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"Slow Horses" (2022-2023)

Christmas cheer for the Reds as they top the Premier League

Beautiful Ironbridge on Christmas Day

“Unabomber: In His Own Words" (2020)

The unsolved murder of Beverly Lynn Smith (2022)

“Boom! Boom! The World vs Boris Becker” (2023)

Honours even in Anfield Christmas Cracker

“Ronnie O’Sullivan: The Edge of Everything” (2023)

“Saltburn” (2023)

Reds stroll into last 4 of the Carabao League Cup

My Top 10 films of 2023

A fanzine writer speaks…….again

A fanzine writer speaks

Spoils shared in Anfield stinker

Youthful Reds bounced to dead rubber defeat in Brussels

Castaway with my Desert Island Discs

Super Subs, the farce of VAR, and the Reds top the Premier League

Blades blunted as Reds march on

Seven goal thriller sees Reds up to 2nd in Premier League

Travelling Sideways

Reds ease into last 16 of the Europa League with game to spare

Honours even in the Manchester sunshine

Australia spoil the Indian coronation to become World Champions

Captain Cummins leads Australia into World Cup Final

Kohli and Shami guide India to one win from destiny

“Cause I got too much life. Running through my veins. Going to waste”

Salah at the double and the chaos magic of Darwin Núñez

The Afghan dream is over as England and Pakistan play out dead rubber

Reds humbled on bizarre night by “Les Violets”

England bounce the Netherlands in dead rubber as Maxwell breaks Afghan hearts

Luis Díaz spares the Reds blushes

Australia hammer final nail into England’s World Cup coffin

Núñez wonder goal steers Reds through the storm

Liverpool cut down Forest with statement win

World Cup can't end quickly enough for a sorry England

Toulouse hit for 5 as Reds European train rolls merrily along

Early exit looms for an embarrassing England at the World Cup

Champions England on brink of losing World Cup crown

Mo Salah at the double leaves the "Toffees" feeling blue

England shocked and humbled by Afghanistan

Ironbridge is twice as nice in some warm October sunshine

Malan century sees England off and running at the World Cup

Defensive horror show costs Reds at "Sussex by the Sea"

"The Exorcist: Believer" (2023)

Kiwis hand England a painful World Cup lesson

Liverpool labour to Europa League win over USG

VAR and the death knell of the "Beautiful Game"

Hello Substack!

Díaz and Núñez blow away the Hammers bubbles

Díaz lights the way in Linz

The “Blackford Book Club” is now fully stocked!

Robertson leads Reds to comeback victory in the Black Country

September hat-trick from beautiful Ironbridge

The “lost” video

“Four Ashes Adventure Golf”

Trent Alexander-Arnold and a stroll in the Liverpool sunshine

Go on! Subscribe to my Youtube Channel!

Núñez at the double as 10 man Reds stun Newcastle

Friday musings from The Netherworld

Out Now! “The Spirit of Cricket”

“The Blackford Book Club” is live on Youtube!

Szoboszlai and Díaz sparkle for 10 man Reds

High flying birds over the canal — Part 2

Evening reflections from beautiful Ironbridge

High flying birds over the canal — Part 1

Bats and Giants and Baseball on the Riverside

Reds and Blues flatter to deceive at The Bridge

“Gran Turismo” (2023)

“World Book Day” in beautiful Ironbridge

“Meg 2: The Trench” (2023)

Out Now! “The Spirit of Cricket”

“God is a Bullet” (2023)

“Unknown: Cave of Bones” (2023)

It’s yesterday once more

Ashes debrief and final cricketing ramble for the Summer

The Ashes ends with the storybook finish it deserved

Evening sunshine from beautiful Ironbridge

Rain ruins everyone’s fun at The Oval

Root and Bairstow bat Australia into a no lose situation

Honours even after Day 2 at The Oval

Aussies take charge after Day 1 at The Oval

“Oppenheimer” (2023)

It was a Christopher Nolan type of a day

Labuschagne frustrates England as Old Trafford Test enters final day

Rain, Rain, Go Away. Come Again Some Other Day?

Crawley punishes Aussie “school team” as England dominate at Old Trafford

England ahead on points after Day 1 in Manchester

Ashes Summer Musings: Vol XI

The Day The Reds Came to Town

Ashes Summer Musings: Vol X

“Wham!” (2023)

“Hypnotic” (2023)

America’s pastime beside an English River

“Air” (2023)

The 15 Locks of Audlem Mill

Ashes Summer Musings: Vol IX

Mission: Impossible Dead Reckoning — Part One (2023)

“The Machinist” (2004)

The Ashes are alive to the sound of a Yorkshire roar

Ashes Summer Musings: Vol VIII

Rain Stopped Play

Ashes in the balance after 2 remarkable days at Headingley

A stroll on the banks of the River Severn

Marsh the centurion as butter-fingers England rue missed chances

Ashes Summer Musings: Vol VII

A return to beautiful Tyrley Locks

“Lucky Hank” (2023)

A return to the Shropshire Union Canal

Ashes Summer Musings: Vol VI

Ruthless Aussies douse the revolutionary English fire

Australia favourites after “surreal day at Lords”

Picturesque Penkridge

Rain ends the England pain as Australia dominate at Lords

Spam, Spam and more Spam

Aussies bounce out the Bazballers! Lords Test perfectly poised

Indiana Jones and a Quest for the Ashes

Ashes Summer Musings: Vol V

A morning return to Wheaton Aston

Locks, Locks and more Locks, on the Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal

Ironbridge Regatta, 25th June 2023

Ashes Summer Musings: Vol IV

Ashes Summer Musings: Vol III

“Asteroid City” (2023)

Pictorial stroll from Bratch Locks to Stourton Locks

Ashes Summer Musings: Vol. II

Sunshine filled greetings from Ironbridge

Ashes Summer Musings: Vol I

A rolling stone on the Trent and Mersey Canal

“Greatest Days” (2023)

The Eagles Have Landed!

Who says cricket is boring? Aussies win a thriller!

1st Test on a knife edge as Broad gives England real hope

Aussies on top as the storm clouds gather in Birmingham

Khawaja century edges Aussies ahead in 1st Ashes Test

Root century but it’s honours even after Day 1 at Edgbaston

Nutbush City Limits on the Trent and Mersey Canal

Ashes Preview

Sunday in Market Drayton beneath thundery Summer skies

Adderley Locks amid thundery skies

Salvador Dali in the sunshine of Shrewsbury

Sunshine from the Shropshire Union Canal

Relentless and Ruthless: Australia, Test Match Champions of the World

A sunshine return to Lilleshall Abbey

Welcome to the Pleasuredome! Final day shoot-out to decide World Test Champions

Cricket, Carvery and an evening return to Ironbridge

Green “screamer” at The Oval as Australia favourites for World Crown

Australia on course to be World Test Champs after just 2 days at The Oval

Aussies set down dominant marker ahead of The Ashes

England warm up for The Ashes with easy victory over Ireland

“Chasing the Impossible and a Sword of Damocles” — Out Now!

Fish and Chips in Ironbridge — Part II

Buildwas Abbey in the sunshine

Sunshine from the Llangollen Canal

“A Stream in the Sky” in the sunshine

A sunshine return to Chirk Castle

Fish and Chips in Ironbridge

Beautiful Nantwich

Easy as Wrenbury on a sunny Sunday morning

A return to beautiful Oswestry

Ellesmere blooming in the May sunshine

A sunshine return to Moreton Corbet Castle

Dead rubber explodes into an eight goal thriller!

Whittington Castle in the sunshine

Welcome to Haughmond Abbey

A sunshine filled return to the canal

“Ashes to Ashes”

“Diary from the 2022 FIFA World Cup”

Si Señor! Obrigado Pelas Memórias Bobby!

Breakfast in Ironbridge

A canal stroll into the past — Part II

A canal stroll into the past — Part I

“Welcome to Wrexham” (2022)

Reds chase for Europe in a victory made in Liverpool

True Love Lives

The Essential Film Reviews Collection

Long live The King! The Egyptian King

“Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.3 (2023)

Salah penalty enough for routine Reds win

Sword of Damocles anyone?

Read All Over The World — Part IV

Los Blancos Reds with vital comeback win in the Capital

48 hours in the life of a published author

Amazon KDP

Salah and Jota cut down Forest

“JoJo Rabbit” (2019)

Beautiful Gnosall in the Spring sunshine

Spring sunshine from Norbury Junction

In Court with Queen

A paperback writer in Ironbridge?

Gifts galore at Elland Road as Reds hit Leeds for six

Playing tourist guide in Toytown

Anyone care to help me publish my book?

“The Hatchet Wielding Hitchhiker” (2023)

Sunshine after the rain in beautiful Ironbridge

Rhetorical Questions Round a Rectangular Dining Table

“Hellraiser” (1987)

“Tetris” (2023)

“Inside” (2023)

That was the week that wasn’t

Honours even in Anfield battle of wills

“The Killing of a Sacred Deer (2017)

Easter in the sunshine of Shrewsbury

Read all over the World

“Zone 414” (2021)

“Bird Box” (2018)

“Seven Psychopaths” (2012)

“Memory” (2022)

Easter in the sunshine of Ironbridge

“Memories of a Murderer: The Nilsen Tapes (2021)

“Grindhouse” (2007)

Reds grab a fortunate point from a miserable game at the Bridge

Going down to the river with The Boss

“John Wick” — Chapter 4 (2023)

A productive waste of time

ChatGPT and the slow death of humanity

“John Wick” — Chapter 3 (2019)

“Supercell” (2023)

“The Unforgivable” (2021)

“John Wick — Chapter 2” (2017)

“In Bruges” (2008)

“Boston Strangler” (2023)

April Fools Day Massacre

“The Lobster” (2015)

“John Wick” (2014)

Happy Birthday Dad

I’ve joined LinkedIn (for what it’s worth)

“Bones and All” (2022)

You’ll Never Walk Alone

Sorry seems to be the easiest word

“Wrath of Man” (2021)

“I Got A Monster” (2023)

“Cocaine Bear” (2023)

“Boiling Point” (2021)

“Marlowe” (2022)

That was another week that wasn’t

“Missing” (2023)

Mork calling Orson.

“Luther: The Fallen Sun” (2023)

“Snow Falls” (2023)

“Skinamarink” (2022)

Facebook censorship and the curious case of John McAfee

That was the week that wasn’t

“Everything Everywhere All At Once (2022)

Montaña de Madrid demasiado empinada para Rojos galantes

“65” (2023)

In Court with The Beatles

“Operation Fortune: Ruse de guerre” (2023)

Billing too costly for a lacklustre Reds

Saturday night at the Movies

Quando la luce splenderá!

Read All Over the World

An insurrection of mind control

I’ve never watched the X-Files

Reds in Seventh Heaven as they cast the Manchester Devils into the night

“Mother!” (2017)

“Women Talking” (2022)

“A Man Called Otto” (2022)

Folie à deux

“The Whale” (2022)

Reds back to winning ways over a toothless Wolves

“The Lovely Bones” (2009)

Who says Test Match cricket is boring? Kiwis win a thriller!

Test Match up for grabs in thrilling final day shoot-out

Southee leads a brilliant Kiwi comeback. Wellington Test beautifully poised

Saturday night thriller it wasn’t as the Reds limp to a point at the Palace

Spy Balloons — A poem

Anderson and Leach rip through the Black Caps

Graham Hancock and the “most dangerous show on Netflix”

Harry Brook and Joe Root put the Kiwis to the sword

Magnifico Los Blancos barrer a un lado Los Rojos

“Sharper” (2023)

“Empire of Light” (2023)

“Knock at the Cabin” (2023)

6 in 6 for the McCullum and Stokes cricketing revolution

The crazy chaos of the Premier League! But the Reds grab all 3 points

Here, There and Everywhere

Broad rips through the Kiwis as the “Bazball” revolution gathers pace

Blundell century keeps New Zealand hopes alive in Mount Maunganui Test

England take charge after Day 1 in Mount Maunganui

Derby delight for Liverpool as the Reds drop the Blues

“The Square” (2017)

“The Fabelmans (2022)

Conversations with “The Father”

“You People” (2023)

“Triangle of Sadness” (2022)

Read All Over The World

Conversations with “The Father”

“Des” (2020)

Reds seal 13th League Title as Clem is accorded a heroes return

“Spector” (2022)

“Mindcage” (2022)

Let it Be

“Sicario” (2015)

Rhetorical Questions Round a Rectangular Dining Table

Hungry Wolves devour a defenceless Reds

“The Serpent” (2021)

“The Rig” (2023)

“The Last of Us” (2023)

“Babylon” (2022)

“The Beatles: Get Back” (2021)

I’m a published writer! (kind of)

“The Master” (2012)

“Ed Wood” (1994)

“The Insider” (1999)

“Synecdoche, New York” (2008)

“The Ides of March” (2011)

Holders out as the Sword of Damocles edges nearer for an unlucky Liverpool

“Shame” (2011)

“Being John Malkovich” (1999)

“The Road” (2009)

“Fences” (2016)

“A Monster Calls” (2016)

“Bronson” (2008)

“Only God Forgives” (2013)

“Blue Valentine” (2010)

“Interstellar” (2014)

“The Wrestler” (2008)

“Manchester by the Sea” (2016)

“Directed Evolution” — Pardon me, could you repeat that please?

“Crimson Tide” (1995)

“Argo” (2012)

“Moonlight” (2016)

“Babel” (2006)

“Inception” (2010)

“The Darjeeling Limited (2007)

“The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo (2011)

“Hunger” (2008)

The Doomsday Clock and the cult of fear

In Court with Billy Joel

“Adaptation” (2002)

“Se7en” (1995)

“You Were Never Really Here” (2017)

“Nebraska” (2013)

“Magnolia” (1999)

“Heat” (1995)

“Corpse Bride” (2005)

Mid-table bore draw helps neither Chelsea Blue nor Liverpool Red

“We Need To Talk About Kevin (2011)

“O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000)

“Blonde” (2022)

“Killing Them Softly” (2012)

“The Assassination of Jesse James by the coward Robert Ford (2007)

“The Good Nurse” (2022)

“Medicine for Melancholy” (2008)

“The Menu” (2022)

Elliott wonder strike keeps the holders in the FA Cup

In Court with Johnny 99

“Gravity” (2013)

“Batman” (1989)

“There Will Be Blood” (2007)

“Requiem for a Dream” (2000)

“Ali” (2001)

Brighton March to Solly’s tune

“Punch Drunk Love (2002)

“Dunkirk” (2017)

“Gone Girl” (2014)

“Collateral” (2004)

Friday 13th with the “Grand Old Lady”

“Amores Perros” (2000)

“Sideways” (2004)

“Zodiac” (2007)

“The Kings of Summer” (2013)

“Source Code” (2011)

“Good Night, and Good Luck (2005)

“White Noise” (2022)

“No Country For Old Men” (2007)

“Trainspotting” (1996)

“The Pale Blue Eye” (2022)

“Man on Fire” (2004)

“A Single Man” (2009)

“Inglourious Basterds” (2009)

“Trance” (2013)

“The Man Who Wasn’t There” (2001)

Holders still in the FA Cup but an unwanted replay looms at Molineux

“V for Vendetta” (2005)

“Miller’s Crossing” (1990)

“Nocturnal Animals” (2016)

“Bloody Sunday” (2002)

“Dead Man’s Shoes” (2004)

“The Hateful Eight” (2015)

“The Last of the Mohicans” (1992)

“Clerks” (1994)

“Inside Llewyn Davis” (2013)

In Court with Pink Floyd

My Top 10 films of 2022

“Shambolic” Reds stung by the Bees

“Guillermo Del Toro’s Pinocchio (2022)

“Glass Onion: A Knives Out mystery (2022)

“Monsters” (2010)

“Reservoir Dogs” (1992)

“A Serious Man” (2009)