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Album Review #6: Daft Punk – Random Access Memories

If love is the answer, you’re home… Daft Punk A decade after its original release in 2013, French electronic duo Daft Punk’s iconic final album Random Access Memories gets a rerelease for its 10th anniversary, with 35 mins of bonus content. Perfect time for a reappraisal then… Upon its original release in 2013, Random AccessContinue reading “Album Review #6: Daft Punk – Random Access Memories”

Book Review #8: The Fall of Númenor

The Fall of Númenor is the latest publication from the Tolkien Estate, and is a chronicle of events of the Second Age of Middle-earth by fantasy author J.R.R. Tolkien. Published in 2022 to coincide with the release of the Amazon TV series The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, it allows both casualContinue reading “Book Review #8: The Fall of Númenor”

Andrew’s Highlights #11

January – March 2023 Film: A Star is Born (Bradley Cooper, 2018) All Quiet on the Western Front (Edward Berger, 2022) Daleks’ Invasion Earth – 2150 A.D. (Gordon Flemyng, 1966) Flight ✈️ (Robert Zemeckis, 2012) Inside Man (Spike Lee, 2006) John Wick: Chapter 4 (Chad Stahelski, 2023) My Neighbour Totoro (Hayao Miyazaki, 1988) The ScarletContinue reading “Andrew’s Highlights #11”

Book Review #7: Bulldozed

If you want change, change the government. Anthony Albanese, 13 May 2022 Bulldozed is an engrossing and riveting account of Australian political history and the events of the Coalition government in its third term from 2019 to 2022. Written by distinguished journalist and political correspondent Niki Savva, it chronicles the events of the Morrison GovernmentContinue reading “Book Review #7: Bulldozed”

Denzel Washington Movies

Ease is a greater threat to progress than hardship. Denzel Washington American actor and filmmaker Denzel Washington has been on our screens for over four decades. This month, I take a look and review some of his hit films… The Equalizer (2014) Director: Antoine Fuqua A hugely enjoyable and entertaining action film, even if theContinue reading “Denzel Washington Movies”

Andrew’s Best of 2022

The Year in Review Tempus fugit – time flies. Here are some personal favourites from this year: Best Album: The Tipping Point (Tears for Fears, 2022) Best Book: The Avoidable War – The Dangers of a Catastrophic Conflict Between the US and Xi Jinping’s China (Kevin Rudd, 2022) Best Film: The Batman (Matt Reeves, 2022)Continue reading “Andrew’s Best of 2022”

Album Review #5: Tears for Fears – The Tipping Point

Listen as your poor heart breaks. Tears for Fears 17 years since their last album, 80s new-wave pop duo Tears for Fears return with The Tipping Point, which might be their best album yet. The seventh album from Tears for Fears, The Tipping Point, is in many ways a curious and unusual album release. ForContinue reading “Album Review #5: Tears for Fears – The Tipping Point”

Andrew’s Highlights #9

June – August 2022 Film: Collateral (Michael Mann, 2004) Heat (Michael Mann, 1995) Interstellar (Christopher Nolan, 2014) Nobody (Ilya Naishuller, 2021) No Country for Old Men (Joel and Ethan Coen, 2007) Operation Mincemeat (John Madden, 2021) Richard III (Laurence Olivier, 1955) Rush Hour 2 (Brett Ratner, 2001) Skyfall (Sam Mendes, 2012) Top Gun: Maverick ✈️Continue reading “Andrew’s Highlights #9”

Quotes from Marcus Aurelius – Meditations

Change: nothing inherently bad in the process, nothing inherently good in the result. Marcus Aurelius The personal writings of Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius (121 – 180 A.D.), conventionally known as Meditations, are today one of the most widely known and read works of ancient philosophy by audiences across the world. Written in Greek as aContinue reading “Quotes from Marcus Aurelius – Meditations”