The Substance. Film Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * * *

Cast: Demi Moore, Margaret Qualley, Dennis Quaid, Edward Hamilton-Clark, Gore Abrams, Oscar Lesage, Christian Erikson, Robin Greer, Tom Morton, Hugo Diego Garcia, Yann Bean, Daniel Knight, Jonathan Carley, Akil Wingate.

Satire does not have to leave the audience with laughter echoing around them, thighs slapped raw, grins as wide as they are knowingly wise, sometimes it comes with the firm slap of recognition, it comes with anger attached, it displays unknown emotions to the very fore and each time the effect of mockery hits home so hard, with venom, that we are allowing others to live in a world filled with delusion, with image that is unsubstantial, and the guilt of it all is reflected in the awful truth, we believe that we are too old, and too ugly, to be of any use to the world.

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(598 words, estimated 2:24 mins reading time)

Luvcat: Vicious Delicious. Album Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision 8.5/10

Liverpool doesn’t have the same access to the late great Victorian/Edwardian music halls that London has, but it is possible as the listener takes in the debut album from Luvcat, the vaudeville like demonstration of power and feverish exoticism that exists in worlds perhaps that linger more in the imagination, of old romantic theatres that were found in the East End of London as they were shrouded by mists, legends, and attitudes of the playful and the vaguely disconcerting; this is where

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(382 words, estimated 1:32 mins reading time)

David Gilmour: The Luck And Strange Concerts. Album Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 9/10

The rarity of transition in a live album is rarely found in time, the sense of movement not coming from the players on stage, or the expression of sound, it comes from showcasing songs from different venues, different performances, alternative views from audience’s perspectives across time itself; this is an almost unique situation from one of Britain’s most celebrated musicians, and with his new album The Luck And Strange Concerts expertly melding his own colourful career with songs from Pink Floyd, what becomes evident is the proof of how music travels with a gift of perfection; a gift of unison unspoiled.

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

Sabaton: Legends. Album Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 8.5/10

There are few groups like Sabaton, ones to whom are willing, or indeed able to look at history’s most decisive moments, those that submit a kind of behind the scenes sense of delivery of the people at the heart of any struggle for freedom, or perhaps those whose sense of destiny was that of conquest wrapped in the false paint of glory and the desperation of subterfuge and reckoning, and in all fairness the group do it with extreme cool and a style that holds the world of power metal enthralled.

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(394 words, estimated 1:35 mins reading time)

Dion: The Rock ‘N’ Roll Philosopher. Album Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 9/10

To praise a person for their life lived should always be shown by not only what they achieved for themselves but what they have done for others, that their life was one of empathy, of pushing others to reach a potential they might have thought impossible and most importantly being humble where the result of their kindness is concerned.

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(474 words, 1 image, estimated 1:54 mins reading time)

Laura Evans: Out Of The Dark. Album Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * *

From Out Of The Dark comes either chaos or serenity, we peer into the shadows and hope that the sound we hear is that of the authentic and the brave, not that of the obscure and weepish dramas that accompany some who see the opportunity to self-serve rather than illuminate, to sacrifice their thoughts in the name of enlightenment.

Laura Evans has already made a name for herself by sticking to a principled line that encompasses genuine groundwork for her lyrics to grab the attention of the listener, and the steady beat of various genres standing with full value in broad, proud, and sincerely polished affection, a letter of love signed, sealed, and delivered with style and soul.

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

The Hack. Television Drama Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * * *

Cast: David Tennant, Robert Carlyle, Toby Jones, Rose Leslie, Eve Myles, Nadia Albina, Mark Stobbart, Katherine Kelly, Kevin Doyle, Sophie Bould, Daniel Ryan, Dougray Scott, Barry Sloane, Rosealie Craig, Lee Ingleby, Neil Maskell, Jay Simpson, Rocky Marshall, Jamie Parker, Ian Burfield, Richard Pepple, Dolly Gadsdon, Pip Torrens, George Russo, Steve Pemberton, Ron Cook, Georgia Jay, Andrew Lancel, Nicholas Rowe, Adrian Lester, Lisa McGrillis, Jonathan Aris, Lucy Speed, Steve Waddington, Nigel Lindsay, Nicola Stephenson, Robert Bathurst, Robert Glenister, Paul Kaye, Lara Pulver, Sean Pertwee, Jonathan Coy, Lisa Dillon, Cara Theobold, Phil Davis.

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(733 words, estimated 2:56 mins reading time)

Rianne Downey: The Consequence Of Love. Album Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 9/10

We are urged to follow our hearts to the point where the outcome is often detrimental to our souls, the wishes of the moment burnt at the altar of the long-term expectation that turns to despair as we find ourselves often stony faced or weeping at The Consequence Of Love and all it entails, all it commits.

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(522 words, 1 image, estimated 2:05 mins reading time)

Kalandra: Mørketid. E.P. Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 9/10

Kalandra, the acclaimed Norwegian/Swedish quartet have once more surfaced from the studio armed with a set of songs that bring light to the moody darkness, a haunting to the soul which causes the listener to once more understand a significance of the Nordic influence on the psyche of the northern nations, a near unique sensation which delves back to the exploration of other lands, perhaps of conquest, but certainly of inspiration that the lands towards the Arctic held.

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(355 words, estimated 1:25 mins reading time)

Peacemaker: Series Two. Television Drama Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 8.5/10

Cast: John Cena, Jennifer Holland, Danielle Brooks, Freddie Stroma, Steve Agee, Dee Bradley Baker, Robert Patrick, Lochlyn Munro, Nhut Le, Frank Grillo, Sol Rodriguez, Elizabeth Faith Ludlow, Tim Meadows, Brandon Stanley, David Denman, Reinaldo Faberlle, Michael Rooker, Dorian Kingi, Sean Gunn, Taylor St. Clair, Nicholas Hoult, Nathan Fillion, Isabela Mercad.

The second series of Peacemaker felt as if it was never coming, in amongst the turmoil of reorganisation and change at the now ended DCEU and its already established DC Universe fronted by James Gunn and Peter Safran, the only regular returnees are those which inhabit the world that surrounds Christopher Smith and the survivors of Project Butterfly.

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(571 words, estimated 2:17 mins reading time)