Pretty slim pickings during June, though this was somewhat affected by a week's holiday in Spain during which we watched very little - sport and a bit of Brexit fall-out news!
When I did watch TV in the month, it was inevitably football and the
2016 European Championships from France. The absolute highlight of which was Ireland's deserved victory over Italy with a late Robbie Brady goal ensuring we reached the knock-out stages of the competition.
Okay - disappointment followed with a defeat to France in the next game but we were never going to win the tournament.
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| My daughter seems to find it funny to inflict a horror film on us once a fortnight when one of her friends comes over. I absolutely loathe them. I did stay awake all through this one and it wasn't too bad. I don't like freaky dolls! |
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| Taped from TCM a couple of months ago and I was fairly ambivalent as I watched it. I didn't take to Bogart-Spade at all if I'm honest. I managed to doze off and wake up right at the end as the case was solved! Oh well...... |
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| Another disappointment. I liked Rose Byrne and Seth Rogan's roles. Zac Efron's character was a dick, which I guess he was supposed to be. On another day in another mood I'd probably have enjoyed it more. Can't say I'm rushing to see the second one, though both my girls have. |
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| Best film of the month - but face it there wasn't a lot of competition. A Richard Curtis film about family and fatherhood with time travel chucked in. Bill Nighy was superb - when isn't he. I'm not sure I understood all the mechanics of shooting forward and backwards and what could and couldn't be changed, but hey it worked. Second viewing for me and I'd happily watch it a third time! |
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| NEW BLOOD - a new BBC crime drama bringing together a couple of cops - one uniformed and trying to advance upwards as a detective; the other working undercover for the Serious Fraud Office. Written by Anthony Horowitz, someone I know better as a children's author. It was entertaining, humorous and interesting - though I did manage to pick a gaping plot hole in one of the early scenes. We watched the first two episodes before our holiday. The first particular case is 4 episodes long. The two young lead actors were very good. I haven't seen either previously but there's a decent chemistry between them which makes the show so watchable in my opinion. Mark Strepan is Stefan Kowolski, Junior Case Officer, SFO. Ben Tavassoli is T.D.C Arrash ‘Rash’ Sayyad. Mark Addy also stars. |
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