Torque is The Fast and The Furious but with motorbikes. That is the kind of in depth criticism you come to Do You See? for. It is all you need to know if you are considering seeing it. It is not as good as The Fast And The Furious, but it is better t[…]

Sean Penn is an awful lot better in 21 Grams than he was in Mystic River. 21 Grams is a much better film than Clint’s too, with a theme which is not a million miles away from it. It is however less hamstrung with TRYING TO MAKE A POINT. Actuall[…]

Until this season I’ve always thought of him as an underachiever, silky skills wrapped in a sulky attitude. But he’s playing the football of his life. Loads of goals, and not simple tap-ins either. Barcelona need Ronaldinho just as much a[…]

Literary Gems
Journey to the Alcarria ‘ Camilo Jose Cela
In an age before travel writing imposed self-made obstacles and it was possible to explore the world without strapping a fridge to your leg or unicycling blindfolded across the Andes, the[…]

Shekhar Kapur’s hyperGothic Elizabeth ‘ starring Galadriel as the Virgin Queen ‘ was so kinetic, so stylish, all dry ice and dark angles, demonic Catholic priests looming against the light, the centenarian Gielgud refulgent in whore[…]

Lazio vs Roma on Eurosport
The website that brings you the news as it happens: tonight’s big Serie A derby, Lazio-Roma, has been stopped for around 20 minutes now. The fans insisted by chanting, so the players stopped two minutes into the secon[…]

Biscuit Report – McVities Lemon and Ginger digestives
Ever thought ginger biscuits too hard? Like the refreshing tang of lemon? Maybe think digestives too…samey? Give these a whirl. Very nice indeed. Very moreish. I like plain digestives[…]

Table service in pubs.
Reserved tables in pubs.
Pubs whose doors blow open constantly on a windy day.
Pubs which only have tables with knives and forks on it.
Punter with blonde dyed mullets and stupid hats.
That’ll just be annother day bouzing[…]

There are premises to films which are so damn good that it does not matter how shoddily put together the actual film is, you still come out feeling warm towards it. Grand Theft Parsons is one such film. The script is as poor as the supposed pun in th[…]

my brain is injured
(sort of inspired by Tim’s entry below about back passes)
It originated in a sensible idea. To speed up play and cut out long stoppages, players would be carried off the field of play to be treated, unless there was some ris[…]