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The Journal, Episode 5 | The Horrors of a Review Day
This month it’s a rare look behind the scenes on review days for this very blog, plus, a taste of things to come for next year’s Journal content, as …
First Take: Bohemian Rhapsody- not quite a killer queen, but still damn enjoyable
SYNOPSIS: A chronicle of the years leading up to Queen’s legendary appearance at the 1985 Live Aid concert. It has taken Brian May and Roger Taylor ne…
First Take: First Man- one small step for man
SYNOPSIS: A look at the life of the astronaut, Neil Armstrong, and the legendary space mission that led him to become the first man to walk on the Mo…
First Take: Bad Times at the El Royale- literally the wrong cinema, at the right time
SYNOPSIS: Seven strangers, each with a secret to bury, meet at Lake Tahoe’s El Royale, a rundown hotel with a dark past. Over the course of one fatefu…
First Take: Johnny English Strikes Again- it’s all literally falling apart
SYNOPSIS: After a cyber-attack reveals the identity of all of the active undercover agents in Britain, Johnny English is forced to come out of retirem…
Projection Room: a star isn’t born at some cinemas... it’s negotiated
Legal note: the following views are those of TheJackSmit.com and not those of any employer or cinema chain UPDATE: As of October 12th, Vue and Warner …
We’re Back on the Radio: The Ripped Ticket Show returns
Earlier today, I made my return to Pulse Radio’s Ripped Ticket Show for our first programme of the brand new season. If you missed out on it, it’ll b…
First Take: Venom- never trust a symbiote
Spoiler free as usual. Because the world has too many superheroes spoilers. SYNOPSIS: When Eddie Brock acquires the powers of a symbiote, he will hav…
First Take: A Star Is Born- a very good view into a complex music industry
SYNOPSIS: A musician helps a young singer and actress find fame, even as age and alcoholism send his own career into a downward spiral. Usually I’d be …