Chris Mads
Back on stage in The Wedding Singer
Stepping back on stage for the first time in a while this summer in The Wedding Singer
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Chris Mads
- May 9
Sneak Peek: Mark Millar's Prodigy 2
I don't talk about comics much on this blog, but they are one of my favourite ways to escape and unwind. When S and I head up to London,...
Chris Mads
- Dec 13, 2021
See the Fantastic Beasts 3 Trailer
The new film from those folks over at the Wizarding World is coming. Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore is set to continue next...
Chris Mads
- Dec 13, 2021
Tom Holland & Zendaya are slamming the boy-girl height issue
Whether the arrival of the next Spider-Man film, Spider-Man: No Way Home, interests you or not, you are unlikely to have been able to...
Chris Mads
- Dec 12, 2021
Operation Fortune: Guy Ritchie takes on Bond - Trailer
The trailer for the new Guy Ritchie film, Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre, has landed. The film focuses on the adventures of super-spy...
Chris Mads
- Nov 14, 2021
Millennial Gent Year 4 - Introducing Short Man Style
I can't quite believe it's been four years since I started this blog. In the last few weeks I've been pretty quiet as work and the rest...
Chris Mads
- Jan 13, 2021
Lupin is Netflix's best show right now
Netflix's new show Lupin has dropped and I cannot recommend it highly enough. I love the Arsène Lupin character. He is a gentleman thief,...
Chris Mads
- Jan 11, 2021
Don't be a d*ck online
“It’s a shame we even have to discuss.” That was Will Smith’s reflection in his song If You Can’t Dance (Slide) from his 2006 album Lost...
Chris Mads
- Jan 10, 2021
Tintin at 92: Lessons from my hero
There is no other fictional character who has shaped me or who means as much to me as Tintin. I first discovered the adventures of the...
Chris Mads
- Dec 31, 2020
Finding the magic in 2020
Let's not sugar coat it; this year has been rough. It has been equal parts trying and tragic, with a global pandemic causing millions of...
Chris Mads
- Dec 31, 2020
Top books, film, music & TV of 2020
Culture has never been more important than it was during this year. Ironically, at a time when the arts were being widely abandoned by...
Chris Mads
- Dec 15, 2020
Jamie Cullum lights up The Rose
Image by Banquet Records “Food for the soul.” That is how S described Jamie Cullum’s gig at Kingston’s The Rose Theatre yesterday. On the...
Chris Mads
- Dec 1, 2020
Christmas Film Advent Calendar
There are 24 days until Christmas - and we are going to be digging out a slice of festive film goodness every day. But these are not just...
Chris Mads
- Nov 25, 2020
Lockdown Musings
All lockdown and no play makes Chris a dull boy. All lockdown and no play makes Chris a dull boy. All lockdown and no play makes Chris a...
Chris Mads
- Oct 22, 2020
Tom Holland as Uncharted’s Nathan Drake
It appears that being Peter Parker is not franchise potential enough for Tom Holland. The incumbent Spider-Man recently reignited his...
Chris Mads
- Oct 13, 2020
The Rock: Lessons from the 200 million man
Dwayne Johnson recently announced that he has passed 200 million followers on Instagram. This makes him the most followed man in America...
Chris Mads
- Sep 21, 2020
Suiting up for the Emmys
The Emmys took place last night and, I'll be honest, for a while I thought my invite had got lost in the post. But then I realised two...
Chris Mads
- Aug 11, 2020
The Umbrella Academy Season 2 is on Netflix
I know it was well promoted, but the first season of The Umbrella Academy on Netflix was something of a sleeper hit for me. I love a...
Chris Mads
- May 4, 2020
What Star Wars taught us
Today is May 4th. To the non-Star Wars literate among you, that makes it ‘Star Wars Day’, the unofficial holiday in recognition of the...
Chris Mads
- Apr 30, 2020
A man of the time
Last month, Nicholas Bowman-Scargill and his Fears watch brand gave the world the message we all needed from a luxury brand, taking the...