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Once Upon A Time In Hollywood. Film Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 9/10

Cast: Leonardo DiCaprio, Brad Pitt, Margot Robbie, Emile Hirsch, Margaret Qualley, Timothy Olyphant, Julia Butters, Austin Butler, Dakota Fanning, Bruce Dern, Mike Moh, Luke Perry, Damian Lewis, Al Pacino, Nicholas Hammond, Samantha Robinson, Rafal Zawierucha, Lorenza Izzo, Costa Ronin, Damon Herriman, Lena Dunham, Madisen Beaty, Mikey Madison, James Landrey Hebert, Maya Hawke, Victoria Pedretti, Sydney Sweeney, Harley Quinn Smith, Dallas Jay Hunter, Kansas Bowling, Parker Love Bowling, Cassidy Hice, Ruby Rose Skotchdopole, Danielle Harris, Josephine Valentina Clark, Scoot McNairy, Dreama Walker, Rachel Redleaf. Rebecca Rittenhouse, Rumer Willis.

 

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(647 words, estimated 2:35 mins reading time)

Blinded By The Light. Film Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 8.5/10

Cast: Viveik Kalra, Kulvinder Ghir, Neera Ganatra, Aaron Phagura, Dean-Charles Chapman, Nikita Mehta, Nell Williams, Tara Divina, Rob Brydon, Frankie Fox, Hayley Atwell, Sally Phillips.

For anyone who was a teenager during the 1980s it can seem that the labelled term of Generation X is perhaps more acute than other, the era of decline, few opportunities, spiralling unemployment, the world no longer an oyster, instead it was the dead end to which the feeling of alienation, guilt, rage and regret were all summed up as the keepers of the social flux, in which society changed and they had no choice but to rebel and move away from the expected dreams of their parents before them.

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(652 words, estimated 2:36 mins reading time)

Julie Birmant And Clement Oubrere, Isadora. Graphic Novel Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision * * * *

Ballet divides opinion, but the dance never should. The ability to break, to smash the conventional is a right that few of us find the true appetite for, we may talk of revolution across every sphere and subject, but in the end we hold on, almost by our fingernails, kicking and screaming, to the orthodox and the dogma of the traditional.

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(560 words, estimated 2:14 mins reading time)

Georgie, Georgie: Live! Album Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * *

The recognition of the right atmosphere can be the most important factor in determining just how your soul is treated in the future; should you flounder and find yourself in the dark, the sound of your voice the only comfort, then you have chosen poorly, however, should you place your trust in the live setting and strike out with passion and honesty, then all is revealed as beauty.

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(401 words, estimated 1:36 mins reading time)

Hayley Ross, The Weight Of Hope. Album Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * *

We can strive for perfection, but in that pursuit, we often overlook the details that make the journey worthwhile. Being flawless is admirable but it is often shrouded in untethered pride. The Weight of Hope that we look to is what keeps our imagination on track, the accomplishment in the quest to deliver something that others can aspire to recreate a far better option in which confidence and courage will be seen to invigorate the organic and the natural sound we really desire.

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(370 words, 1 image, estimated 1:29 mins reading time)

Jesse Dayton, Mixtape Volume 1. Album Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 8.5/10

Reinvention is not the preserve of those that seek to change their background story, in the right hands it can also add a sense of glorious insight to how we can all interpret life, how the subtle cues in interaction can take on a new meaning. Whilst some might see it as a sacrilege, a sign of disrespect to the originator of the scene, to those with art filling their veins, it can be an act of devout sincerity, an offering of thanks to the creator that they have been inspired.

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(391 words, 1 image, estimated 1:34 mins reading time)

No Hot Ashes, Hardship Starship. Album Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 7.5/10

When the day comes that off world intelligent life decides it is worth the risk to land on Earth, it will probably be because they will have worked out that humanity has, in the words of Roger Waters, amused itself to death. There will be no scorched Earth policy, no subjugation of the masses, No Hot Ashes or remains in which to pour a silent thought, and perhaps tear, for those who tried to warn others of the impending doom; just the collected rubbish, the flotsam and jetsam of a once proclaimed civilisation.

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(376 words, estimated 1:30 mins reading time)

Departure. Television Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 5/10

Cast: Archie Panjabi, Christopher Plummer, Kris Holden-Ried, Rebecca Liddiard, Tamara Duarte, Mark Rendall, Peter Mensah, Claire Forlani, Alexandre Bourgeois, Shazad Latif, Kristian Bruun, Sasha Roiz, Chantelle Han, Allan Hawco, Dougray Scott, Chloe Farnworth, Paris Jefferson, Ryan Pierce, Tyler Fayose, Emilio Doorasingh, Mark Lutz, Evan Buliung, Raoul Bhaneja, Sydney Meyer, Emmanuel Kabongo, Ai Barrett, Rachel Bles, Scarlett Rousset, Dmitry Chepovetsky, Akbar Kurtha, Wanda Ventham.

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

Otto & The Elevators. Album Review. (Re-issue).

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 9/10

Time moves on, whether we are here to witness it or not. For some Time flows ever onwards, seamless, sedate, continually alluding to motion sickness, the feeling that we are not in control of life, but instead that Time rules against us, the passage of experience lost in the haze and the memories that begin to fade.

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(376 words, estimated 1:30 mins reading time)

Ghalia, Mississippi Blend. Album Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 8.5/10

There is an undoubted sense of fascination that is attached to the Mississippi that few other mighty rivers can ever hope to attain, the perception of history it carries, both for ill and for the hope it may have once inspired. The blend of endless creative invention, the necessity in which it has thrived, the blues, the rock and the voices it has carried. Such is the privilege of the Muse that it has been blessed to offer thought on a musician who digs deep into the psyche and their talent; such is the honour that Ghalia offers in her brand new album, Mississippi Blend.

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(425 words, 1 image, estimated 1:42 mins reading time)