Category Archives: Film

Laurence Olivier and Michael Caine

Posted on July 29, 2026 by odeboyz

Michael Caine was so very much beside himself to be working with Laurence Olivier on the set of “Sleuth” (1972) that he didn’t even know how to address him. Eventually, he broke down and just asked. Olivier replied, “Well, I … Continue reading →

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Dr Strangelove and Iran: Podcast

Posted on May 17, 2026 by odeboyz

The 2025 USA attack on Iran’s nuclear facility is like something out of satire. Dr Srangelove – the Peter Sellers film – would have been proud. It could have prevented the current Iran war if Trump hadn’t been sold a … Continue reading →

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The perils of being a child film star

Posted on December 17, 2025 by odeboyz

“I stopped believing in Santa Claus when my mother took me to see him in a department store, and he asked for my autograph”.1 Short biography: Temple began her film career in 1931 when she was three years old and … Continue reading →

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Film Review: Naked Gun (2025) (Liam Neeson and Pamela Anderson)

Posted on August 6, 2025 by odeboyz

The original Naked Gun film, 1988, starred Leslie Nielsen and O J Simpson. It was a wonderful spoof, with a blistering pace, wisecracks, slapstick humour and cartoonish violence. This remake is a *Spoof of a Spoof*. How can that possibly … Continue reading →

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Old Fashioned Parenting

Posted on July 13, 2025 by odeboyz

The Competitive Dad

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Film Review: The Accountant: 2 (2025) (Ben Affleck and Jon Bernthal)

Posted on May 10, 2025 by odeboyz

This film is a Trumpian MAGA homage. There’s an audience for this but not me. It’s so bad it will be immortal. It’s a paradigm of ‘How not to make an intelligent film’. Hollywood have their MAGA film but is … Continue reading →

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Four Yorkshiremen

Posted on March 12, 2025 by odeboyz

This YouTube video is extremely witty. Needless to relate I could join in with my memories of a 1940s childhood. But I won’t. I won’t because it would spoil your image of the ‘Good Old Days’. Enjoy

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Film Reviews: Bank of Dave (part one)(2023) and Bank of Dave: The loan ranger (part two)(2025) Netflix

Posted on February 19, 2025 by odeboyz

Rory Kinnear as Dave Fishwick is outstanding. Dave is a self-made millionaire selling second-hand vehicles. Second hand vehicle salesmen are notorious for skullduggery, which makes the story even more astonishing. Tales of hardship and negative banking experiences from people he … Continue reading →

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Film Review: A complete Unknown (2025) ~ (Timothee Chamalet)

Posted on January 22, 2025 by odeboyz

A Complete Unknown is the worst Dylan biopic I’ve seen.1 It’s a Memory Lane sing-a -long. And the plot/narrative? Negligible. Quite how Dylan’s story can be emptied into a series of brooding scenes is beyond me. Elle Fanning (Sylvie Russo)2 … Continue reading →

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Film Review: Challengers (2024) ~ (Zendaya, Mike Faist and Josh O’Conner)

Posted on May 8, 2024 by odeboyz

I regretted paying £7:99 to watch this drivel until I had a blinding insight. This was my first complete Artificial Intelligence (AI) film. The only human involvement was the ensemble. The script was ChatGPT pure and simple.  Even films with … Continue reading →

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