Chris MadsMay 9Sneak Peek: Mark Millar's Prodigy 2I 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 MadsDec 13, 2021See 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 MadsDec 13, 2021Tom Holland & Zendaya are slamming the boy-girl height issueWhether 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 MadsDec 12, 2021Operation Fortune: Guy Ritchie takes on Bond - TrailerThe trailer for the new Guy Ritchie film, Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre, has landed. The film focuses on the adventures of super-spy...
Chris MadsNov 14, 2021Millennial Gent Year 4 - Introducing Short Man StyleI 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 MadsJan 13, 2021Lupin is Netflix's best show right nowNetflix'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 MadsJan 11, 2021Don'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 MadsJan 10, 2021Tintin at 92: Lessons from my heroThere 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 MadsDec 31, 2020Finding the magic in 2020Let'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 MadsDec 31, 2020Top books, film, music & TV of 2020Culture has never been more important than it was during this year. Ironically, at a time when the arts were being widely abandoned by...
Chris MadsDec 15, 2020Jamie Cullum lights up The RoseImage 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 MadsDec 1, 2020Christmas Film Advent CalendarThere 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 MadsNov 25, 2020Lockdown MusingsAll 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 MadsOct 22, 2020Tom Holland as Uncharted’s Nathan DrakeIt appears that being Peter Parker is not franchise potential enough for Tom Holland. The incumbent Spider-Man recently reignited his...
Chris MadsOct 13, 2020The Rock: Lessons from the 200 million manDwayne Johnson recently announced that he has passed 200 million followers on Instagram. This makes him the most followed man in America...
Chris MadsSep 21, 2020Suiting up for the EmmysThe 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 MadsAug 11, 2020The Umbrella Academy Season 2 is on NetflixI 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 MadsMay 4, 2020What Star Wars taught usToday 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 MadsApr 30, 2020A man of the timeLast month, Nicholas Bowman-Scargill and his Fears watch brand gave the world the message we all needed from a luxury brand, taking the...
Chris MadsApr 20, 2020The best teachers on TV and filmWe all had that one teacher at school who inspired us – one way or another. For me it was Clive Marshall, he was the English and sports...