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About Steve Harcourt

Steve is a musician/producer/creative, moving about in the film world. With a business partner, he runs film company Free Seed Films, to combine the music and film strands of their output, with a view to enhancing both sides.As an offshoot of the film company, he produces a radio show: 'Free Seed On Soho Radio' Website: Free Seed Films.He is also a founder member of band 'Collapsed Lung', who, yes, were responsible for that Top 20 'Eat My Goal' track.Twitter: @slackwagon.
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Review: Star Trek Lower Decks – I, Excretus s02e08
2 months ago

Review: Star Trek Lower Decks – I, Excretus s02e08

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This week, Star Trek Lower Decks tests the boundaries of the issues that have been its Achilles heel since the start. Episode 8 of season 2, ‘I, Excretus’ mixes the lower decks with the upper decks and risks all the gains it has recently made.
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Review: Evil – I is for IRS s02e11
2 months ago

Review: Evil – I is for IRS s02e11

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After the flood gates opened recently, Evil has no qualms about being as bonkers as it wants.  Episode 11 of season 2, ‘I is for IRS’ certainly doesn’t pull any punches.  *Warning! Spoilers Ahead!*
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Review: Foundation – The Emperor’s Peace / Preparing To Live s01e01-02
2 months ago

Review: Foundation – The Emperor’s Peace / Preparing To Live s01e01-02

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They said it couldn’t be filmed, and the history of cinema is littered with attempts to do so.  Isaac Asimov’s Foundation series of books is one of the most celebrated in Science Fiction and underpins a lot of what came after in the genre however, so was always likely to be attempted.  Apple TV’s new TV adaptation takes this challenge on, and they haven’t been afraid to spend significant amounts trying to achieve it.  *Warning! Spoilers Ahead!*
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Review: Star Trek Lower Decks – Where Pleasant Fountains Lie s02e07
2 months ago

Review: Star Trek Lower Decks – Where Pleasant Fountains Lie s02e07

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Recent episodes of Star Trek Lower Decks have moved much more towards becoming actual Star Trek stories, rather than reference-fests.  Episode 7 of the second season ‘Where Pleasant Fountains Lie’, continues this trend and sees the show hitting more solid ground.
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Review: Evil – O is for Ovaphobia s02e10
2 months ago

Review: Evil – O is for Ovaphobia s02e10

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When a show is operating at its best, there are certain things it can do which, while unusual, don’t jar with the viewer.  Episode 10 of Evil’s second season, ‘O is for Ovaphobia’ particularly fits this mold. *Warning! Spoilers Ahead!*
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Review: Star Trek Lower Decks – The Spy Humungous s02e06
2 months ago

Review: Star Trek Lower Decks – The Spy Humungous s02e06

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from excessive references, but then falling back on old trope storylines.  ‘The Spy Humungous’ therefore shows a bit of promise of what could be…
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Review: Schumacher (2021)
2 months ago

Review: Schumacher (2021)

When considering the greatest F1 driver of all time, there are names that immediately spring to mind like Juan Manuel Fangio, Ayrton Senna, Michael Schumacher, and Lewis Hamilton.  Of those, Senna is arguably the most evocative, but Schumacher is in a different category.
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Review: Evil – U is for U.F.O. s02e09
2 months ago

Review: Evil – U is for U.F.O. s02e09

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Not content with ramping up the weird in its second season, Evil has now added an extra layer of conspiracy and intrigue.  Episode 9, ‘U is for U.F.O.’ takes a step out into brand new territory.  *Warning! Spoilers Ahead!*
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Review: Star Trek Lower Decks – An Embarrassment of Dooplers s02e05
2 months ago

Review: Star Trek Lower Decks – An Embarrassment of Dooplers s02e05

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It’s all Tribble-esque action in episode 5 of season 2, ‘An Embarrassment of Dooplers’, with Star Trek: Lower Decks sliding backwards a little.  *Warning! Spoilers Ahead!*
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Review: Evil – B is for Brain s02e08
3 months ago

Review: Evil – B is for Brain s02e08

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With a lot of tv shows still in their summer hiatus periods, there isn’t much to shout about right now.  Thankfully, one of the greatest shows is still on, and currently riding high in its second season.  If you haven’t caught up with it yet, Evil continues to be excellent, yet again, in episode 8: ‘B is for Brain’  *Warning! Spoilers Ahead!*
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Review: Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021)
3 months ago

Review: Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021)

With the release of ‘Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings’ we have the proper launch of phase four, film wise, of the MCU.  We also have a bit of a departure compared to Marvel films of recent years, as this arrives slightly separate to the rest of the franchise.
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Review: Star Trek Lower Decks – Mugato, Gumato s02e04
3 months ago

Review: Star Trek Lower Decks – Mugato, Gumato s02e04

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The improved balance of the characters continues this week on Star Trek Lower Decks, with less Mariner than before in episode 4 of season 2, ‘Mugato, Gumato
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