You might have seen those “bucket list” movies where ageing stars team up to tick off lifelong dreams and get into a bit of mischief along the way. You know the type – pleasant, sentimental, and fairly predictable. Now we…
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This is England (2006) – Shane Meadows (Friday’s Finest)
This Is England is a historical fiction coming-of-age drama set in Margaret Thatcher’s 1980s England. It centres on a troubled 12-year-old boy, Shaun, who lives with his widowed mother, Cynthia, in the East Midlands of England. Both are trying to…
Tagged with: Ludovico Einaudi, Shane Meadows, Stephen Graham, this is england
Posted in Movies and TV
Posted in Movies and TV
War Scenes from ‘Saving Private Ryan’ – A Friday’s Finest Special
It’s said that Steven Spielberg’s war film Saving Private Ryan is one of the greatest war films ever made. The opening scene at Omaha Beach, in particular, is often cited as the benchmark for throwing the audience headfirst into what…
Marty Supreme (2025) – Josh Safdie (Friday’s Finest)
Marty Supreme hereby completes the trilogy of movies starring Timothée Chalamet I’ve written about so far, in this order: Dune, A Complete Unknown, and now Marty Supreme. I was looking forward to watching Marty Supreme just as much as his…
Elf (2003) – Jon Favreau (Friday’s Finest)
I caught Elf a few days back on cable and had a merry ol’ time. I’ve seen it plenty of times, so I figured I should finally do a write-up for my Friday’s Finest segment. I don’t think I’ve ever…
Deliver Me from Nowhere (2025) – Scott Cooper (Friday’s Finest)
People might have been disappointed if they went in expecting the film to revel in The Boss’s highs. Instead, this biopic – much like how director Scott Cooper portrayed Bad Blake in Crazy Heart – focuses on mostly the lows,…
Tagged with: Bruce Springsteen, deliver me from nowhere, nebraska, Scott Cooper
Posted in Movies and TV, Music
Posted in Movies and TV, Music
Maudie (2016) – Aisling Walsh (Friday’s Finest)
“Practicing an art, no matter how well or badly, is a way to make your soul grow, for heaven’s sake. Sing in the shower. Dance to the radio. Tell stories. Write a poem to a friend, even a lousy poem.…
A Serious Man (2009) – Joel and Ethan Coen (Friday’s Finest)
The brothers Joel and Ethan Coen have long stood among my favourite filmmakers, and their work has often featured here at Friday’s Finest. A Serious Man (2009) seems one of their lesser-known and most underrated films, yet I think it…
Brooklyn Soundtrack (2015) – Score by Michael Brook
Last night, I watched a moving romantic period drama called Brooklyn, starring the wonderful Saoirse Ronan – whom you might remember from other standout performances in Lady Bird, Little Women, and The Grand Budapest Hotel. One of the aspects of…
6/10/25 – 12/10/25 – Con Man, Oakland & Heart Attack
Welcome to Monday’s News on the March – The week that was in my digital world. Con Man interview-Matthew CoxVideo interview at Soft White Underbelly “You can’t be a scumbag and then be upset when people do scumbag things to…
Tagged with: Coco Crisp's Afro, con man, emergency, Gary Trujillo, health, heart attack, matthew cox, oakland, soft white underbelly, the ghosts of oakland
Posted in Health, Movies and TV, News, Sport and Adventure
Posted in Health, Movies and TV, News, Sport and Adventure
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