I like Will Smith not because he’s Will Smith, but because he starred in a lot of great movies. I’m a bit less impressed with Will Smith’s blatant nepotism to promote his son as a movie star and not impressed with Jaden Smith at all. And this is a Jaden Smith film, he got top billing over his father and the title. After Earth was an OK movie, it’s greatest weaknesses being director M. Night Shyamalan and it’s star Jaden Smith. Sony has done an amazing job of hiding any connection M. Night Shyamalan has to After Earth, but there…
Tag: coming of age
Toast on the BBC
I read Nigel Slater’s toast a couple of years back and really loved it. A wonderfully odd little book about food, sex, and the glories of an Aga Range. The BBC film is a little glimpse into those bygone days of the 1960s. We see what it’s like to be a foodie in a house where cooking consists of putting unopened tins into a pot of boiling water and letting them rattle around for a bit before opening them. This was our nine year old hero’s Mum who couldn’t cook, but could do a bit of baking-and she did a…