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Articles on this site in the 'Entertainment' taxonomy, ordered by date (descending).

Star Trek: Discovery review — old meets new in a pleasing balance

Gordon Ansell 1st December 2020, 08:30 Entertainment, TV, Review 608 words.

A review of Star Trek: Discovery, which is the most recent addition to the Star Trek universe.
Netflix still has one foot in the last millennium

Gordon Ansell 13th November 2020, 07:55 Entertainment, TV, Opinion 969 words.

Netflix, Amazon Prime and other streaming platforms are the future of television, but they haven't quite rid themselves of stone-age practices.
Bond to premier on Apple TV or Netflix?

Gordon Ansell 23rd October 2020, 18:40 Entertainment, Films, TV, Briefly, News

There is a rumour that No Time To Die might be released on Apple TV or Netflix as coronavirus keeps cinemas shut.
Birds of Prey (2020) movie review — I could live without it

Gordon Ansell 27th April 2020, 06:00 Entertainment, Films, Review 378 words.

A review of Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn), a 2020 offering from the DC Studios.
Tekashi 6ix9ine

Gordon Ansell 3rd April 2020, 09:00 Society, Entertainment, Music, Briefly

Tekashi 6ix9ine gets released from jail but can still punish us.
BT's inflexible flexible TV packages

Gordon Ansell 18th February 2020, 11:45 Entertainment, Companies, TV, News 181 words.

BT has announced a new range of so-called 'flexible' TV packages but you still have to sign up for 24 months.
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood review — hard to rate

Gordon Ansell 19th January 2020, 08:30 Entertainment, Films, Review 575 words.

A review of Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, the latest film from Quentin Tarantino.
Stranger Things — you either love it or hate it, it seems

Gordon Ansell 17th October 2019, 05:55 Entertainment, TV, Review 675 words.

A review of seasons 1-3 of Stranger Things, the fantasy-horror thriller from Netflix.
In The Tall Grass (2019) movie review — it fails to deliver

Gordon Ansell 7th October 2019, 08:30 Entertainment, Films, Review 497 words.

A review of In The Tall Grass, a 2019 horror drama based on a novella by Stephen King.
Marvel vs DC

Gordon Ansell 1st October 2019, 09:00 Entertainment, Briefly

Marvel vs DC rivalry. Marvel is better, obviously, but fans should let the rivalry go.
From Steve Harley to Camila Cabello

Gordon Ansell 11th September 2019, 07:50 Entertainment, Music, Opinion 574 words.

For no useful reason I wanted to see if I could connect Steve Harley to Camila Cabello. It turns out I could.
Avengers: Endgame review — a bit disappointing

Gordon Ansell 2nd September 2019, 09:00 Entertainment, Films, Review 644 words.

My own take on Avengers: Endgame, the finale of Phase 1 of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
Blondie’s Parallel Lines — top class album

Gordon Ansell 29th August 2019, 16:10 Entertainment, Music, Review 217 words.

A brief assessment of Parallel Lines by Blondie, which I think is an excellent album.
Taylor Swift

Gordon Ansell 23rd August 2019, 09:00 Entertainment, Music, Briefly

Taylor Swift to punish our eardrums. She's going to receord her old hits.
Brexit and Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson

Gordon Ansell 21st August 2019, 09:00 Society, Entertainment, Films, Briefly

The puzzling issue of the Brexit backstop, and the even more puzzling issue of The Rock's acting.
Bird Box (2018) film review - worth watching

Gordon Ansell 1st May 2019, 17:40 Entertainment, Films, Review 463 words.

A review of Bird Box, a 2018 horror drama starring Sandra Bullock and directed by Susanne Bier.
Anti-Pasti, but not the pizza

Gordon Ansell 24th April 2019, 11:05 Entertainment, Music, Opinion 247 words.

The song No Goverment by Anti-Pasti, which I only remembered because someone ordered an antipasti pizza.
Serpent (2017) film review — I only liked the snake

Gordon Ansell 22nd April 2019, 12:40 Entertainment, Films, Review 285 words.

A review of Serpent, a 2017 South African film starring Tom Ainsley and Sarah Dumont, directed by Amanda Evans.
Chris Sievey and The Freshies

Gordon Ansell 14th April 2019, 20:30 Entertainment, Music, Opinion 442 words.

Chris Sievey was Frank Sidebottom and, sadly, more people remember him for that than his band, The Freshies.
The Girl in the Spider’s Web film (2018) review

Gordon Ansell 8th April 2019, 10:33 Entertainment, Films, Review 588 words.

A review of The Girl in the Spider's web, another Millennium sequel starring Claire Foy as Stieg Larsson's Lisbeth Salander.
Equalizer 2 (2018) film review

Gordon Ansell 26th March 2019, 08:19 Entertainment, Films, Review 450 words.

A review of Equalizer 2 in which Denzel Washington reprises his roll as action hero Robert McCall.
Mandy (2018) film review - psychotic psychedelia

Gordon Ansell 22nd March 2019, 10:20 Entertainment, Films, Review 447 words.

A review of 'Mandy', a psychedelic horror movie starring Nicholas Cage and Andrea Riseborough.
Hunter Killer review - tense but otherwise average

Gordon Ansell 14th March 2019, 06:30 Entertainment, Films, Review 268 words.

A review of 'Hunter Killer', a submarine-based moview starring Gerard Butler and Gary Oldman. Distinctly average is my verdict.
Five musical howlers from the 60s and 70s

Gordon Ansell 21st February 2019, 06:45 Entertainment, Music, Opinion 459 words.

5 truly dreadful songs from the 60s and 70s, at least in my opinion. Presented here with YouTube clips to back up my arguments.
Please telly, have mercy on me

Gordon Ansell 24th August 2018, 07:50 Entertainment, TV, Rant, Opinion 337 words.

Love Island, Strictly, X-Factor, Big Brother, Keeping Up with the Kardashians and similar. Why are we constantly plagued by this nonsense on television?
Five good books I’ve read in 2018

Gordon Ansell 11th August 2018, 07:30 Entertainment, Books, Opinion 764 words.

Brief reviews of five fiction books I've read in 2018. Authors are Karin Slaughter, Stephen King, Neil Gaiman, Matt Haig and Gail Honeyman.
Ten awesome punk songs you may have forgotten about

Gordon Ansell 9th April 2018, 05:46 Entertainment, Music, Opinion 87 words.

Ten punk songs (with YouTube links), mainly from the late 70s and early 80s. Includes songs by Wire, X-Ray Spex, The Only Ones, Crass and others.
Rebel Rebel - a fantastic recording by Bowie

Gordon Ansell 19th March 2018, 07:45 Entertainment, Music, Review 640 words.

A fantastic live version of David Bowie's 'Rebel Rebel' and an overview of my music tastes, which are quite wide and varied these days.
The Fast and The Furious 8 (The Fate of The Furious) review - complete tosh

Gordon Ansell 8th March 2018, 07:50 Entertainment, Films, Review 502 words.

A review of the Fast and The Furious 8 (The Fate of The Furious), which in my opinion is a film without any redeeming features.