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The Acolyte. Television Drama Series Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 8.5/10

Cast: Lee Jung-jai, Amandla Stenberg, Manny Jacinto, Charlie Barnett, Dafne Keen, Joonas Suotamo, Rebecca Henderson, Leah Brady, Jodie Turner-Smith, Dean-Charles Chapman, Carrie-Anne Moss, Lauren Brady, Margarita Levieva, Amy Tsang, Abigail Thorn, Saskia Rosan, Tabitha Alege, Harry Trevaldwyn, Paul Bullion, Anthony J. Abraham, Indra Ové, Thara Schöön, David Harewood.

Cigarettes After Sex: X’s. Album Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * *

In some eyes, even a simple x at the bottom of a letter can display more than the writer may have intended, the imagination of the covert and furtive looking for the signs and symbols of a life lived to excess, of the additional effort placed in clandestine response to a love undeclared.

The Nun 2. Film Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * *

Cast: Taissa Farmiga, Jonas Bloquet, Storm Reid, Anna Popplewell, Bonnie Andrews, Katelyn Rose Downey, Susanne Bertish, Léontine d’Oncieu, Anouk Darwin Homewood, Peter Hudson, Tamar Baruch, Natalia Safran, Maxime Elias-Menet, Pascal Aubert, Aleadra Gentil, Florence Mestais, Margaux Borel, Viviana Moin, Renata Palminello, Fulvia Patrizia Olivieri, Camille Amiel, Margot Morris, Gaël Raës, Sarah Parchoud, Lieve Carchon, David Horovitch, Paul Spera, Kate Colebrook, Andrew Morgado, Patrick Wilson, Vera Farmiga. 

We Hunt Together. Series Two. Television Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 9/10

Cast: Eve Myles, Babou Ceesay, Hermoine Corfield, Vicki Pepperdine, Colin Morgan, Angus Imrie, Tamzin Outhwaite, Babirye Bukilwa, Sharlene Whyte, Dipo Ola, Freya Durkan, Steffan Rhodri, Ayomidun Odunaiya, Anaya Beckford-Cole, Nico Mirallegro, Kate Dobson, Sylvie Erskine, Ray Fearon, John McCrea, Michelle Bonnard, Chris Nayak, Anthony Shuster.

The destruction of the female mind to the point where they start to ape their male counterparts in the world of holding psychopathic tendencies and murderous intent is a shame to humanity.

The Night Caller. Television Drama Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 8.5/10

Cast: Robert Glenister, Sean Pertwee, Suzanne Packer, Stephen Walters, Grainne Keegan, Martin McDonagh, James Keating, Gary Murray, Kim Daly, Denise McCormack, Anthony Brophy, Sophie Mensah, Philip Shaun McGuinness, Rachel Wren, Esther Ayo James, Steve Hartland, Fiona Mulvaney, Charlie Griffiths, Michael Atonio Keane.

John Jenkins: Dressing Up The Truth. Single Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 9/10

We have an obligation to the past that in some ways could be construed as damaging, but perhaps actually helps act with a greater sense of affirmation and self-belief that in which our souls are bound; for in every action we partake in or willingly pursue with solo ambition, the reality is that someone else remembers it differently, whether by a greater exactness, or by the swirling clouds of existence we are arguably only Dressing Up The Truth of our memory.

The Sympathizer. Television Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 8.5/10

Cast: Hoa Xuande, Robert Downey Jr., Fred Nguyen Khan, Vy Le, Phan Gia Nhat Linh, Tom Dang, Toan Le, Tien Pham, Duy Nguyen, Nguyen Cao Ky Duyen, Scott Ly, Alan Trong, Kieu Chinh, Sandra Oh, Joseph Hieu, Diem Truong, Quinn Hoàng, VyVy Nguyen, David Duchovny.

Each nation arguably has fought a war that they seem to be forever obsessed with, one that routinely sneaks into the art and the conscious on offer, a kind of reminder of ‘The finest hour’ and the call for a patriotic stance in the face of a different adversity or gruelling national crisis.

Graham Gouldman: I Have Notes. Album Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 8.5/10

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We either fall into the category of being writers and observers who put pen to paper without a plan, through the persuasive power of the subconscious and narrative of the dreamer who wishes to bring joy and peace to the proceedings, and those who seek absolute dedication to the cause, the required belief, the no nonsense exploration of the just in terms of qualified and unadulterated…There is no in between, only the rigid and the fluid.

A Quiet Place: Day One. Film Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 9/10

Cast: Lupita Nyong’o, Joseph Quinn, Alex Wolff, Djimon Hounsou, Thea Butler, Alfie Todd, Elijah Ungvary, Zay Domo Artist, Thara Schöön, Eliane Umuhire, Alexander John, Takunda Khumalo, Choy-Ling Man, Ronnie Le Drew, Benjamin Wong, Avy Berry, Gavin Fleming, Michael Roberts.

When a horror/alien invasion film comes out of nowhere and blows everything apart, that rips up the laws set down on how a movie should engage with its plot as well as it potential viewers, the it is hardly surprising that not only does it gain a large cult following, it actively strides the genre with purpose, with the ability to add layers to the initial story with pride, with enormous satisfaction.

The Commoners: Restless. Album Listen.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 8.5/10

The skyline of Toronto as seen from the great lake has undergone such a dramatic transformation in the last few decades, so much so that even the open mind of a young traveller just 30 years ago would be stunned at the vast differences they would see on the horizon; and yet dig deeper, see beyond the glimmering towers that have sprung up and which defiantly touch the sky, and which over power the sense of the traditional and the unique, and what you discover is that Restless spirit still pulsating, still driven by the common folk who built the city and adhere to the cacophony of steel and the diversity of strength.