Steve Swift’s Rambling Reviews

Are Talking Heads Your Bag? Then This Book Is For You!

Like A Lot Of SonicBond 'Every Album, Every Song' Books, This Can Seem A Little Conveyor Belt, But These Songs Are So Well Constructed, The Detail Works and that Band Story, Well, It's A Doozie...

I’d Never Heard NWOBHM Excellence Starfighters!

I didn't even know of them in the NWOBHM era, and I was there, folks. I was alerted to them by a Facebook NWOBHM group and they sound fabulous. They're more chart Aspiration than some, but NWOBHM was always a pretty open musical movement...

Hammer Horror Film ’Twins Of Evil’! A triumph or a missed opportunity?

2nd of the 3 Karnstein vampire movies, this one boasts a great Peter Cushing performance, Hammer castle and village settings and a sexy something. But did it work?

EPW Wrestling Is Unassuming And Excellent!

It just gets on with the business of making Excellent Matches, does EPW and that may be overlooked. But don't, this Wrestling promotion just keeps delivering and that Heavyweight title main event here is blooming marvellous...

WWF Summerslam 1991! Is That Wrestling Show As Good As I Remember?

I saw it at the time and thought it was great, tje Wrestling past anyway - the ending is the marriage of Macho Man and Miss Elizabeth - but the Jailhouse match between Boss Man and The Mountie, that superb Intercontinental amtchbwtwern Mr Perfect and Bret Hart and so much more were great. But will it hold up now?..

Can Spinebuster Wrestling Make That Battle Royale Brilliant?

Do You Really Need To Ask? Drama, Spots, Friendships, Enmity and A Wrestling Trope To End It. And Sha Samuels Calling People A 'Mug'; Great Work And Only The Main Event, Adam Bolt AndLeon Cage Turn It On Too...

’Blink Twice’ Is A Very Brave Movie!

It's difficult even to review. this is a sorry of women used by men when drugged, but it has really funny moments and some of these characters who commit such appalling crimes are written and played with some comedy.
I don't know what to think. it's easily filmed, beautifully written and acted and is brave, bold and extremely tightrope-walking.
and not an apology for this king of appalling activity at all...

The New Hellacopters Album Isn’t What You Might Expect!

It's a 70's excitement, not as tough as they have been, but really groovy and with a singer songwriter ease that is absolutely compelling. This is Hellacopters as not always known very well done...

Larkin Poe New Album! Never Been A Massive Fan, Will This Sway Me?..

It's a little bit Country, a little bit Rock n' Roll and sometimes I want a little bit more. Lots will love this and they're absolutely right to, it's really well done and perhaps I should love it...

It’s Called A Horror Film And ’Red Rooms’ Is Certainly Horrific, But Not In The Usual Way!

This is ominous and horrible. ostensibly the story of 2 women who are at the trial of an alleged young girl killer who filmed it for those who want to see it can do so via the web/net in a 'Red Room'. But it isn't just about that, it's even more disturbing, as we move to the expected ending, which is a real moment of hope. Subtitled and set in Montreal, this French-speaking movie is engrossing and brilliant, but very grubby...