The Six Triple Eight – Another Excellent Slice of History

Back in the day before algorithms seemed to drive most everything, films available were often listed alphabetically. Astute number crunchers noticed that titles which were simply numbers ... Continue Reading →

George Harrison – Living in The Material World: 50th Anniversary Edition

The purported Quiet Beatle had a lot to say about life and times after The Beatles Could it be half a century ago when this album landed on my turntable and did not leave for many weeks? ... Continue Reading →

Emilia Pérez – Impressive Ambition Can’t Overcome The Final Result

Credit Netflix for venturing into areas of film distribution where traditional studios fear to tread. Most of the major studios seem reliant on swinging for the fences by generating ... Continue Reading →

Wicked – A Wild Musical Tour of The Emerald City

Director John M. Chu has proven his mettle with his last two films (“Rich Crazy Asians” and “In the Heights”), so giving him the reins for the film adaptation of one of the ... Continue Reading →

Blitz – Film Review

With a scorching opening, the film portrays the terror raining from above and the fires at ground level in London of World War 2. Respite is found underground, and with Paul Weller ... Continue Reading →

SEUSS’S HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS! – The Classic Returns to The Old Globe

It was time to revisit this production. It had been a holiday tradition in our house for many years as our daughters were growing up. As they got older and moved on and out, there seemed ... Continue Reading →

Review:  V-U2 An Immersive Concert Film

U2’s live performances at Sphere heralded a new dawn in live entertainment. Those 700,000 fans able to attend the extended residency came away gob smacked. It certainly took a band ... Continue Reading →

Conclave – An Intriguing Glimpse Into the Election of a Pope

With all the ongoing interest in voting results, it’s interesting to see a depiction of the inner workings of the Catholic Church as the upper echelon conducts their voting when the ... Continue Reading →