. ish. At a glance.. 2022. It is a time of great unrest in the world. Russia stands on the brink of maybe invading Ukraine. And...
18 January 2022
Is the BBC worth saving?
Answer: YES! But ‘can’ is not the same as ‘should’. I believe that the principle of the BBC is something worth defending. The problem here is that in law, logic, media, business and indeed just about every sector: one must apply cold and hard facts. The principle is not...
SANDMAN. It’s so diverse! But, so what?