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Review of 'Superman'

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2026-06-30T21:38:53+00:00

Review of 'Superman' The beginning of “Superman” sees a streak across the Antarctic sky as Superman (David Corenswet) crashes into the snow, bloody and beaten. He is rescued by his dog Krypto who drags him to his “fortress of solitude”

Review of 'The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry'

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2026-06-30T21:02:54+00:00

Review of 'The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry' Harold Fry (Jim Broadbent) is living out his retirement with his wife Maureen (Penelope Wilton) in south Devon when he receives a letter informing him that a former work colleague Queenie (Linda Bassett) is in a hospice, unlikely to recover. Shaken by the news, he goes to post a letter in response but, instead, walks a bit further. He resolves to walk all the way to see Queenie

Review of 'ISO'

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2026-06-30T20:24:48+00:00

Review of 'ISO' When we heard of a sushi restaurant opening up in nearby Crewe, it immediately jumped to the top of our restaurants to visit list. We are fairly starved of Japanese food with no restaurants serving it in our town, nearby Nantwich. The nearest place serving fairly good Japanese is in Chester (45 minutes drive) -

Review of 'Remarkably Bright Creatures'

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2026-06-27T15:28:35+00:00

Review of 'Remarkably Bright Creatures' Tova Sullivan (Sally Field) works as a caretaker in an aquarium in fictional Sowell Bay, Washington. Following the death of her son Tova has withdrawn from society, talking during her shifts to Marcellus (voiced by Alfred Molina), an elderly octopus not entirely happy with his life. One day Marcellus attempts an escape but is found by Tova who injures herself while returning him to his tank. Meanwhile, the young Cameron Cassmore (Lewis Pullman) arri…

Review of 'Toy Story 5'

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2026-06-27T14:59:40+00:00

Review of 'Toy Story 5' 5th film in the 'Toy Story' series Years after the events of Toy Story 4, Bonnie (voiced by Scarlett Spears) is now 8 years old and still playing with Jessie (voiced by Joan Cusack), Buzz (voiced by Tim Allen) and other toys. She attempts to make friends with the neighbours but they are too engrossed with their electronic gadgets. Soon enough, Bonnie has her own tablet, Lily (voiced by Greta Lee) which soon causes her to neglect her toy friends. Jessie contacts Wood…

Review of '9 Mill Street'

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2026-06-21T13:55:50+00:00

Review of '9 Mill Street' Formerly the site of The Townhouse, “9 Mill Street” is a completely different vibe entirely, now, dramatically, specializing in “Pan-Asian small plates” rather than modern English/French. The prices are still fairly steep though.

Review of 'The Townhouse Nantwich (NOW CLOSED)'

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2026-06-21T13:09:31+00:00

Review of 'The Townhouse Nantwich (NOW CLOSED)' Having just moved to the area we are beginning our explorations of local eating emporiums. “The Townhouse” is an impressive looking building behind the high on Mill Street, with (unusually) it's own parking lot that you have to pass through to get to the rather imposing main entrance. It has a large indoor seating area on the right that is obviously suitable for event booking as well as a bar area to the left. It always seems to be busy so i…

Review of 'Akira'

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2026-06-21T12:59:03+00:00

Review of 'Akira' Akira by Katsuhiro Otomo Years ago I discovered the Japanese animated film Akira and was fascinated with it's almost poetic beauty of destruction and conflict and also intrigued in it's narrative depth with interesting characters and an amazing premise. I have always wanted to read the manga on which the film was based but the six-volume epic was, and is, quite expensive never mind requiring a certain amount of dedication to go through the 3,000+ pages but I finally decid…

Review of 'Maverick'

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2026-06-13T16:27:29+00:00

Review of 'Maverick' Gambler and con artist Maverick (Mel Gibson) is looking for an additional $3,000 to enter a “winner takes all” poker tournament but everyone he asks to give him what they owe him, give him a sob story and, as a softie, he gives in

Review of 'Despicable Me 4'

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2026-06-13T15:49:25+00:00

Review of 'Despicable Me 4' 4th film in the 'Despicable Me' series Now a member of the Anti-Villain League (AVL) former super-villain Gru (voiced by Steve Carell) attends a class reunion where he encounters Maxime Le Mal (voiced by Will Ferrell) who still holds a grudge with Gru for

Review of 'The Ministry of Time'

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2026-06-13T15:28:14+00:00

Review of 'The Ministry of Time' The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley The UK government acquires a door that allows them to travel through time. Establishing a “Ministry of Time” they bring back several individuals that were about to die to present day, assigning them a

Review of 'Wish You Were Here: The Official Biography of Douglas Adams'

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2026-06-13T15:03:06+00:00

Review of 'Wish You Were Here: The Official Biography of Douglas Adams' Wish You Were Here: The Official Biography of Douglas Adams by Nick Webb I am a big fan of “The Hitchhiker Guide of the Galaxy” from being told by a cousin about it I remember watching the television series on PBS when living in Canada. I eventually would pick up the books (yes, one signed and an original first edition of the first book) including his Dirk Gently books, his

Review of 'The Hay Festival 2026'

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2026-05-31T14:24:56+00:00

Review of 'The Hay Festival 2026' This year we visited the Hay Festival only on the first weekend. There were lots of other events we would have liked to attend but logistics are tricky with driving required, and a 3 hour trip for us. Logistics are always tricky with our staying at a Premier Inn hotel in the

Hay-on-Wye - [Hay-on-Wye] Minor updates

steve (steve@undisclosed.example.com) — 2026-05-31T13:26:04+00:00

Hay-on-Wye The small town of Hay-on-Wye (or, simply Hay) is known for it's annual (book) Hay Festival in late May that regularly attracts top authors but the city itself is worth a visit for it's numerous independent book stores and cafes, it's small town market and the beautiful scenery.