OPINION | Samuel Walters

Aug 27, 2021

How Gloomy Views Upend the Blues

I’ve never been a great one for admiring beautiful views. I don’t know why. They’ve just never moved me. Sunsets… meh. London’s skyline,...

Aug 16, 2021

Men and Nipples – Should You Let 'em Breathe in Summer?

Gentlemen, what are your thoughts on exposed nipples? I don’t mean women’s nipples, I mean your own. Bear with me. This isn’t about to...

Aug 10, 2021

Too Hot to Function? Beat the Heat with a Panama Hat

Bucket? Snapback? Panama? This isn’t a secret code. These are all types of hat – types of hat that a man can choose between when the...

Aug 10, 2021

How Film Shapes Our Lives... for Better or Worse!

We all know how powerful films can be, don’t we? Even those who aren’t prone to a great deal of reflection have occasionally felt the...

Aug 4, 2021

Dressing the Part... So Frightfully Smart!

What are you wearing as you read this sentence? I don’t mean to be impertinent, heaven forbid, particularly in the midst of our...

Aug 4, 2021

SEO Content vs "Proper Writing"

I must admit that I do still struggle with the many ways in which SEO writing challenges traditional ideas of what constitutes a ‘good...

Jun 8, 2021

Am I One of Life's Baddies?

Do you ever side with the “wrong side” in a film? I do it all the time. Here are just a few examples – the gung-ho soldiers in Small...

Jun 2, 2021

She Liked the Cut of My Jibber-Jabber

Someone once complimented me on the way I talk. “I like the way you talk.” She said. I was, of course, pleased. My ego swelled a fraction...

May 26, 2021

When the Mind Decays

I'm writing this week on an experience that will be familiar to many but is new to me – watching the deterioration of somebody’s mind. My...

May 21, 2021

Somerset Maugham... a Bad Influence?

Understand that Maugham wasn’t a malevolent creature. Not a bit! He was just a product of his time, expressing attitudes that...

May 10, 2021

Marco Pierre White – Arrogance and Gravitas

I like this video of Marco Pierre White, the super chef. He comes across as an arrogant f*cker, which I hate; but he also comes across as...

May 8, 2021

Fanny and Alexander – It's Not You, It's Me

I re-watched Fanny and Alexander last night, considered one of Bergman’s best, I think, and I was disappointed. I first watched it some...