Nerve
2016-08-19
by Peter Callaghan Think Unfriended meets The Running Man in that “Players” of Nerve, a new social media-based game of truth orContinue Reading
The Shallows
2016-08-16
by Peter Callaghan The clue is in the title: lacks depth. That, and the obvious similarities with Jaws, together withContinue Reading
Bird
2016-08-11
by Peter Callaghan Feral forest dweller, brown and thick-furred, Finds crumbs of comfort in chirpy wee bird In 1968, director PeterContinue Reading
Joe Stilgoe does Movie Jazz at the Fringe
2016-08-11
by Peter Callaghan Joe Stilgoe – a sharp-suited and even sharper-witted jazz musician “of sorts” (his self-deprecating words, not mine)Continue Reading
The BFG
2016-08-09
by Peter Callaghan The delights of reading like that of alcohol came late to me in life. But as theContinue Reading
Boris: World King
2016-08-05
by Peter Callaghan Gaffe-prone MP with unruly blonde mop Stabs friends in the front and aims for the top LoveContinue Reading
Denton & Me
2016-08-05
by Peter Callaghan In Soho where gay boys are often found rentin’ Writer’s longing for love mirrors that of DentonContinue Reading
Playing Maggie… The Iron Lady
2016-08-05
by Peter Callaghan The Iron Lady famed for not turning Conducts Q&A on issues burning If you want something said,Continue Reading
Horse McDonald in Careful
2016-08-05
by Peter Callaghan A Scottish songbird lays down her guitar And plucks at our heartstrings with her memoir Preview performancesContinue Reading
Keanu (2016)
2016-07-22
by Peter Callaghan One of the advantages of having a Cineworld Unlimited Card is that for no additional cost you get toContinue Reading
Mads Mathias at Edinburgh Jazz Festival
2016-07-21
by Peter Callaghan With his Paolo Nutini good looks, Harry Connick Jr smooth vocals and Cole Porter knack of writingContinue Reading
Ala.Ni Jazz at Edinburgh City Art Centre
2016-07-20
by Peter Callaghan Think midnight, think candlelight, think delight. At 1.30 on a Wednesday afternoon, on the fifth floor ofContinue Reading
The Secret Life of Pets
2016-07-18
by Peter Callaghan I am not a pet person. Hairy, unpredictable and craving attention – no pet would have me. And givenContinue Reading
Ghostbusters (2016)
2016-07-12
by Peter Callaghan Is it a turd? Is it a pain? No. But neither is it super, man. More aContinue Reading