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About me - Andrew Reynolds

22 years ago i was born prematurely and since then i've been trying to catch up. On this quixotic journey i have encounter, in my black balloon, several heart aches, a light breeze of sweet joy and a broken, distorted view of what it is i can and will achieve,

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Health & Fitness > Alcoholism Self harm and alcohol: 1 of 6
The reality of the destitution of my mind is as plain to see as the blood trail that arches from the bed to the door and back again in a perfect ellipsis. That one mind constantly striving against itself is one built on half truths and denials; the anatomy of an accident. Always recoiling, denying, petrified and left pregnant... More..
Entertainment > Movie Reviews Movie reviews: The Prestige: 7 of 29
It could be argued that if Christopher Nolan is an auteur then The Prestige, his eighth film concerning two 19th century magicians recounting their spiral into a deadly game of oneupmanship would be the most defining piece of evidence for such a theory.Exhibit A would undoubtedly be the director himself whose myth is founded ... More..
Entertainment > Musicians & Bands What was Elliott Smith's best album?: 1 of 4
One of the more difficult facts of listening to one of Elliot Smith's six albums is that in his angry self loathing and regret, fueled by well documented periods of substance abuse, he never sounded more alive.Even former band mates have commented that from his perceived optimistic state Smith could often do more harm than go... More..
Entertainment > Album Reviews Album reviews: A Weekend in the City, by Bloc Party: 1 of 4
It seems that Bloc Party have returned from their Franz Ferdinand induced, catwalk procession through pop culture, (it was their fey hands that first passed on their demo to Radio 1) with minds ravaging to dispose both the scratchy, post punk homage of their debut "Silent Alarm" and the more hedonistic, paranoiac elements of ... More..
Entertainment > TV Show Reviews TV show reviews: Family Guy: 13 of 27
If there was ever a textbook example of a show that lived or died by its infamy then its Family Guy. Since its inaugural broadcast in 1999 the litany of the FOX Networks opinion polled decisions and dices from TV's chop-happy axeblade have made its history read like a goldfishes memoirs. For every minor success, such as its r... More..
Entertainment > Movie Reviews Movie reviews: The Host: 5 of 10
Redressing the disaster movies of the seventies with the social observations of a Ken Loach film, The Host, a South Korean oddity from acclaimed director Joon-ho Bong (Memories of Murder,) slivers from genre to genre with the same agility and rampant disregard as the preying beast of its title.Lurking beneath the surface of t... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Politics in the UK Who will be the next British PM?: 3 of 6
When the curtains final draw shut on Blair's reign as PM and, if David Cameron doesn't get the snap election his heart desires and his competitors don't gain reasonable backing, then they will rise again only this time to the fanfare of one Gordon Brown.With an expression of doleful bulldog or a caustic, economics lecturer, h... More..
Entertainment > Musicians & Bands Assessing the upcoming Rage Against the Machine reunion: 2 of 4
With little press coverage and no small amount of hype in the music presses Rage Against The Machine have re-enter the pop-political debate after a seven year absence with the announcement that they are to headline the Coachella festival in April.The band famous for its left leaning politics and fearsome clash of hip hop, met... More..
Entertainment > Musicians & Bands Band reviews: Big Star: 1 of 1
The current rank and file desperation of attention seeking fame hounds has negated the general public to artists that, through no fault of their own, have slipped through the rigorous lists and assignation of fame, fame, fatal fame.From cover to headline, each media outlet is full of those who have it, need it or lost it and ... More..
Entertainment > Movie Reviews Movie reviews: Tenacious D In The Pick Of Destiny: 5 of 8
As well known Rock philosopher David St Hubbens once said "There's a fine line between clever and stupid" which in a massive coincidence is a rather apt summary of the D'S first (and probably last judging by it's modest domestic Box Office takings of less than $9 Million) foray into movieland.Gig simulators, sasquatches and m... More..