Rambles about the wonderful world of wrestling.
In an unusual move, WWE has decided to hold a live Network special during the build-up to WrestleMania. It means that this Saturday, we have Roadblock, an almost mini-PPV that has thrown up a few interesting matches. While there is a case to be made that having to promote another event during the Road to WrestleMania is a mistake, it is happening now, and as I always do, I feel like I have to give my thoughts on what will be occurring.
The idea of Alfred Hitchcock as anything but a master of cinema is foreign to film lovers in 2016. And yet once upon a time, the Master of Suspense was looked down upon as a mere ‘entertainer’. A big moment in changing that perception was the publishing of Hitchcock/Truffaut, a book that saw François Truffaut chart his conversations with Hitchcock as they explored his filmography and has since become a guide to filmmakers the world over.
AC/DC are one of the best rock and roll bands ever to strap on a guitar. You just have to hear one of those booming riffs blare out and you are taken to a better place. It doesn’t matter if you are a drunk eighteen-year-old in a field or an aging rocker reliving your youth, AC/DC are universal. And yet all good things must die, and in the last few years it feels like time has finally caught up with this particular behemoth.
Superhot has had its name out there for quite a while, generally in a loud and commanding voice. Originally created during a seven-day game jam, the prototype they launched online was praised to high heaven and one successful Kickstarter campaign we finally have the full game. So can it live up to the hype?
My relationship with Babymetal has been strained at best.  When I first saw them at Sonisphere, I hated them with every fiber of my being. When I decided to give the album a go I was brought round a bit, the songs were catchy enough that it was hard to hate but over time I’ve never once returned to it. It was a curiosity, nothing more. However, the rest of the world very much did and slowly and surely Babymetal have been building up one hell of a fanbase, all desperate to see what they will do next.
Starting reviews with personal stories is always a danger, so if you aren’t interested in this one skip to the next paragraph. The last time I saw Baroness in Glasgow was in a tiny sweatbox, and I had to leave ten minutes into their set. I was ill, and the heat made me want to puke, which I did ten minutes later in a nearby alley. A few weeks later they were involved in a bus crash that would nearly destroy their career. Â The chance to see them once again off arguably the best album of their career is one I wasn’t going to miss.
If you are looking for good time rock and roll, then you can’t get much better than Wilson.  So a Friday night gig in Glasgow playing in what essentially amounts to being a basement seems like a guarantee for a good time.
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It’s that time of the year again and in among accusations of a lack of diversity, it is indeed Oscar season, and while you’d have to be insane as a UK based viewer to stay up and watch that over bloated ceremony, there is some fun to be had, mainly in pondering who will walk away with the awards.  Which is where this comes in and my pontifications on who I believe will win the big ones.  I’m going to avoid most of the technical categories, not because I think they are less worthy, but because I don’t believe I’m qualified to judge them.  In a similar vein, I am no expert at predicting this stuff, so I’m just going to be talking about who I would give it to.
Bone Tomahawk is a strange meld of different ideas.  On one hand, it’s a traditional Western, following a posse on their hunt to save those kidnapped from their village.  On the other, it’s a horror film, when in the final act they discover those who have done the kidnapping are a group of cannibalistic troglodytes.  And yet on a strange – slightly smaller – third hand, it is a comedy, stuffed with amusing conversations and witty observations.
The buzz around Creeper seems to be real and after the release of their most recent EP, they have taken to the road for their first UK headline tour.  Which rather nicely for those of us who live there, strolled into Edinburgh to play The Mash House.
