The Bearded Trio

Is Spotify Your Holocron For Soundtracks? If you’re a fan of Star Wars then it’s almost a certainty that you are also a fan of the soundtracks. If you look up perfection in the dictionary it mentions John Williams and the music to the Star Wars movies. Okay that was a lie but it should do. For me, ever since that first viewing of Star Wars way back in 1977 I’ve craved the musical delights of John Williams and the scores to Star Wars have never been that far away in my life. From the humble beginnings of listening to Star Wars on a record player to cramming a whole album on a 256mb Creative Labs Muvo MP3 player. Now, we are lucky enough to have any music we like just a click away and streamed to any device at any time.
I'm a huge fan of Spotify and when it comes to soundtracks it's always a delight to find the hidden gems filed away in the music streaming service. If you’re a soundtrack fan like me then a music streaming service is a must but I do recommend caution if you are …

ONCE UPON A TIME . . . IN HOLLYWOOD
Starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Bradd Pitt, Margot Robbie, Emile Hirsch, Margaret Qualley, 
Timothy Olyphant, Austin Butler, Dakota Fanning, Bruce Dern and Al Pacino
Written and Directed by Quentin Tarantino

Reviewed by Patrick Gibbs


 Out of Four

25 years ago, Quentin Tarantino (already a rising star thanks to Reservoir Dogs) shook up Hollywood with Pulp Fiction, a bold, inventive and unapologetic, super violent film noir celebration of the '70's. In the past two and a half decades,Tarantino has brought his distinctive style into other time periods (even if the '70's have hung over each one of those films). In his ninth feature, Once Upon A Time . . . In Hollywood, he takes us to back to just one year prior, in 1969, a turning point for pop culture, and the year a set of very shocking killings rattled Los Angeles and the world, and made the name Charles Manson a synonym for evil.
The story follows actor Rick Dalton (Leonardo DiCaprio), the for…

THE FAREWELLStarring Awkwafina, Tzi Ma, Diana Lin, Zhao Shuzen, Lu Hong, Jian Yongbo
Written and Directed by Lulu Wang

Reviewed by Patrick Gibbs

Out of Four

It's that time of year when blockbuster blues start to set in for some of us, and more substantial, thoughtful antidote slipped in between The Lion King and Hobbs and Shaw is very welcome. The Farewell fits the bill very well, though it is certainly not going to be a movie for everyone.


Billi (Awkwafina) is a Chinese-American writer who maintains a close relationship with her grandmother (Zhao Shuzhen) - "Nai Nai" as she is known in Mandarin - even though Billi resides in New York and and grandmother still lives in Changhun.  After receiving a rejection letter for a Guggenhiem fellowship, Billi is feeling pretty bleak, but soon discovers that things can get much worse when her parents, Haiyan (Tzi Ma and Jian (Diana Lin)break the news that Nai Nai has been diagnosed with terminal lung cancer, and has been given only a few…

Will You Be Able To Resist Star Wars Resistance Season One On DVD? If you're the kind who likes to binge watch a TV series then you will be happy to know the Emmy nominated Star Wars animated series, Star Wars Resistance will be out on good old DVD on August 20th.  Do you want the full press release?  Of course you do, complete with what juicy extras you will get.  Read on:

Star Wars Resistance: Complete Season Onedelivers more than eight hours of entertainment including 21 action-packed episodes, 4 audio commentaries, 12 bonus shorts and an exclusive sneak-peek at the making of the series with cast and crew.
The first season follows Kazuda (“Kaz”) Xiono, a young pilot recruited by Resistance hero Poe Dameron for a top-secret mission to spy on the growing threat of the First Order. Stationed aboard an aircraft refueling station, Kaz quickly finds himself in over his head as he struggles to keep his cover as a mechanic while gaining the trust of his newfound friends. They find thems…