Wednesday, August 30, 2017

I Love Don Lemon..


More to come on this... but quickly, check this out!



More on this 51 year old hunk from Louisiana, yes that is right, 51! Don Lemon now resides in New York and works for that Fake News network, I mean CNN.

Lemon is a polarising news personality in the USA, but I think he is tops. His handsome, intelligent and has become a YouTube star for some of his reports on the USA going down the toilet, I mean the Trump administration.

More to come on Lemon and my love of US media personalities giving it to the truth, reporting facts and not slogans like my LEAST favourite, you know "his not a conventional president", what the fuck does that even mean? He needs to be presidential or at least professional. God damn it Donald.

Saturday, August 26, 2017

The Keepers


Netflix delivers another murder/mystery documentary following the huge success of Making a Murderer.

Airing on Netflix mid May, 2017 I finally caught up with the series this month and it's one that stays with you. Like Making a Murderer justice is never served (spoiler alert) and if you didn't like the organisation known as the Catholic church before watching this, I challenge you to approve of their cover ups after this.



The murder of Sister Cathy Cesnik is heartbreaking, however the sexual abuse at Baltimore's now closed Keough High School is horrific.

The documentary series lead by two incredible former students of Cesnik has been meet by the highest critical praise, and everyone I have spoken to who has watched the series has been blown away.

Netflix continues to deliver both series and documentaries which are of the highest quality and really hitting it's competitors (including movie/big budget producers) where it hurts.

The Keepers is outstanding but not for the faint hearted, by episode two it gets real dark, real fast. It's seven episodes and simply wonderful.

Wednesday, August 23, 2017

Pumping Money into Stadiums in NSW


Why? Have you looked at the numbers? Or Donald Trump's favourite, the Fake News?

Ok so ANZ Stadium/Homebush is about as popular as a debate on Gay Marriage in mid-late 2017. For years now I have been amazed at why anyone would wanted to go out to ANZ Stadium to watch NRL, AFL (Oh wait Sydney Swans took all their home games back to the SCG) or a concert?

And now the numbers speak for themselves, NRL games last week attracted less than 7,000 (these were published numbers, not actual scanned ticketed entries) people per game. Two nights of less than 7,000 people in an 83,500 seat venue. Wow so that is like just over 8%. Wow.

So NSW wants to invest in this stadium, why?

Well who knows but in all honesty is their is no toll on the M4 to get to Homebush before and the crowds were shit, what will a toll on the M4 do to crowds at the Olympic wasteland?

Time will tell but man, Super Rugby is losing the WA team, NRL is firing coaches, should we maybe just look at getting fans to fill the empty 76,500 odd seats?

Just a thought. Good Night.

Sunday, August 20, 2017

Silver Screen in 2017 {Dunkirk}


Not long ago I waged a war on war films, I said enough was enough, I was done and Anzac Day here in Australia went into war overload. In our current times war films are scary cause shit could get real, real fast. With two dictators in a penis size contest across the Pacific Ocean, there is every chance we may be looking at another war.

Ok to fiction not the news, Dunkirk, the film that everyone is losing their minds over. And for a 3:30pm session, close to a month into it's cinema run, my session was PACKED. That is a sensational sign.

It was a cold windy as fuck day but still, movies that:

1. Last for four weeks at the cinema, miracle in 2017
2. Have more than a handful of people in a session
3. Attract all age groups, natio's and the main good sign, (almost) no-one (except one younger girl near me) had their phones on during the 106 minute film.



Christopher Nolan is a legend, get that straight from the get go, the 47 year old is outstanding. His Dark Knight trilogy was beyond brilliant and now he takes on the Second World War.

Surprisingly Harry Styles continues One Direction domination in 2017 with a semi major role in this feature film. A feature film unlike One Direction lacking dialogue. Let's quickly look at One Direction in 2017:

ZAYN - Still riding the success of his debut album, critically and commercially. One D always had commercial success but critical acclaim, this is a first. He also released a non album single with PartyNextDoor and late last year collaborated with M.I.A and Snakehips.

NIALL - His solo single has sold 140,000 copies in Australia, giving us all Slow Hands, whilst reaching the top 5 in more than 8 countries.

LIAM - Has kept it in the X Factor family having a child with Cheryl and Stripping it Down with rapper of the moment Quavo. His latest single is an up tempo number with producer Zedd. Like Niall Strip it Down has sold over 140,000 copies in Australia.

HARRY - Most probably having the best 2017, along with his first "actual" movie role (excluding the 1D films) his album went top 10 in more than 9 countries, Sign of Times the debut solo single went to number one in Australia and the UK. Harry is currently unstoppable.

LOUIS - Did a monster effort at the X Factor GF last year days after his mother passed. His work with Steve Aoki is a new turn with 1D going electro. Louis could be the dark horse of the group when his solo record lands.

So alongside Harry, regular Christopher Nolan stars lined up like Tom Hardy (AKA Bane) & Cillian Murphy (Scarecrow).

Dunkirk is a monster success and rightfully so, it's definitely one to see on the big screen, 4.25 Stars.

Saturday, August 19, 2017

Silver Screen in 2017 {Annabelle: Creation}


I am not going to lie, I was a huge fan of the two Conjuring films that came before this but back in 2014 we saw the first Annabelle film.

So this is film four in the Conjuring series, a fifth will be out in 2018, The Nun and a third Conjuring film is also in the works.

Surprisingly this film has received way better reviews than the original Annabelle and the cast including the divine Miranda Otto and Anthony LaPaglia (Aussie power, along with Aussie film king/producer superstar James Wan) it is a better film and a prequel not a sequel.



It has been a an interesting few weeks for films, Dunkirk (review coming tomorrow, I did a double feature today) has smashed it, and in the USA apparently it's been a blood bath for a lot of big budget Summer films.

I do love/hate scary movies in my 30's I find I am no longer able to take the jumps (or scares on roller-coasters) like I could in my teens/20's. But I did enjoy the tension that built in this intense thriller/horror film.

The story all comes together nicely, it's paced fairly well, with a semi slow start but still it really kicks into gear mid-way through.

There is a lot of noises in the night we have seen before, bangs, doors closing slowly and demons being unleashed.

Look it's not perfect but it is a shit load of fun, I enjoyed it and will give it 3.5 Stars.

Friday, August 18, 2017

Legend of the Week: Don Lemon


Yes Don, say it like it is, it has been another horrid week for the so called "President" of the USA.

Thursday, August 17, 2017

Pauline Hanson you are...


A DISGRACE, AS ARE THE THUGS WHO VOTED FOR YOUR PATHETIC CAUSE. WHAT A CHILDISH, IMMATURE, VILE STUNT FROM THE QUEEN OF VILE. YOU ARE THE SCUM OF THE EARTH.

EVEN REX TILLERSON AND THE RACIST TRUMP ADMINISTRATION (WHICH YOU PRAISE) EVEN THINKS YOU TOO MUCH. DAMN BABY GIRL, QUIT, MALCOLM ROBERTS I HOPE TO HELL YOU ARE BRITISH AND GET OUT OF THE SENATE AND STOP MAKING A FOOL OF YOURSELF.

WHEN GEORGE BRANDIS IS SEEN AS A CHAMPION, YOU KNOW YOU ARE IN THE WRONG. PAULINE DARL IT'S TIME TO RETURN TO THE FISH N CHIP SHOP, STAT. BYE

Tuesday, August 15, 2017

Post City to Surf: Netflix n Chillin'


So I was out of it after the City to Surf, I hit my goal of running the whole way and then the couch and Netflix never looked so damn good, like DAMN (Kendrick Lamar style) good.

I smashed hit movie made for Netflix, OKJA, warning this is hella good and Jake Gyllenhaal stop being so god damn good looking! Also Ahn Seo-hyun what a star in the making, sensational! And not to mention Glenn I mean Steven Yeun, nice to see you back on the screen.

I have always been interested in the murder mystery that rocked Boulder, Colorado so it was a no brainer to catch up with CASTING JONBENET. This was interesting watching people give their opinions on a mystery still unsolved to this day.

Then I got dark, THE KEEPERS, now this is dark. So much so it's not your usual Netflix show, there is no time to binge this. Again the Catholic Church is under the spotlight for another cover up.

That said if you liked Making a Murderer you will enjoy The Keepers. I am two episodes in (of seven) and can say I am hooked. Once I get through my incredible HBO Sunday viewing I am back on The Keepers.

Big news at Netflix too which happened in time for this post to be published, Shondaland is moving.... to Netflix. ABC (USA) this is a nightmare for y'all.

Sunday, August 13, 2017

Sydney has City to Surf, Charlottesville has a KKK torch lit march


OH America, you are UP shit creek with no paddle anywhere in sight. Dump Trump, now, it's time to stop playing nice (and I know the media excluding those cunts at Fox & Friends, hate Trump) and saying well we knew he was under-qualified. Under-qualified that's our excuse for Pauline and Malcolm Roberts and the disaster zone that is One Nation Version 2.0. Back stupider than ever and even more irritating than in the 90's.

So in a world where Australia's leader takes the predictable stance of lining up behind the United States of Stupidity and enter in wars no-one even the US troops want to enter. He can ban Trans folks from service however we can't ban him from another Iraq, another Syria, another Vietnam, another cluster fuck.

But Trump needs a war, he needs something, more than half of the country thinks he is an epic fail and even Hilary hating Bernie loving liberals can't believe their eyes and ears every time they turn on CNN.

But when our "leader" or I like to call Malcolm the follower behaves in a manner of bowing down to President Trump and co, it's hard to be proud of a leader who once gave us hope. Hope we were moving away from Tony Abbott. Mr 1950's himself. Like Trump he liked a simplifier time, like his mind. That lead to his own party telling him in no certain terms to FUCK off. However he continues to hang around like a fart in a lift and give Andrew Bolt and Ray Hadley hope that maybe, just maybe 1950 is around the corner again. When you could be openly racist or deny women of equal rights in the workplace. Actually do any women work at 2GB?

So with my rapid blast of negativity towards the so called conservatives/right it was with my great pleasure and excitement (whilst this shit was going down in the USA under most most unpopular world leader right now) to attend the spectacular City to Surf on a perfect Sydney Sunday.

All walks of life from all parts of Sydney, Australia and I'm sure the world united to get fit and run from the city to Bondi Beach.

An iconic spot in Sydney, Bondi Beach has never looked better after 14KM of hills, avoiding the 60,000 plus crowd and making my way in just over 1 hour, 16 minutes, this was pure happiness. Couples, families, friends, work mates, everyone running together and showing true grit.

Why can't more people jump on the fitness bandwagon, get out, get healthy, get happy. So much time is spent writing negative, YouTube, online comments. At least if you are going to call someone out call them out and have a basis for your point. Mine:

Malcolm Turnball:

1. Has changed his mind on so many policies he may as well have gone from Labor to Liberal since he has moved into the PM spot.

2. His blind support of Trump is bewildering, this country needs to stand alone, follow Germany and other world leaders calling this man out for the lunatic he is.

3. Get your own party in order. Tell the Nationals to fuck off (actually you can't because you rely so heavily on them) or at least tell the far right to zip it, Trump may have "won" in the USA, but it's not popular, it's not what the majority (AKA Hilary's extra 3 million voters) want.

4. Accept you've fucked up, ignore the News Limited, Sky News or should I say Fox News in training nonsense. Miranda Devine is a bitter old woman, who if she did actually open her eyes when leaving the Holt Street, Surry Hills office would notice, not everyone is as privileged as her good self.

5. Just DO something, anything. Your a leader mate, at present you just follow whoever, whenever or wherever it's convenient. Grow a PAIR, you're wife is a brilliant mind, maybe talk to her and learn how to put some big girls pants on.

6. Great you catch public transport but most people who do don't have multi million dollar Eastern Suburbs properties, speak to REAL people and learn, all the attacks on Labor, constantly blaming everyone else for your misfortunes just look juvenile.


There is six of what could be a million things wrong with MT. But well done Sydney, well done everyone at Fairfax for the City to Surf, what a brilliant event. Charlottesville seriously, what the fuck, what the actual fuck.

Saturday, August 12, 2017

Renewals Galore PLUS one Cancellation (TV update)


So the critics hated, I thought it was interesting trash and got addictive but GYPSY is yet another Netflix series to call season one a day.

Still on Netflix they also renewed GLOW this week for a ten episode second season to air in 2018 and the unpopular with the critics IRON FIST was also surprisingly renewed for a second season.

Popular lady drug queen pin series, Queen of the South (currently airing) will return for a third season next US Summer.

I said only one cancellation but I thought it was only an event series, Twin Peaks will not return, sorry Stan in Australia for all the hype I'm not sure if Twin Peaks really delivered.

The brilliant Sunday nights on HBO will continue in 2018, BALLERS and INSECURE return for respective fourth and third seasons, YES!

So next Summer TV/Streaming will be busy. Thank goodness as Australian TV continues to go down a dark downward spiral. The recent reality TV show Hell's Kitchen Australia has been off to a bleak start, no magic million, no Australian Ninja Warrior excitement, just ending it's first week at 632,000 viewers. This show will more than likely start to see audiences around half a million I predict.

That said still to air in coming weeks:

Sunday (US):

Claws finale and it can end on a cliffhanger as the HBO rejected drama/comedy has been renewed for a second outting

Game of Thrones, how can it beat last weeks sensational episode? It returns for episode five, that means including this episode, three to go!!!

Ray Donovan, Ballers and Insecure also will be there to add to a beefy buffet of exceptional drama/comedy. Yes Australian networks, people still like well told stories not some fucking oddball celebrities cooking?

Next week:

It's finally here for Netflix, Iron Fist, Luke Cage, Daredevil and Jessica Jones, The Defenders eight episode first season hits our screeen's.

Girlfriends Guide to Divorce is back for it's fourth season

And Late September/Early October:

How to Get Away with Murder (Season four), Legends of Tomorrow (Season three), The Flash (Season four) and the Dynasty remake launches, will it sink or swim?

So much to watch, so little time, enjoy the City to Surf tomorrow fellow runners!

Friday, August 11, 2017

Sharknado 5: Global Swarming


Why oh why? And why Olivia Newton John? This is some hard up shit right now, but that said even Karl & Lisa from Australia's Today show gave this one a good hard crack.

Sharknado is the kind of trash you have on in the background once one is folding their smalls and to be honest no one (mainly the stars and guest stars) take this extremely serious.

Margaret Cho and Jai Rodriguez make the most unbelievable couple on a honeymoon before of course being hit by sharks (multiple in Cho's case). Sorry for the spoiler alert but we know almost everyone dies by the fifth TV film on Syfy by now right?

Another spoiler alert at the end of the film it says to be continued and with limited leads left by the end of this film who knows where and when this will end. However it's Summer in the USA and sharks go with Summer right?

If there was anyone taking this serious it would be a train wreck but as it's all cheese (extra cheese) then really in a world going to hell in an Ivanka Trump branded handbag fuck it, this is entertainment in 2017.


Thursday, August 10, 2017

Ray Donovan Season 5.


What happens when a show returns but one of the main cast doesn't? Unexplained death during a break of the show is sometimes weird, and when flashbacks try and piece together what we have missed you loose a sense of set up for the season ahead.

Season 5 of Ray Donovan I read is rumoured to be the last and without a main character and a show running on borrowed time I would not be surprised if this Showtime series did call it a day at the end of this season.

Susan Sarandon fresh from Ryan Murphy's Feud joins the cast as one of this seasons special guests. The show has had a large revolving door of recurring guests and Ray's problem solving has taken a back seat in recent seasons.

It has been interesting watching the two kids grow up in front of our eyes but where will their story and Ray's end?

Don't get me wrong I have enjoyed the performances in this past seasons however I think this show is coming to a natural end. With an appropriate song used for the flashbacks and the start of the season Mazzy Star's Fade into You is what we might see Ray Donovan fade off into the Golden Era of TV.

Wednesday, August 9, 2017

Difficult People Season 3.


Difficult People returns for a difficult third season this week on Hulu whilst @ HBO I picked it the brilliant Insecure will be back for Season 3 and Ballers with The Rock with have a rock solid Season 4.

Summer TV has been short of any huge success with Game Of Thrones Season 7 stealing everyone's thunder. This week's episode again having over 10 million viewers.

Enough about HBO, it's back to Hulu and comedy Difficult People is packing a big punches in 2017 with their 10 episode third outing. Billy & Julie continue to hate the world and the world, well it hates them right back.



It's camp it's over the top and it's exactly what you were expecting with this series. The language is coarse the show moves at fast pace and the one liners are thick and fast like Veep, just not as funny.

Difficult People look out for it now, episode one includes the wonderful Larry Wilmore. Whoops there is another Insecure reference, so gosh damn excited it's coming back for a third outing!

Monday, August 7, 2017

Silver Screen in 2017 {The Big Sick}


What happens when you attend a film you don't have a lot of excitement about and it turns out to be, well fantastic. It's time for my take on the Big Sick.



Some know Kumail Nanjiani as Dinesh on HBO's killer nerd comedy Silicon Valley and we all know producer Judd Apatow from Trainwreck, This is 40, Bridesmaids, Superbad and so many more.

Zoe Kazan is Kumail's love interest and Holly Hunter and Ray Romano are adorable as Kumail's could be in laws.

It's a highly adorable and remarkable, it's even more impressive it's written by Kumail and his real life wife (played by young Zoe Kazan) Emily V. Gordon.

It's an interesting concept for a rom com mixing race relations and culture clash and love in the modern era.

Love is hard, love is tough and in this film love is beautiful. The message of love is love is never more true than in this film.

I enjoyed this a lot, the laughs are a little few and far between by I gave up on wanting a comedy and I settled for a feel good film. And honestly feel good films are harder to come by these days. Comedies with the word fuck used multiple times, common, leaving the cinema with a goofy grin, not so common.

4 Stars, beautiful.

Friday, August 4, 2017

Ozark Season 1.


I want to love this so much, Laura Linney, Jason Bateman, Netflix.... what could go wrong, have I binged too much TV this month? Or is it just because I am one episode in and I also read it's like a love child between Bloodline (which I hated towards the end) and Breaking Bad?



I am only one and a bit episodes in and it's getting better with a foul mouthed Linney coming into the light but there was something missing from the hype in episode one.

Linney was brilliant in her last TV role as Cathy Jamison on The Big C. The show was funny and heartbreaking all within the one scene.

I am going to give this a red hot go for the rest of next week and I still have high hopes, because I really want to like this.

With the return of Ray Donovan this weekend Sunday's are now bumping with HBO's hot Sunday line up Game of Thrones, Insecure and Ballers and TNT's brilliant Claws, it's a big drama filled TV night. Whilst in Australia Winter audiences are expected to dine on another cooking reality show, season 675 of The Block or a poor mans Survivor, or is that Australian Survivor. Heaven help an Australian network who thought outside the box and screened something other than reality in prime time, shock horror.

Look out for more opinions on Ozark soon....

Thursday, August 3, 2017

Legion Season 1.


Am I missing something??? I admit I got into this series late, however the reviews were off the chart when it aired, the ratings on the other hand not so much.

Legion is another in the Marvel TV land, based on X-Men characters. However this show also deals heavily with mental health. Mental Health & superheroes, does this mix? Maybe as super powers are individual and mutants have always been something of an outsider.

I have to say in catching up on this series with all eight episodes of the first season at my fingertips I am finding it a little tough to watch. It skips around at a manic pace and unlike most shows I am not sure I am going to see out the second series.

Starring comedy IT girl Aubrey Plaza, she was a major drawcard but her character is so twisted I find it hard to follow.

Maybe I have missed something but I even enjoyed the underwhelming Iron Fist more than this. For me it is lacking something, maybe the fact none of the characters I can identify with? Not sure, but here is a little something, something about series two from the recent Comic Com.

Wednesday, August 2, 2017

Insecure Season 2.


I adored the first season of HBO comedy/drama Insecure and it feels like only yesterday I smashed season one ahead of an intrusive medical procedure.

Issa Rae the creator and lead star is outstanding, she is stylish and the music used in this series, DAMN! The first episode was like one big block party on season two.

Larry Wilmore is the other creator and was recently on Real Time with Bill Maher. He is my hero! He is a total champion.



I am so happy Milo ended up getting what he deserved his incline to a powerful voice was frightening.

Now to Insecure, the music is good, the storytelling and script great and the men are smoking hot.

If you love HBO and you love music, this is for you. Also if you like an honest relationship story where as humans we do fuck up from time to time.

Here is a taste of some of the music from episode one of this terrific new series. God HBO has it going on, on Sunday nights, Insecure, Ballers and of course Game of Thrones.