Inception

Quite a lot of hype had built up around Christopher Nolan's latest movie and so I was anxious to see whether it was justified. On balance after two and a half hours I am satisfied that it was, just about. With Nolan the viewer is almost guaranteed that they will be served up a work of thoughtful intelligence, this is no different. A multilayered plot arises naturally from the subject matter at hand, namely dreams and their impact, perceived or otherwise. Stories have emerged that Nolan worked for...

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World Cup 2010 - A Reflection

Ok, so my best laid plans to blog daily on the progress of the World Cup fell by the wayside under an umbrella of laziness, mostly. It wasn't a stellar tournament by any yardstick. In fact it had more lows than highs. I'm going to do a highlights and lowlights package.HighlightsGermany: They embraced this campaign with gay abandon and provided it's brightest moments attacking wise. A mainly youthful side threw caution to the wind and played with real verve, especially on the counter attack. They...

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In The Heat Of the Night

Widely regarded as a classic yet somehow I hadn't managed to get round to watching it. That changed last night when I spotted it's listing on BBC4 @ 10.30pm. My girlfriend and regular viewing companion was of a similar persuasion so we sat back to digest. This is a near perfect movie in every sense of the word. The main roles are played by Sidney Poitier and Rod Steiger as an out of town homicide detective and a local sheriff respectively. Ably supported by a uniformly brilliant cast there are brilliant...

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