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Adolescence 2025 Netflix.
Firstly, this is hard viewing. It tells of a murder of a teenage girl by a young and very impressionable 13 year old. It touches on male toxicity and the effects of masculine "influencers". Andrew Tate is mentioned, but this toxicity could be from any internet source or peer pressure, & stemming from a culture of social media bullying from the kids themselves.
Starring dad Stephen Graham, mum Christine Tramarco?& a phenomenal Owen Cooper playing the 13 year old Jamie. Wow this kid is great. Hopefully he makes all the right career choices he could be around for a number of years. Stephen Graham needs to be applauded for this discovery and for the creation of this 4 part series.
It tells in emotionally graphic detail how the murder effect's , the school, family and Jamie and its root causes. Ironically not Katie the murdered child. The two person scene with Jamie and his psychologist, played by Erin Docherty who is in the referral unit to assess Jamie is the best piece of acting I think I've seen in years, The final episode when Jamie's family have to live with the consequences is heart breaking, again it is breathtaking how they along with Jamie's sister (sorry don't have her name) deal with the fall out both to themselves and to them within their community.
Ironically I recently watched. 1000 Blows, starring Graham & Doherty and i felt that was all bombast and testosterone. This is the exact opposite. The masculinity is evidence in fragility and does make more of an impression that 99% of TV dramas .
If you have kids, or work with kids, or even in a relationship. Be it male & female, it does make you look inward as to how you would react interact in certain situations.
Obviously like any piece of drama you can find fault, the 2nd episode in the school does lose focus. Otherwise this is a must see classic 10/10.
Firstly, this is hard viewing. It tells of a murder of a teenage girl by a young and very impressionable 13 year old. It touches on male toxicity and the effects of masculine "influencers". Andrew Tate is mentioned, but this toxicity could be from any internet source or peer pressure, & stemming from a culture of social media bullying from the kids themselves.
Starring dad Stephen Graham, mum Christine Tramarco?& a phenomenal Owen Cooper playing the 13 year old Jamie. Wow this kid is great. Hopefully he makes all the right career choices he could be around for a number of years. Stephen Graham needs to be applauded for this discovery and for the creation of this 4 part series.
It tells in emotionally graphic detail how the murder effect's , the school, family and Jamie and its root causes. Ironically not Katie the murdered child. The two person scene with Jamie and his psychologist, played by Erin Docherty who is in the referral unit to assess Jamie is the best piece of acting I think I've seen in years, The final episode when Jamie's family have to live with the consequences is heart breaking, again it is breathtaking how they along with Jamie's sister (sorry don't have her name) deal with the fall out both to themselves and to them within their community.
Ironically I recently watched. 1000 Blows, starring Graham & Doherty and i felt that was all bombast and testosterone. This is the exact opposite. The masculinity is evidence in fragility and does make more of an impression that 99% of TV dramas .
If you have kids, or work with kids, or even in a relationship. Be it male & female, it does make you look inward as to how you would react interact in certain situations.
Obviously like any piece of drama you can find fault, the 2nd episode in the school does lose focus. Otherwise this is a must see classic 10/10.
A Complete Unknown 2024
I have a chequered history with Dylan and have dipped in the shallows of Dylan's back catalogue on a number of occasions, never learning to swim, but enjoyed a brief paddle. Being a lover of singers and vocalist from an early age, I have always found Dylan's nasally whine too much. Of course, his songs are magical and sounds amazing when given life by better voices who can spark them into life. Julie Driscoll's "Wheel's on Fire", Bryan Ferry's "Hard Rain Gonna Fall" George Harrison's "If Not For You" and of course "Knocking on Heaven's Door" , by numerous singers who make the song soar, Anohni's and Gun's & Roses being prime examples.
I have also seen him live, on his seemingly never-ending tour... in 2022, he was cold and distant remote and he failed to connect to the his gathered congregation. You know what, I hated the concert, it was too expensive by far, but there was an epiphany for me. I learnt that it isn't necessarily the performance it is the song, and the emotion that it carries, a cracked broken voice is better than a note perfect rendition.
I have since revisited Dylan's songs, covers and originals and have learnt to appreciate those songs and their many iterations.
So what of this biopic of the early "folk" roots of Robert Zimmerman AKA the soon to be famous Bob Dylan.
It's a lovely film, steeped in the café culture of the early 60s of New York's Greenwich village, you can almost smell the coffee. Zimmerman is clearly a talent, and he soon starts making waves, with devotees and fans amongst his older peers, the likes of Pete Seeger and the ailing Woody Guthrie.
His arrogance and belief in his talent never wanes and his desire to be the best outshines everything in his way. Dylan flits between his girlfriend's not being able to commit to either Sylie Russo or Joan Baez. . He is a bit of a bounder to be fair. Seemingly stepping over anyone who gets in the way of his art?
Success follows success, and culminates with his going electric in 1965, finally freeing himself from the "folk" artist label, much to the annoyance of his "folk" fans". In turn he creates a new fan base when he becomes the electric monster.
It's very evocative of the early 60sin New York (not that I'd been there obviously) Cafe Wha, Sine clubs sighted in the background.
Its enjoyable, and although I loved the film with its fast and loose approach to the myth of Bob Dylan, I now want to go and recheck, Todd Haynes I'm Not There, from years before.
8/10 for a 2 1/2 hours engrossing film.
I have also seen him live, on his seemingly never-ending tour... in 2022, he was cold and distant remote and he failed to connect to the his gathered congregation. You know what, I hated the concert, it was too expensive by far, but there was an epiphany for me. I learnt that it isn't necessarily the performance it is the song, and the emotion that it carries, a cracked broken voice is better than a note perfect rendition.
I have since revisited Dylan's songs, covers and originals and have learnt to appreciate those songs and their many iterations.
So what of this biopic of the early "folk" roots of Robert Zimmerman AKA the soon to be famous Bob Dylan.
It's a lovely film, steeped in the café culture of the early 60s of New York's Greenwich village, you can almost smell the coffee. Zimmerman is clearly a talent, and he soon starts making waves, with devotees and fans amongst his older peers, the likes of Pete Seeger and the ailing Woody Guthrie.
His arrogance and belief in his talent never wanes and his desire to be the best outshines everything in his way. Dylan flits between his girlfriend's not being able to commit to either Sylie Russo or Joan Baez. . He is a bit of a bounder to be fair. Seemingly stepping over anyone who gets in the way of his art?
Success follows success, and culminates with his going electric in 1965, finally freeing himself from the "folk" artist label, much to the annoyance of his "folk" fans". In turn he creates a new fan base when he becomes the electric monster.
It's very evocative of the early 60sin New York (not that I'd been there obviously) Cafe Wha, Sine clubs sighted in the background.
Its enjoyable, and although I loved the film with its fast and loose approach to the myth of Bob Dylan, I now want to go and recheck, Todd Haynes I'm Not There, from years before.
8/10 for a 2 1/2 hours engrossing film.
Priscilla 2023 directed by Sofia Coppola (of the Coppola dynasty)
starring Cailee Spaeny ? As Priscilla and Jacob Elordi (latterly of Saltburn's salty bath juice fame) plays Elvis.
The tag lines goes "Teenage Priscilla Beaulieu meets Elvis Presley at a party, when Elvis the king of Rock n Roll is stationed in Germany" Presley little did he realise at the time, that he was at the crossroad between the raw rock n roll of his early years and the schmaltz of his cheesy movie career (thanks Colonel Tom Parker)
The relationship between Parker and Presley was central to the Austin Butler starring movie Elvis in 2022. A year later came this mess of a movie. Priscilla to me is cast perfectly she plays a vulnerable and naive 14 year old that she was, all doe eyed and bushy tailed in her love for her sugar daddy. That said the film rests on her relationship with Elvis and the age difference and power imbalance. Elordi, is just wrong as Elvis, whereas the Austin Butler "Elvis" oozes charisma, Elordi, mumbles his way through the film each and every scene punctuated by a "ubba bubba" mumbled dialogue, whether its a "poppa this pill" ,or "I ain't gonna sin before marriage Pricilla you can give me a ubba ubba special cuddle"
What we learnt from the film, was Priscilla was introduced to pills by Elvis, wake up pills, a go to sleep pills, supress your hunger pills etc > Priscilla was painfully lonely and was looked down upon by all. Elvis, had sycophants at his disposal who laughed and played along with his every prank, he had affairs, before his marriage to Priscilla, and after. Pricilla, unable to free herself, from this predicament especially after their marriage. She was literally not holding the baby, nanny's doing that job for her. Lisa Marie, preferring the company of her nanny over her emotionally remote mum and dad. Elvis becoming more and more distant the the bigger in size and status he became. Eventually gave Priscilla her only option, as she drove away to freedom through the Graceland gates.
The film, based on Priscilla's book "Elvis and Me", couldn't get any rights to his music, so the few Elvis gem's that you do hear are cover's by Coppola's boyfriends band, Phoenix . Guitar Man is heard in a distorted montage of the 68 comeback special (how embarrassing).
Other contemporary music is heard, which highlights the time line throughout the 60s, this works great, but again, covers are played, The Ramones playing the Ronettes "Baby I Love You" is a wonderful song , but doesn't belong here.
This film stinks, it is boring, I guess that reflects Priscilla's live as it was, between Elvis returning home and painting her toe nails and watching him and his crew goof around.
3/10.
The tag lines goes "Teenage Priscilla Beaulieu meets Elvis Presley at a party, when Elvis the king of Rock n Roll is stationed in Germany" Presley little did he realise at the time, that he was at the crossroad between the raw rock n roll of his early years and the schmaltz of his cheesy movie career (thanks Colonel Tom Parker)
The relationship between Parker and Presley was central to the Austin Butler starring movie Elvis in 2022. A year later came this mess of a movie. Priscilla to me is cast perfectly she plays a vulnerable and naive 14 year old that she was, all doe eyed and bushy tailed in her love for her sugar daddy. That said the film rests on her relationship with Elvis and the age difference and power imbalance. Elordi, is just wrong as Elvis, whereas the Austin Butler "Elvis" oozes charisma, Elordi, mumbles his way through the film each and every scene punctuated by a "ubba bubba" mumbled dialogue, whether its a "poppa this pill" ,or "I ain't gonna sin before marriage Pricilla you can give me a ubba ubba special cuddle"
What we learnt from the film, was Priscilla was introduced to pills by Elvis, wake up pills, a go to sleep pills, supress your hunger pills etc > Priscilla was painfully lonely and was looked down upon by all. Elvis, had sycophants at his disposal who laughed and played along with his every prank, he had affairs, before his marriage to Priscilla, and after. Pricilla, unable to free herself, from this predicament especially after their marriage. She was literally not holding the baby, nanny's doing that job for her. Lisa Marie, preferring the company of her nanny over her emotionally remote mum and dad. Elvis becoming more and more distant the the bigger in size and status he became. Eventually gave Priscilla her only option, as she drove away to freedom through the Graceland gates.
The film, based on Priscilla's book "Elvis and Me", couldn't get any rights to his music, so the few Elvis gem's that you do hear are cover's by Coppola's boyfriends band, Phoenix . Guitar Man is heard in a distorted montage of the 68 comeback special (how embarrassing).
Other contemporary music is heard, which highlights the time line throughout the 60s, this works great, but again, covers are played, The Ramones playing the Ronettes "Baby I Love You" is a wonderful song , but doesn't belong here.
This film stinks, it is boring, I guess that reflects Priscilla's live as it was, between Elvis returning home and painting her toe nails and watching him and his crew goof around.
3/10.