Doctor Who — The Crusade Episode 2 — The Knight of Jaffa — A Review

27th January, 2023: The Knight of Jaffa.

Right … it’s almost dinner time.

In theory, anyway.

Dinner is being cooked.

Chips, hideously grilled, fish, baked … and vegetables boiled.

By the time it’s all eaten … ?

I’ll be ready to watch The Knight of Jaffa: the next episode of classic Dr Who story, The Crusade.

This post will be up tomorrow: which is when you’ll find out what I thought … 

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Altered States — A Review

12th September, 2020.

OK: for those who’ve actually watched my intro video, there?

I think we can safely say a couple of things.

One?

I’ve reached a conclusion.

It’s possible to watch a film, AND do a Max Headroom, impression in the same evening.

And, yes: in case you were wondering.

It’s the first time I’ve sat down with a movie, in quite a while.

Two?

Right now, it’s rather late.

I MAY start this now.

But finish the write up in the morning.

At any rate … ?

You’ll have possibly guessed from the poster: that I’ve seen the 1980, Ken Russell directed, William Hurt vehicle: Altered States.

It’s been years since I saw it last … and it’s … interesting … 

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Bacurau — A Review

9th May, 2020.

Yes: it’s officially the case: I’m getting better at solving a Pyramid.

Ish … !

And … ?

Well, OK, it’s not a major achievement, but at least I’ve got something to do with my hands.

I just wish I’d discovered the thing when I was giving up smoking: it possibly could have been useful.

Or re-discovered it: I got the original, a few decades ago … 

At ANY rate … ?

I had rice, eventually … 

And, yes.

I caught a movie … 

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The Invisible Man (2020) — A Review

1st May, 2020.

It has to be said, it’s not often I watch a movie, these days.

Why?

I wish I knew for sure.

The length of some films, though?

Is something I find intimidating.

I’d not be sitting through episodes of Jackson’s The Lord of the Rings, again.

Three hours a pop is a bit much.

Perils of ageing, I think.

At any rate … ?

I’ve seen a movie: the 2020, Leigh Whannell directed, Elisabeth Moss film, The Invisible Man.

Which is just over two hours long, in case you wondered.

Hmmmm … 

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Annabelle: A Review

3rd August, 2019.

Yes: it’s actually a quiet Saturday night.

Believe it or not.

A quite Saturday night with nothing much to do.

Or that I can do.

You know, laundry, house work, what have you.

What’s bothering me … ?

Is simply the job situation.

I still won’t know, until Monday, whether I’ve got the one I’m supposed to be starting on Thursday.

Well … 



Bar worrying about it, there’s not much I can do there.

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Except keep my mind occupied.

Obviously.

Recently?

I’ve been playing a few of the freebie games available on the AppleTV.

Including an implementation of Tetris that’s rather fun.

The other thing … ?

Now that I’ve got the bulk of the TV shows done with … ?

Is catch a movie or two.

Last night’s?

Was Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse.



Tonight … ?

I fancied something shorter … a bit bloodier …

I fancied Annabelle.

If that doesn’t sound ambiguous … 



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The Nun: A Review.

16th January, 2019.

Yes: it’s officially depressing … 

I went all the way to Southend … and came back without a job.

And got the email this afternoon, to confirm it.

Granted: I think I was maybe under qualified for the role.

But … still … 

It’s depressing to get knocked back after going all that way … ?

Is … 


Yeah: you fill the words in.

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To top that off … ?



To top that off, I also got turned down by the job in London: the one I went for, last week?

Although that was less of a blow: I got there a few minutes, late — which never impresses — AND the rest of the people working there seemed terribly young.

So I wasn’t so emotional about that.

All I have to do, now … ?



Is keep hunting, and wait to see what the interview I had yesterday, says … 

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At any rate … ?

At any rate, I really wanted something to do, tonight.

If nothing else … ?



If nothing else, catching something on the box seemed the thing: although not much broadcast TV appealed.

The movie collection … ?

Had a few bits I’d not caught … 

iTunes, on the other hand?

My iTunes account had a few quid: saved up for when I had been working.



I could, at least, rent a movie.

I did.

The 2018, The Conjuring franchise entry, The Nun.

Was it money well spent … ?

Hmmm … 

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WarGames: A Review

14th December, 2018.

I think we can safely say I’m … 

Slightly tired.

Yes: slightly tired seems to be the phrase.

At least … going by that introductory video, there.

You don’t think I’m over-doing the pseudo-Max-Headroom scratch video thing, there, do you … ?

I hope not.

But … ?

Well, look at it this way, I hope not!

At any rate, I think I have something of a confession to make.

I’m out of work, right now: as you possibly know.

And struggling to keep occupied.

It helps that TV box Sets, and movies are relatively easily got.

As is my media collections.

There’s always something in there that’s worth watching.

Some time back … ?

One of those films was the last film to ever star Natalie Wood: called Brainstorm.

I’d suggest seeing Brainstorm: it’s possibly the only film I know of that predicted the future.

To cut a long story short, I’d watched Brainstorm not long after publishing a Teaser about CompuServe, the first commercial internet: so it showed an unfamiliar public how a networked computer could be used to talk to others, damage computer controller factories and watch porn on a computer.

Years ahead of when people started to do so.

I thoroughly enjoyed that night.

But remember comparing Brainstorm to a couple of other films of the time: Tron and WarGames.

With the amount of free time on my hands?

I thought watching one of the two seemed the right thing to do.

See if you can guess which one I went for … 

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The Quatermass Xperiment: The Review.

21st November, 2018.

Yes: I’ve had an interview, today.

And yes: unfortunately, I didn’t get the job.

I’m … 

Well, disappointed, obviously.

On the upside … ?

They HAVE told me that they feel I would be more suited to they customer care team: and that, should I still be looking in February, I should re-apply, then.

Hmmm … 

Oh, and there’s another job I’ve put in for, that I’m going to have to walk away from … 

The want both my birth certificate and a driving license.

I don’t drive.

And adoption papers aren’t good enough.

You can imagine how hard job hunting’s getting, already, can’t you … ?

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All that is enough to drive a man to drink.

Something I can’t afford, on so many levels!

Especially if you consider I’ve not drunk since the turn of the century, or there abouts.

There’s possibly a lot of reasons for that: non of which I’ll be telling you about on a public blog!

At any rate?

At any rate, I was definitely feeling a touch sorry for myself … 

But have been able to keep myself distracted.

With my movie collection: I’ve a few still, sitting on an external drive on a shelf at my desk.

Quite a lot, as you might be able to guess.

Having that much choice, but also having seen the 1969 Quatermass and the Pit, recently?

I fancied keeping the retro thing going: with the 1950s movie, The Quatermass Xperiment … 

Hmmm … 

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Small Town Murder Songs — A Review: Blood, Guts and Hillbilly Noir …

9th April, 2013.

OK … 

I’m going to be frank, here.

Or, at the very least, be honest enough to tell you I’ve rented a film from iTunes, tonight.

The 2010, Ed Gass-Donnelly directed, Small Town Murder Songs.

As tired As I am, after a marathon session of Teaser slideshow assembly, and the consequent late night … ?

I thought that making a start — at the very least — on the write up for it would be doing the film a courtesy.

Or, at least, let my regular readers know I’ve found something interesting.

Back in the morning … !

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