Movies and Films – Page 6 – Stephen Liddell

Lion – The Movie Review

I’m not lucky in many ways but one thing I am fortunate in is that I really know what sort of movies I like. What I like is something substantial and thoughtful. The majority of films I see advertised at the cinema do exactly what they are supposed to do… show potential audiences the… Continue reading Lion – The Movie Review

The 25 Greatest Star Wars Moments Of All Time

So by now, everyone who is vaguely interested in sci-fi is probably aware that a new Star Wars film is out, Rogue One. With us approaching the end of the year, I thought I would do a countdown with a difference. Star Wars was the first film I ever saw at the cinema and it’s… Continue reading The 25 Greatest Star Wars Moments Of All Time

Arrival – Movie Review

It’s a long time since I wrote a film review adn that is partly because I’ve been too busy to watch many and those that I have seen, have not really been worth the effort to write about but Arrival is definitely something very different. Last Sunday afternoon I had spent several hours of it… Continue reading Arrival – Movie Review

Happy 50th Birthday Star Trek

Today marks the 50th anniversary of the airing of the first ever Star Trek episode on television, September 8th 1966. Star Trek was and remains one of the most beloved television shows in history and has influenced television and culture generally perhaps more ways than any other. It’s hard to define what it is… Continue reading Happy 50th Birthday Star Trek

Star Trek Beyond Review (Mild Spoilers)

The original Star Trek show was lauded for its starting point of putting a positive vision of the future in the otherwise gloomy world of the late 1960’s. Today, the world in some ways is under more threat than ever. War and dictatorship across the Middle-East, increasingly assertive China and dictatorial Russia, repeated acts terrorism… Continue reading Star Trek Beyond Review (Mild Spoilers)

When did Cinema become so infantile?

I have a day off today and I thought I would go to the cinema this morning but then it struck me how there is absolutely nothing of any merit playing on one of the many, many screens at the local multiplex. I know I’m not the only one who thinks this and even genre… Continue reading When did Cinema become so infantile?

Do the British really have bad teeth?

This week I thought that I would write a few articles regarding stereotypes of what others around the world think of us British. Some of them are well-founded and some of them are less so. Today, I’d like to get my teeth into the often repeated mantra that people in Britain have really bad teeth. It’s… Continue reading Do the British really have bad teeth?

Official Book Promo Video for V1 – Vixen (The best live action book trailer ever!!)

Writing is by necessity a generally lonely profession. You don’t get that many outgoing authors but the introverted writer is almost a stereotype. I’m quite happy writing by myself if I don’t have anything else to do then I can generally be found on my computer from about 6 am until 7 pm or later.… Continue reading Official Book Promo Video for V1 – Vixen (The best live action book trailer ever!!)

Top 10 movies of 2015

With the end of the year approaching, It’s traditional or as traditional as is possible for my blog, to have a quick look at the top films of 2015. (You can see my list of TV shows here) It was quite a strong year for what I would call ‘proper films’. Not your whizz-bang plotless teenage… Continue reading Top 10 movies of 2015

Star Wars: The Force Awakens Review (No blasters, no bla… I mean spoilers)

I distinctly remember going to see the very first Star Wars film all the way back in 1977. It was the first time I had ever gone to The Pictures and I was a little less than 3 and a half years old. I remember being amazed by the special effects even then and the… Continue reading Star Wars: The Force Awakens Review (No blasters, no bla… I mean spoilers)