Hit Man: How the actor becomes THE actor
This is a film which is very much performance and dialogue-led, and in this sense, it serves as the perfect introduction to Glen Powell: The Actor.
HOW DID WE GET HERE: The Tortured Poets Department - Taylor Swift
What has happened to Taylor Swift? Where have all the choruses gone? Where’s the fun? I know it’s the Tortured Poet’s Department, but why am I being tortured?
New Show, Old Tricks - 3 Body Problem
A TV show about people agreeing constantly and working efficiently to tackle an impending threat of extinction might, on the surface, seem less appealing to a Netflix crowd, but nothing is less appealing than constantly swallowing nonsensical bullshit.
HOW DID WE GET HERE: One More time - blink 182
There’s a line in this about being offended by the lyrics and it reminds me of how Mr Bean came out to complain about cancel culture in comedy.
HOW DID WE GET HERE: Homogenic - Björk
Germans make techno music. Australians only have Didgeridoos. Any music from Nigeria is likely to be outside of my taste range.
HOW DID WE GET HERE: 1989 – Taylor Swift
“I’m not really sure on what rules, if any, that I laid out when I decided to start doing these reviews…”
HOW DID WE GET HERE: Kid A - Radiohead
An unremarkable but ever-present aspect of modern life is lists…
HOW DID WE GET HERE: Panic! at the Disco -VIVA LAS VENGEANCE
“My hand hovering over the steel wire of an allegedly electrified fence”…
