Anything Everywhere
The Nerja Dia del Pedal, scheduled for Andalucia Day, February 28th, has been postponed until March 23rd due to the possibility of rain. NOW POSTPONED UNTIL NEXT YEAR
Easter this year, with all the solemn processions, takes place from April 13th to 21st, with Easter Sunday being April 20th.
A relaxing place to spend a leisurely couple of hours
Someone thought it was a good idea, obviously
Hopefully we will see more of these in the future
There are few more uplifting sights than shrubs full of colourful Goldfinch
A renovated ABOAG bus from the early part of the twentieth century
On one of the best promenades along the Costa del Sol
Jungle Family, fun for all
Photos and a QuickVid of steam engines
Seemed like a good idea at the time
Keeping out of the sun
Beneficial or invasive, depends where they are
About an inch or so in length this guy
The Electric State (2025), a Russo Brothers film, is rumoured to be the most expensive Netflix production to date, costing over 300 million dollars. Although slated by the professional critics (who are usually best ignored), the audience reaction has been much more favourable.
It is long, just over two hours, and although it never really ‘springs into life’ and is never going to trouble the Oscars committee, it’s not a bad bit of pure escapism. And some cute robots.
Grab the popcorn and give it a go would be my advice.
Squad 36 (2025) is a French thriller about a troubled cop who launches his own investigation when mysterious killings claim the lives of his former colleagues.
Standard corrupt cops and political expediency scenario. A bit long at just over two hours, but it will keep you occupied.
Demon City (2025) is directed by Seiji Tanaka and tells a tale of revenge, an OTT movie where just about everything is sacrificed to bring you almost endless and constant fighting and gory violence.
If you enjoy extreme violence and little else then this is possibly for you.
Sisu (2023) is a Finnish war movie which was popular, unusually, with both critics and audiences. Quite gritty and gory at times, it is a captivating watch which holds your attention throughout.
Thoroughly enjoyable and one for action/war aficionados who want something just a little bit different. Definitely worth watching.
The Calendar Killer (Der Heimweg) (2025) is a German drama/mystery/thriller starring Luise Heyer and Sabin Tambrea.
Klara, a young mother, calls a telephone support line for women to get home safely, claiming that she will die that very night at the hands of a notorious killer….unless she kills her husband.
Available on Amazon Prime, it is well worth a watch.
The Liberation Men (2024) follows Canadian soldiers in World War II Holland who are in a race against the clock to liberate a Dutch town before the Allies begin an artillery bombardment which could have a devastating effect on the local population.
Stilted dialogue and wooden acting abound, meaning the film can only aspire to reach the dizzy heights of ‘B movie’, although I doubt it will get there.
I kept thinking ‘it must improve’, but it didn’t. Awful movie, well worth missing.
Elevation (2024) stars Anthony Mackie and Morena Baccarin and is a post-apocalyptic adventure set in the Rocky Mountains. A single father and two women venture out to face monstrous creatures in order to save the life of a young boy.
Nothing really new but some good performances make it emminently watchable, so do give it a go.
Blink Twice (2024), directed by Zoë Kravitz, stars Channing Tatum, Naomi Ackie and Christian Slater and is classed as a mystery/thriller/horror. A good cast and some good reviews, so was quite looking forward to watching..
However, don’t know if it was mood or something else but I actually gave up, totally unimpressed, after 31 minutes and had already considered abandoning ship a bit earlier. Maybe I will have to give it another go sometime.
Civil War (2024) is a film by Alex Garland and stars Kirsten Dunst as a war reporter who, with a small group of fellow journalists, is trying to get to Washington DC before rebels reach the White House.
No zombies, mutants or aliens in this dystopian tale, which is nice for a change, just something a bit different and from a alternative perspective. Interesting, quite absorbing on several levels. Thoroughly enjoyed it and well worth watching in my humble view.
Black Doves (2024), starring Keira Knightley and Ben Whishaw, is a spy thriller series (season 1 is 6 episodes) with intricate plots, a bit of action, deceit and betrayal and a suitable body count through the alarmingly matter-of-fact slaughter of any fellow humans who get in the way. Or don’t.
Eminently watchable, but also maybe equally as quickly forgotten.
After a voluntary 10-year hiatus/semi-retirement/long holiday, Cameron Diaz is back on our screens in Back in Action (2025) alongside Jamie Foxx and Glenn Close. Although pretty much a routine spy thriller with a substantial dash of comedy, it is nevertheless a fun movie which has proven more popular with audiences than critics. Sit back, grab a snack and have a good chuckle.
American Primeval (2025) is a 6-part western miniseries set in Utah in 1857 and features numerous historical characters – Jim Bridger, Brigham Young etc – and is obviously at least loosely based on real events. Violent, gritty, brutal and quite dark in parts, I really did enjoy it. Good westerns are few and far between these days. Enjoy.
Ad Vitam (2025), a French action thriller, looked as though it would be just another ‘former elite unit member’ goes on the hunt for revenge and with suitable bodycount. It wasn’t. After an opening bit of action, it was basically an hour of unnecessary, mainly irrelevant and uninteresting backstory which left one wondering if it would ever actually get going at some point. Not the best action film but not entirely a waste of time.
