Sunday Worship podcast 16Dec18
Listen again to Songs of Hope Sunday Worship, broadcast on 16Dec18. Play time is 22 minutes. It contains Christmas Christian songs, prayers, Bible reading, and Morning Devotions.
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Film review: ‘THE OLD MAN AND THE GUN’, by Nick Gardener from ‘Built For Speed’
Restrained true crime drama The Old Man and The Gun is purportedly Robert Redford’s last film as an actor. It seems appropriate that it’s a meditation on ageing and the forces that defined a person’s life. This is apparently a true story based on the life of bank robber Forrest Tucker who, in 1981, led a trio of elderly crooks
Read moreTILLERMAN PETE LIVE SUNDAY SESSION PODCAST
Sunday 9 December was our last Live Sunday Session for 2018 with guests Tillerman Pete. A slightly frenetic beginning sashayed to a brilliant climax as the boys ran through their new material which will find its way onto a new EP early in 2019. In the meantime take a listen to a great little set.
Read moreFilm review: ‘Hunter Killer’, by Nick Gardener from ‘Built For Speed’
With the Russians apparently the designated bad guys once again, Hollywood producers can dust off the Cold War action movie ideas and deliver the sort of films US Republicans probably spoiled their trousers over in the 90s. One such flag-waver is the preposterous, occasionally exciting and very unsubtly-named sub-marine drama Hunter Killer which stars Gerard Butler and Gary Oldman. Butler
Read moreFilm review: ‘Journey’s End’, by Nick Gardener from ‘Built For Speed’
With its limited setting, World War One drama, Journey’s End betrays its stage origins but still manages to be an intense and gripping if grim examination of the horror of the trench warfare. Based on the RC Sherif’s 1930 play, the film depicts a small ragged company of British soldiers on the frontline trenches of France in 1918. Led by
Read moreFilm review: ‘Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald’, by Nick Gardener from ‘Built For Speed’
Following the utterly enchanting Harry Potter film adaptations, the purported prequel, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, which focused on Ministry of Magic Zoologist and beast wrangler Newt Scamander (Eddie Redmayne) was a disappointment. With a meandering plot, over-use of cgi and characters who ranged from unengaging to outright annoying, the film was confusing and dull. The sequel Fantastic Beasts:
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