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Rock 'Em, Sock 'Em, Blow 'Em Up — Reacher Season 3 (TV Review) - FILMHOUNDS Magazine
Following a less-than-fully-successful second series, Alan Ritchson is back as the true embodiment of Lee Child's literary white knight. Reacher is in trouble, or trouble always seems to find him. Again. The new season begins with Reacher arriving at a vinyl shop in a small college town in Maine. Immediately, he averts the attempted abduction of meek Richard Beck, son of businessman Zachary Beck. Winning Richard's favour, Reacher is allowed inside Zachary's rug business.
Lost in Translation - Giants of La Mancha (Film Review)
This new animated film from Spanish language Studio 100 Film and directed by Gonzalo Gutierrez, takes the world renowned tale of Don Quixote – a nomad who envisions the world in a better light than what it actually is by dreaming up a better one. For the modern day audience, this has been brought forward using animation transplanted to a near modern day landscape with a direct descendant of Quixote again imagining a world full of monsters only he can see.
Quirky Comedy Flourishes - Sister Midnight (Film Release)
Fashioned from influences ranging from Wes Anderson to stop motion animation, the film is a rare beast which shows moments of light within darkness and a triumph of female protagonists.
A Fun Cure to the Winter Blues — Prime Target (TV Review) - FILMHOUNDS Magazine
Apple TV+'s new weekly conspiracy thriller Prime Target launched on 22nd January to much fanfare, with a double-episode drop on the platform. It stars Leo Woodall (Netflix's One Day) as mathematician genius, Edward Brooks, a savant interested in the order of prime numbers within our day to day life, and how the world has been programmed to accept the norm. Edward is working on a theory that other numbers are out in the ether… waiting to be discovered.
Real Joy And Sense Of Fulfilment - Silent Men (Film Review)
Duncan Cowles, is an Award winning Scottish documentarian. His feature documentary film garnered a Special Mention at the Sheffield International Documentary Festival earlier this year. Cowles is on a personal journey, to find out how to open up as a man, not only to himself but to those who love him the most – his Mum and Dad and girlfriend Mari. Following the pandemic, a lot of mainstream media attention towards the wellbeing of male mental health.
The Third Man - Filmhounds Magazine
Garnering a new 4K restoration on the occasion of its 75th anniversary release, Carol Reed's film The Third Man is based upon the story by Graham Greene is highly regarded as one of the Greatest British films of all time Based in post-war Vienna, it tells the story of pulp author Holly Martins (Joseph Cotton) who arrives in the war torn Austrian capital to visit his old friend, Harry Lime (Orson Welles) at his suggestion.
Chris Pine - His Wish Upon A Star
Chris Pine is one of Hollywood's most familiar faces, a person who is versatile and can move between the blockbusters and the independent circuit due to his now production arm he is flexing in recent years post-pandemic. He is good looking and possesses one of the most distinctive voices that has lent itself to many a documentary and will now feature as the lead male voice in the new Disney animated feature film, Wish, that is released this Friday in theatres.
And Tonight's Special Guest - Jamie Garwood, Part Deux!
Discover more from As Luck Would Have It Almost 30 years-worth of dispatches from the front line of popular culture. Neon, Hotdog, Empire, The New European, FourFourTwo, Rolling Stone, Jack, and all manner of places in between. By Jamie Garwood This mostly unknown British film by acclaimed American director, Joseph Losey, is another collaboration with renowned British thespian Dirk Bogarde.
And Tonight's Special Guest - Jamie Garwood!
By Jamie Garwood This 1951 release was directed by Zoltan Korda (The Four Feathers), based upon the novel by Alan Paton, and stars Sidney Poitier and Canada Lee, in his last film role while being photographed by Robert Krasker, who shot The Third Man. All in all, it’s a very welcome addition to the StudioCanal library. The film follows the story of a black priest Kumalo.
Album Review: Supermilk - ‘Four By Three’
The Breakdown Born from an abundance of writing amid the restrictions placed on individuals by the coronavirus pandemic, Jake Popyura's new record isn't merely making noise for the sake of it; sitting at the junction of rock and pop, 'Four By Three' deserves to be heard loud and clear.
Album review: Fightmilk - ‘Contender’
The Breakdown Poised to be their breakout moment, the South London band's new album 'Contender' is an accessible and engaging record with a refreshing and energetic flair. Reckless Yes Records – 8.3 Fightmilk (credit: Carl Farrugia) Contender, the second album from South London four-piece Fightmilk follows on from their 2018 debut, Not With That Attitude, and could well be their breakout moment.
Album review: Buffet Lunch - ‘The Power of Rocks’
BUFFET LUNCH are a four-man band from Scotland on a mission to serve up imperfect pop songs with humour and energy, formed into the kaleidoscopic debut album, The Power Of Rocks out today, May 7th, from Upset the Rhythm.
Album review: Spirit of the Beehive ‘ENTERTAINMENT, DEATH’
New album from Spirit of the Beehive on new label, Saddle Creek, out April 9th this is Entertainment, Death. The shape shifting Philadelphia trio return with a new work for a new label but remaining true to their spirit of noise rock immersion with their work being less music but pop music just not as you know it. Following on from the much praised 2018 release hypnic jerks, SotB modus operandi of creating a smorgasbord of influences from music, film and television.
New music: Mt.Misery ‘In The Blink of an Eye’
Brand new single from Hartlepool based three-piece Mt. Misery Firmly entrenching themselves as the best thing to come out of the seaside town since Jeff Stelling, the trio who came together in 2019 are also proud to announce the release of their debut album ‘Once Home, No Longer’ on 25th June via Prefect Records.
Track: Sydney electro-pop duo Micra release luscious double singles ‘Undercover Lover’ and ‘I Should’ve Listened’
Ivana Kafedjiyska and Robbie Cain together are the Sydney-based duo Micra and they have just released a luscious pair of tracks that are awash with dream pop motifs and a languid air. Centred around Kafedjiyska’s ethereal vocals and a soft and billowing synth bed, ‘Undercover Lover’ has a classic pop melody and a wistful pace. It’s all lazy summer days on Bondi Beach under the bright blue cloudless sky and burning heat.
Album review: The Natvral - ‘Tethers’: The Pains of Being Pure At Heart frontman returns with a more Laurel Canyon thing
FOLLOWING the disbandment of The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart in 2017 after the release of The Echo of Pleasure, Kip Berman found himself at a creative crossroads, having written about young adult life in New York City with maturity and a fine ear for a tune. Tethers is the further maturation of Berman as a songwriter in a new guise as The Natvral with an observation of the changes in his life marking this as a self-portrait of sorts.
See: Jorja Smith’s new track ‘Addicted’ is a cautionary tale of love and loss, though there is beauty in its tragedy. Video out now
The tale speaks of someone who wishes to be loved back by a person they’re infatuated with, an experience most people have felt atleast once in their lives. “Too far in it, too far gone. She knows what’s in it, she knows what’s wrong” are the profound opening lyrics to this new track. The comparison to love and addiction is not one often made but I believe it works in this circumstance, and really paints the picture as if you’re experiencing it yourself.
Album: ’68 - Give one Take One
The Breakdown '68's Give One Take One album is razor sharp, with one hell of a guitar tone that dominates through out. Theres very little let up through out this album and all the tracks are turned up to 11 in volume and intensity. The music has that well executed controlled mayhem where every note adds to the overhaul chaos. But it's the superb songwriting that really makes the album shine.
See: The video for claire rousay’s ‘Peak Chroma’: Texas improviser’s hazy, wonk-pop collage heralds an April album for American Dreams
LAUDED San Antonio improviser of deep, moving complexity claire rousay has announced she has a new album out in early April for American Dreams, a softer focus, which news will certainly be firing up and down the bush telegraph for those of us who like our music weird and delightful and interrogative; and by way of capping that announcement off, she’s released a video for a lead track, “Peak Chroma”, directed by friend and collaborator Dani Toral, who supplied all of the visual elements for...
Album review: Mint Julep ‘In A Deep and Dreamless Sleep’: kaleidoscopic and dreamy shoegaze pop
Editor's Rating FOLLOWING on from 2019’s sumptuous release Stray Fantasies, the duo of Hollie and Keith Kenniff return with a kaleidoscopic and dreamy shoegaze pop venture that is at times an extension of the previous album and yet also a progression of the creative partnership.
DVD Review: The Man Who Laughs
Released from Eureka Entertainment, this classic silent film garners a new restoration in 4K as a part of the label’s ongoing Masters of Cinema series. Made in 1928, the film was made by Paul Leni famous German Expressionist director from the early 1920s and his cinematographer Gilbert Warrenton who had made The Cat and the Canary (1927). This film is considered an early entry into Universal Studios now famous purple patch of horror movie classics under the stewardship of producer Carl Laemmle.
ALBUM REVIEW: Robbie & Mona ‘EW’
Editor's Rating The album is a hypnotic work of dreamscape electronica that prompts comparisons with The XX and James Blake, now while those may be more mainstream artists, the ambition of this partnership cannot be overstated and the ability to deliver on this level is both mesmeric and entrancing. The dreampop duo Robbie and Mona release their debut album, EW, out on January 29th via Spinny Nights.
Album review: The Sonder Bombs - Clothbound
Editor's Rating The zestfulness that comes through the speakers throughout this album is paramount to its success, a joy to listen to as you bear witness to a band harnessing the power of live performance into an album of real skill and capability. The Cleveland four-piece return with an energetic call to arms with their new album, Clothbound.
ALBUM REVIEW: Yung - ‘Ongoing Dispute’
Editor's Rating DANISH four-piece Yung return with their sophomore offering, Ongoing Dispute, released by PNKSLM Recordings. Yung consist of frontman and lead singer Mikkel Holm Silkjaer; bassist Tobias Guldborg Tarp, guitarist Emil Zethsen and drummer Frederick Nybo Veile.
TRACK: Mint Julep - ‘Black Maps’
Announced less than a year after their last album release, Stray Fantasies, which came out in January 2020, Mint Julep return in March with a new album entitled In A Deep And Dreamless Sleep.
Premiere: Piqued Jacks release the glorious alt-rock of ‘Golden Mine’
Out tomorrow (27th November) is the brand new single from Italian outfit Piqued Jacks. Called Golden Mine, it’s a track of rich aplomb from a band who are seeking to make themselves very much heard, and we’re delighted to premiere it right here on Backseat Mafia today.
ALBUM REVIEW: Anna McClellan - ‘I Saw First Light’
While this may be her third album, you get the feeling this is merely the tip of the iceberg and there is so much more in terms of potential and ability at her disposal Editor's Rating OMAHA’S Anna McLennan has just released her third album, I Saw First Light, on Father/Daughter Records. This new album by the Midwesterner was recorded over two weeks with a multitude of local cohorts in her hometown in Nebraska; it’s a love letter to collaboration and how you engage with influences.
SEE: Robbie & Mona ‘Wallpaper’: hazy Bristolian dreampop
FOLLOWING the announcement of another lockdown, the dreampop duo Robbie and Mona are happy to announce the delayed release of their debut album, EW, out on January 29th via Spinny Nights. And they’re teasing for it today with the video for the single drop, “Wallpaper”. The partnership of William Carkeet and Eleanor Gray, Robbie & Mona have found a vessel for their eclectic and atmospheric pop, combining hazy shimmering synths matched with Mona’s understated vocals.
Jamie Garwood
SEE: Robbie & Mona ‘Wallpaper’: hazy Bristolian dreampop FOLLOWING the announcement of another lockdown, the dreampop duo Robbie and Mona are happy to announce the delayed release of their debut album, EW, out … SEE: Prints in the Snow – ‘Killing Me’ THE NEW single from four-piece Prints In The Snow is a haunting hit for this time of Hallowe’en. The track is what you would expect … New track: David Nance ‘My Love, the Dark and I’ Brand new single release from American rocker.
simfelemy - Backseat Mafia
Track: Idle Ross – Sleeptalking simfelemy May 27, 2019 Idle Ross are one of the most exciting things to come out of Sheffield since the Steel City’s own Blades’ promotional push this season. With their brand new track “Sleeptalking”, they prove that they’re just as ready to play with the big boys in the top tier.
Kimberly Bright - Backseat Mafia
Album Review: The Blue Aeroplanes – Welcome, Stranger! Kimberly Bright January 20, 2017 The shotgun marriage between rock music and poetry is not always a happy one, but in the work of Bristol’s Blue Aeroplanes they have coexisted quite easily for over thirty years.
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