Britpop by Robbie Williams (2026)
In the autumn of 2025, for reasons known only to god, I subjected myself to a deep dive into Robbie […]
No Jacket Required by Phil Collins (1985)
Phil fucking Collins was everywhere in the 1980s – on the cover of this ubiquitous gazillion-selling album, for example, which
The Road to Hell by Chris Rea (1989)
Fittingly enough from the perspective of someone whose biggest hit was a Christmas song, Chris Rea died at the end
Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy by Elton John (1975)
I must say, broadly speaking, this ongoing deep dive into Elton John’s 1970s “imperial phase” has impressed me more than
Tumbleweed Connection by Elton John (1970)
If I had to compile a list of my favourite rock bands, then it would mainly comprise miserable pricks from
Robbie Williams, deep dive (part III)
Continued from part II. Reality Killed the Video Star (2009)After Rudebox bombed, Robbie “went into rehab” and, by all accounts,
The Pope’s Exorcist (2023)
I watched this film in the presence of two small children who were absorbed in Ozzy: The Great Furscape on
The Life of a Showgirl by Taylor Swift (2025)
As every New Statesman-reading Sociology postgrad is all too aware and ready to remind you in a lengthy lecture, popular
Robbie Williams, deep dive (part II)
Continued from part I. Swing When You’re Winning (2000)I suppose I’m obliged to write something here, as objectionable as I
Anaconda (1997)
The last film I reviewed for this blog was 1995’s godawful sci-fi action schlockfest Congo and, in a striking coincidence,