Tennis and drama are the marriage partners that keep on giving. Just when you think the status quo can become monotonous, drama says ‘just wait, let me drop this bombshell’, and that’s what Naomi Osaka did this week. In a social media post the Japanese superstar stated “I’m not going to do any press during Roland Garros”. Continue reading Naomi Osaka wants no part of the media
The second Grand Slam of the year begins next week, when qualifying matches will get underway at Roland Garros, with main draw starting May 30th. Summer in Paris is the pinnacle of the dirty, dusty clay court season. The French covid cases have dipped from 35,000 per day a month ago to 14,000, which will allow more fans into the stands. Continue reading French Open Preview 2021
Rio is a perfect mix of style and substance, pretty boys who came to play in an era of one hit wonders. This isn’t heartthrob pop with no guts; it’s a driving mix of rock, synths and danceable tracks backed by a band at the peak of its creative powers. Continue reading Duran Duran ‘Rio’
SBS has a bona fide gem on their hands with this Italian crime drama. ‘The Wire’ was the best show I’ve seen in this genre, but this comes close, damn close. ‘Gomorrah’ is a TV series based on the book of the same name by Roberto Saviano, published in 2006. Continue reading Gomorrah
‘Blackstar’ is a masterpiece, I’m just going straight there. On this his 25thand final album there are seven songs of utter beauty. It’s nighttime listening, reflective in nature, powerful in delivery. Continue reading David Bowie ‘Blackstar’
An old Confederate army Captain, Kyle Kidd (Tom Hanks) finds a young girl cowering in the bush, she speaks in the Kiowa tongue, a Native American language, she is the only one to survive an ambush. Continue reading News of the World
It’s hard to beat a gritty Australian thriller, especially one set in a dusty desolate country town where you don’t exactly know who is the villain. Aaron (Eric Bana) is a federal cop living in the city, he’s haunted by the death of a teenage girl decades earlier in the country town he grew up in. The girl was someone he loved. Continue reading The Dry
My movie nerd status has officially been locked in. About a week ago I started a spreadsheet that currently spans close to 200 movies. I was sick of scanning the streaming services looking for something to watch and coming up with nada. Continue reading I am a Movie Nerd
5. Sputnik
In the Soviet Union era of the 1980’s a Russian Cosmonaut crash lands back to Earth, but he’s not alone, an Alien has hitched a ride in the most disturbing way possible. ‘Sputnik’ isn’t for the easily squeamish but its intelligent, compelling and has enough twists to surprise; think of it as a cross between ‘Alien’ and ‘The Thing’. Continue reading The Top 5 Movies of 2020
5. Ray Donovan
Season 7
Revenge has been a running theme through this show, season after season it drives one of our favorite good/bad guys, but in this season it becomes a lot more personal for Ray when he learns the truth about his sisters death all those years ago. Continue reading The Top 5 TV Shows of 2020