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Paul talks about the day job, Abdul Ezedi, the UK countryside being racist, England rugby Vs Wales in the six nations and the Apple TV show Masters of the Air.
Paul tries to explain what has happened to the lack of channel output over the last month or so.
Christmas films are mostly the same, The magic of Christmas, whatever the f that means. Redemption and forgiveness, why? And romance, boring. So when you have Santa fighting off an assassination attempt, you have to pay attention.
We’ll talk about Gremlins! That’s right, it is a Christmas movie since the events played out in it feature around Christmas Eve and there is a shit load of snow, real or fake makes no difference to me!
True Romance is, first and foremost, entertaining. It’s a ridiculous story with unlikely situations and unbelievable relationships but it’s fun to watch and, let's face it, with most modern movies, there's not a lot of fun to be had these days.
It’s a fact of life that things age. I, too, am ageing, quite well I think but yes, all things age, and entertainment ages as well.
Rewatching something from just a few years ago may make you question your own sanity and life choices. Something that seemed so poignant at the time, something you connected with back then, now seems like a complete disappointment.
Gangster No. 1 tries to add a uniquely English charm to the whole Gangster movie genre. The film covers the rise of a London criminal gang with its roots set in the 1960s. Originally a stage play, the movie adaptation was tarnished with some controversy due to the original writers, Louis Mellis and David Scinto’s screenplay being poked and fiddled with, and the casting choices being dictated to them by the producers. In the end, they said f it and left, citing artistic differences. Both writers later went on to get the film, Sexy Beast, made instead. What we’re left with is Scottish newby director, Paul McGuigan’s version of events.
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