Freud’s Last Session. Film Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * *

Cast: Anthony Hopkins, Matthew Goode, Liv Lisa Fries, Jodi Balfour, Jeremy Northam, Orla Brady, George Andrew-Clarke, Rhys Mannion, Pádraic Delaney, Stephen Campbell-Moore, Aiden McArdle, Tarek Bishara, Nina Kolomiitseva, Gary Buckley, Emmet Kirwan, David Shields, Anna Amalie Blomeyer.

Perfect for the stage, but perhaps in many eyes not good enough for the large screen, in that itself the message is lost in psychoanalysis and treatment, the thought that one piece of art cannot exist in two or more different realms of the public’s mind; this schism is a mindset that cannot afford space in the human experience.

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(468 words, estimated 1:52 mins reading time)

Curfew. Television Drama Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 7/10

Cast: Sarah Parish, Mandip Gill, Mitchell Robertson, Alexandra Burke, Tommy McDonnell, Lucy Benjamin, Anita Dobson, Adam Korson, Amy Louise Pemberton, Bobby Brazier, James Craven, Selorm Adonu, Pearl Dsouza, Alisha Bailey, Mark Killeen, Emily Ross, Oliver Anvin-Wilson, Larry Lamb, Raphael D’Alterio, Ciarán Owens, Phoebe Sparrow.

The safety of the individual is imperative, however when considered against the freedom of half the population we have to consider with balanced feelings, with an eye to the future and the impact it might have on social and societal cohesion in the future.

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(541 words, estimated 2:10 mins reading time)

Platform 7. Television Drama Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * *

Cast: Yaamin Chowdhury, Reece Ritchie, Jasmin Jobson, Toby Regbo, Tábata Cerezo, Rhiannon Clements, Cleo Sylvestre, Phil Davis, Sacha Parkinson, Natasha Joseph, Aimée Kelly, Patrick Robinson, Lisa Allen, Melanie Gutteridge, Mark Noble, Emily Carey, Beru Tesseme, Caroline Koziol, Dominic Doughty, Lauren Darbyshire, Lladel Bryant, Victoria Myers, Sophia Rowlands, Adam Long, Nathan Graham, Joe Standerline, Jasmine Bayes, Gerard Fletcher, Margaret Clunie, Moey Hassan, Marvyn Dickinson.

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(450 words, estimated 1:48 mins reading time)

Paul Heaton: The Mighty Several. Album Review.

Paul Heaton - The Mighty Several - Reviews - Album of The Year

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 9/10

There isn’t much grace left in dear old Blighty, the romance of an aged past, the lies of eras, the spotlight that has pinpointed its crusty, faded façade, is one that has caused a schism, a naked fear of upset division in the isles of less than plenty, a rupture in appreciation for the truth of fine minds who speak with eloquence and richness of the finest of poets, and the classiest of men.

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(454 words, 1 image, estimated 1:49 mins reading time)

Beth Hart: You Still Got Me. Album Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 9/10

We are attracted to the raging fire in ways that the cold and impenetrable icebergs cannot fathom, the jagged, spiky chunks of ice may look cool but once you seek below the exterior you find nothing true, nothing substantial; and yet the passion of the fire, the enthusiasm of seeing the energy burn, of being close to the inferno…that’s as true, as authentic as you can possibly hope to be in the presence of.

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(403 words, 1 image, estimated 1:37 mins reading time)

Zombie Town. Film Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * *

Cast: Marlon Kazadi, Madi Monroe, Dan Aykroyd, Henry Czerny, Brenna Coates, Chevy Chase, Lexie Mitchell, Brooke A. Smith, Chris Farquhar, Mikael Conde, Jonas Goddard Lashbrook, Ryan Anthony Mauro, Chattrisse Dolabaille, Scott Thompson, Callan Potter, Samuel Lariviere, Emiliana Perrotta, Bruce McCulloch, Rossana Tassone, Jocelyn Lacroix, Mitch Markowitz.

Genres lose their power when they have not only been parodied, but when those same parodies cease to be amusing, when everything they have that is special fails, when the jokes no longer are seen to be fit for purpose.

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(525 words, estimated 2:06 mins reading time)

Liverpool Sound And Vision: An Interview With Wendy James.

Wendy James didn’t just burst on to the scene with a scream and an attitude that was a healthy reminder of what confidence can do for a fledgling performer in a group that had everything going for it, she seized the moment to become for many an icon, an image that that wasn’t out of place in a memory of the style and portrait like feel of a period in time when Carnaby Street and the works of Andy Warhol clashed in a seismic eruption of colour and fashion, of enthusiasm for change, and the self-reliance to stand by your conviction and deliver with a punch the point of your existence.

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(1865 words, 1 image, estimated 7:28 mins reading time)

Wendy James: The Shape Of History. Album Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 9/10

In the end it all comes down to attitude, the more you are able to stare into the possible void, the more respect you earn; the bold and the assertive do not meekly stand by as The Shape Of History unfolds, they do not cower at what have passed, only striding on with purpose, under no illusion that they may have occasionally mis-stepped their dance with Time, but are still able to lead it around the floor so others may swoon in their presence.

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(459 words, 1 image, estimated 1:50 mins reading time)

The Offspring: Supercharged. Album Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * *

The sound is relentless, but like a thunderstorm captured on film, you know deep down it is only half the story, that the experience is lacking an essential component, a vinyl assault on every sense that makes the Supercharged overload and create a frenetic energy that is felt by all.

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(351 words, 1 image, estimated 1:24 mins reading time)

Danny & The Champions Of The World: You Are Not A Stranger Here. Album Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * *

It is either a disconcertion or a welcome sign laid out with ceremony, one will be associated with fear, the other with a release of energy that signals a good time and the acceptance of the once uninvited guest as a part of the family.

To hear the phrase, You Are Not A Stranger Here is to understand that your reputation precedes you. That standing created by deeds is a perspective that may open doors that otherwise might be slammed shut, and it is a curse of modern life that the longer you stay away from the door, the more time you spend in the shadows, the likelihood of admittance to the comfort of good grace is slim.

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(394 words, 1 image, estimated 1:35 mins reading time)