I’ve been back at the BBC, and once again happy to provide a link to radio programme The Afternoon Show, hosted by Grant Stott and where I’m discussing the new releases over the last hour of the show with the redoubtable Amber Wilkinson. We’re talking this week’s big releases, Minari, The Mauritanian, and Chaos Walking, and the show is online for the next month. Link below.
In other news, once again, and with heavy heart, I have to turn my attention to the poor behaviour of those who infest my comments board, and remind all concerned that this is a serious film blog, and not a place to discuss bath-time activities or to try and sell their clothes. There’s a small minority of people who seem to take great delight in de-railing the erudite, incisive discussion of film and television that I’ve been encouraging, and these people should be ashamed of themselves.
As a consquence, there have been a small number of complaints that my own behaviour has not been acceptable, and that I myself have somehow set a bad example by using inappropriate or aggressive language when dealing with commenters on my blog. I confess that sometimes my choice of words has not always matched up to the high standards that I would like. I realise that phrases like “Suck it monkeys,’ and ‘Up yours, baldy’ run the risk being taken out of context and misunderstood, and if there has been any genuine misunderstanding or hurt, I am truly sorry.
I have, however, taken firm action and responded by starting a full independent investigation into myself and my conduct, and I’m delighted to say that it has found my behaviour to be appropriate and proportionate at all times. I now consider this matter to be closed, and we can all move on with our lives and put it behind us.
Have a happy Easter, one and all.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m000tndc
Can we look forward to a Bumper Book of Insults – an annual compilation. Easter would the time for it.
Christmas Annual of Extreme Insults, free with every subscription…
Perhaps we could vote for the worst one. Or maybe you could invent a Strictly Insulting television show. If only Groucho Marx was still around to chair it.
Happy Easter! I’m happy you came out clean of the investigation! :–)
Complete exoneration!
Glad to see you’re evolving beyond “up yours baldy.” After all, not all of your readers are follically privileged. Uh, not that I’m sensitive about such things, because why would I be? I have the hair of a stallion. An undernourished stallion, but a stallion nevertheless.
I wouldn’t worry about the follicles, that’s not what stallions are renowned for.
Thanks for the steer!
Ol’10 starts at 1:40
Ahhhh, classic Ol’10. I remember the days of yesteryear when you had 2 comments and one and a half of them were yours. And look at your now, all growed up so big and comment’y!
Psychic Grandma would cry into her ghost hankee, she’s so proud of her little blue bottomed, lucky charms eating boy.
I could bring back the old days quite easily….obviously your influence has made this a hub for enlightened thinking…
It’s a hub for something alright!
😉
Where’s the Bollywood? I’m thinking of getting out of this Italian horror film rat-race. What do you recommend?
I’d recommend Hindi gangster drama Gangs of Wasseypur; don’t let the fact that it’s 320 minutes long, if you can find it, it’s compelling stuff….I’m not a Bollywood expert, but there’s good stuff in every genre. But Italian horror is a way of life, it’ll pull you back in….
I’ve done a bit of time with punjabi and bengali sweeties and learned a bunch about folks named Kahn and Roshan. I dig their “item numbers”. I’m ready to invest. Thank you, sir!
Sounds like you’re ready to roll!
For a second, I thought you were quite serious. How wrong I was. 😛
Serious in ways you can’t possibly imagine. And peace then broke out for a matter of minutes before another message board stamash….
Hang around a bit more and join in the fun 😉
Glad I haven’t received such abuse as I’m quite the snowflake.
You get a gold star and allowed out for milk break five minutes before the rest…
“this is a serious film blog, and not a place to discuss bath-time activities”. that conversation (if you can call it that) was MY bliddy blog. I now know the bathing preferences of most of my regular sensible commentators so thanks for that! Pfft.
Dix likes to take credit for everything. Next thing he’ll be saying he invented the WorldWide Internets.
He’s off on one today that’s for sure.
Perhaps he didn’t get any Easter eggs.
Aw, that’s sad if it’s the case. Every boy and girl should get a chocolate egg.
You’ll be getting one dropped on your head from a great height if you keep this up.
Thanks!
This isn’t Kong vs. Godzilla.
More up to date than Glenda Jackson circa 1980, so beat it!
Glenda is timeless. This site, not so much.
Oh well, Maybe I should go see what Robbie Collin has to say . . .
Who’se he? Your postman?
From what I hear he’s Scotland’s top film critic. Plus he’s reviewed the big monkey movie.
No idea. Never heard of him. Probably some London thing. Nowt to do with me!
Only the best Scottish movie critic. You can find his review for Godzilla Vs Kong here: https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.telegraph.co.uk/films/0/godzilla-vs-kong-review-exactly-loud-trashy-mayhem-missing-year/amp/
Registration required to read that. Guess I’ll have to stick with this free Scottish rag.
Works for me. Would you like me to copy and paste the article into this comment section?
Nah. I’ll wait until it comes to Blanefield. Maybe 2022.
I can watch it right now, but choose not to. Maybe the Torygraph will cover it for the peanut gallery.
Nope. Quality independent writing only.
Ahaha this is funnier and funnier. So this Colin guy writes for paper with a circulation in my country that’s has a total circulation of 2k. You think we’re hanging on his opinion?
‘E’s got one of them Twitter pages too.
Good luck with that.
Haha, The Telegraph, stop, lmao!
Not quite BBC Radio 4. Maybe one day. Glad to hear the investigation is going well.
Better than Radio 4’s posh public school panel games and general waffle that saying nothing to me about my life; hang their DJ’s!
“I realise that phrases like “Suck it monkeys,’ and ‘Up yours, baldy’ run the risk being taken out of context…”
Can we add “hang their DJ’s”?
I’m not sure Radio 4 have any.