After 1009 days of preparation and the Prime Minister's explicit promise that today was the day the UK stepped away out of its European Union membership after 40 years...
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Oscars 2019 – Catching the Best Films, Round 91
My race to catch the Oscar films was on... Host or not! Here's my take on the contenders. 2018 was the first year I managed to watch every Academy Award Best Picture nominee before the award ceremony. It wasn't just a 90th edition thing - I'd been trying for years, even after a category increase... Continue Reading →
The Candy Wrap: Christmas Ad Review 2018
Reliving the adverts, so you can't forget them" - my annual round-up of UK advertising candy returns for 2018!
Oscars 2018 – Catching the Best Films, Round 90
For about a decade I've tried to catch every Oscar-nominated film. This year I actually managed it. Catching Oscar Nominees in a timely fashion sounds easier than it is. Many films fall in the early-year window, but there's always one or two that require some premonitionary skills the previous year. Often, a few features fall short of... Continue Reading →
Lumiere London 2018
"There's a hole in the world like a great black pit, and the vermin of the world inhabit it. And it's morals aren't worth what a pig can spit, and it goes by the name of London" - Sweeney Todd Alright Sondheim, give it a rest! This year, I finally made it to Lumiere, the... Continue Reading →
The Candy Wrap: Christmas Ad Review 2017
"Reliving the adverts, so you can't forget them" My second Christmas ad wrap - that makes a tradition! Here's my round-up of this year's best of British festive ads - the ones we've ALL waited a year for - could they ever live up to that hype? Well, let's jump right in, repeating the familiar mantra,... Continue Reading →
