Doctor Who: The Woman Who Lived. Television Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 9/10

Cast: Peter Capaldi, Maisie Williams, Rufus Hound, Ariyon Bakare, Struan Rodger, Jenna Coleman, Gareth Berliner, Elizabeth Hopper, John Voce, Gruffudd Glyn, Reuben Johnson, Daniel Fearn, Karen Seacombe, John Hales, Will Brown.

How would it be if you could be immortal? That every single ripple of Humanity’s suffering for ever would in some way touch your heart and then corrode it, tarnish it against the pain and eventually leave you cold and as unfeeling a rock in the baked and merciless deserts. Immortality comes at a price, life is something that no longer becomes precious and the cost to the soul can be devastating.

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(479 words, estimated 1:55 mins reading time)

The Devil May Care…

In a different light,

I would set fire to the Angels

and I would watch them burn

and fall from their supposed grace

passing judgement in the Heavens,

their wings singed and blackening

as they recanted their sins upon the Earth;

for the Angels are only devils in disguise

and they fear being found out.

I would set them ablaze and like particles of

Mushroom Cloud dust they would soon

fall to Earth, silent, dazed and choking

on their own arrogance…

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(158 words, estimated 38 secs reading time)

The Lobster, Film Review. Picturehouse@F.A.C.T., Liverpool.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 8.5/10

Cast: Colin Farrell, Rachel Weisz, Olivia Coleman, Léa Seydoux, Ben Whishaw John C. Reilly, Ashley Jensen, Jessica Barden, Angeliki Papoulia, Ariane Labed, Roland Ferrandi, Ewen MacIntosh, Roland Ferrandi, Garry Mountaine, EmmaEdel O’Shea, Garry Mountaine.

There are films that engross you, that pull you in from the very start, the intrigue of the dynamic opening, that no matter how the film progresses from that point, no matter the connection made between film-goer and intended meaning by the writer and director, you are already living and breathing in the black celluloid dystopia on offer, such is the surreal quality of life and of The Lobster.

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

An Hour’s Eternity.

The hour should be filled,

far too easy the will of temptation

to wilfully neglect the extra granted Time

and yet the 25 hours that the day resides

within, that nests

like a brooding mare, nostrils flaring

and eyes wide, brown and expectant, is soon squandered,

soon relieved of its majesty

and wonder

and the time,

the precious awkward Time,

the moments between the tic and the tock…

…disappear in dream like slumber.

The cry of ages, I don’t have enough Time,

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(228 words, estimated 55 secs reading time)

Steve Hackett, Gig Review. Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool. (2015).

Steve Hackett at the Liverpool Philharmonic Hall. October 2015. Photograph by Ian D. Hall

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 9.5/10

The sound of the call to Prayers, the resonance afforded by the subtle backdrop of the mysticism of a far off land and strangely enticing colourful culture fills the Philharmonic Hall in Liverpool to the point where is such things were possible, you would swear that the smells and sounds of the welcoming East were about to land in the middle of the stage where graduates have smiled and guitars have been played and would dominate the night.

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(634 words, 1 image, estimated 2:32 mins reading time)

Pan, Film Review. Picturehouse@F.A.C.T., Liverpool.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 7.5/10

Cast: Hugh Jackman, Levi Miller, Garrett Hedlund, Rooney Mara, Adeel Akhtar, Nonso Anozie, Amanda Seyfried, Kathy Burke, Lewis MacDougall, Cara Delevingne, Jack Charles, Tae-joo Na.

The astounding J. M. Barrie’s mischievous creation, the noble and forthright Peter Pan, is so beloved, not just in the U.K. but all over the globe, that it really is not surprising just how much affection the character garners and just how many films and stories that stay in the mind. It is a character that offer offers everything to the child’s imagination and as such stays within the heart of the adult when such things as fantastical pirates, fairies, crocodiles and flying boys should perhaps be left to fade away into the world of half remembered dreams.

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(675 words, estimated 2:42 mins reading time)

Retiring T-Shirts With Honour.

The T shirts, surrounded by age, my time in the pit,

the sweat of the Mosh dance, the testosterone mixed

with the one kiss of absolute passion

and her lingering

musk that smiles through the dead

and refused to become dust,

is still tangible in the air

as I think of the gigs

the trophies purchased,

the design catching my eye and the lack of money

for rent, earned the following week

and to become a crest of honour

to say I was there, before I found the right

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(545 words, estimated 2:11 mins reading time)

John T. Davis, Last Western Cowboy. Album Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 8.5/10

The assertion of being the Last Western Cowboy might be a stretch but should be no doubt whatsoever that the raw talent that resides in John T. Davis beautifully crafted album sits deep in the heart of the American Mid West and smokes its fortune, shoots its excellent lyrics deep into the heart of the listener and for all intense purposes Mr. Davis becomes a most wanted man.

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(443 words, estimated 1:46 mins reading time)

For One So Beautiful.

You are so beautiful,

the memory of your life reaches deep

and we, your friends and family,

are poorer for not having you here

to talk to but so much richer

for having been taught grace and courage

by one so brave.

Your last phone call to me was held

between candlelight breaths and I grasped

at any floating straw that came my way,

I was not worthy,

I knew I was insignificant

but you truly saw me as a friend

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(171 words, estimated 41 secs reading time)

X-Ray And Vav, Season 2. Web Series Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 9/10

Cast: Ray Narvaez Jr., Gavin Free, Lindsay Jones, Barbara Dunklemen, Gray Haddock, Ryan Haywood, Michael Jones, Jessica DiCicco and Colton Dunn.

What a mess the laughable duo have got themselves into now, what another exciting and enjoyable season Rooster Teeth have given the audience and their fans to enjoy.

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(566 words, estimated 2:16 mins reading time)