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NFB Listens To Number Ones: “The Lady In Red” – Chris de Burgh

Posted on Jul 26, 2021 by NFB

Let us try to not immediately go to the invective. De Burgh’s signature track strikes me as a 1980’s Nikelback: a totally acceptable, even forgettable, tune, that’s had any kind of legacy it wanted to create ruined by being dramatically … Continue reading →

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Review – America: The Motion Picture

Posted on Jul 23, 2021 by NFB

America: The Motion Picture Trailer Another short review this week, as NFB comes back into the swing of things after annual leave and a first vaccine shot. Following a deadly betrayal, heroic George Washington (Channing Tatum) is left bereft, before … Continue reading →

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NFB Watches Wrestling #64: Smackdown (11/04/2002)

Posted on Jul 22, 2021 by NFB

Are we going to finally get some more Backlash matches announced? Let’s find out together. It’s the 11th April 2002 and we’re in the Convention Centre of Tucson, Arizona for episode #138 of WWF Smackdown! Your main event tonight: Triple … Continue reading →

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NFB Re-Watches Battlestar Galactica Season Two: “Flight Of The Phoenix”

Posted on Jul 21, 2021 by NFB

Air Date: 16/09/2005 Director: Michael Nankin Writer: David Weddle and Bradley Thompson Synopsis: A combination of fatigue and low morale sweeps Galactica, as a Cylon virus embedded in its systems threatens disaster. Tyrol embarks on a project to build a … Continue reading →

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NFB Listens To Number Ones: “Over And Over” – Nelly (feat. Tim McGraw)

Posted on Jul 19, 2021 by NFB

What happened to Nelly? There was a time in the middle of the aughts when this guy wasn’t off radios, and this is pretty much the best example, a low-intensity R’n’B effort where the focus is largely on the lyrics. … Continue reading →

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Review: Ferry

Posted on Jul 16, 2021 by NFB

A short review this week, as NFB is on annual leave and off on a staycation. Ferry Trailer Amsterdam based enforcer Ferry (Frank Lammers) is tasked by kingpin Brink (Hub Stapel) to find the men responsible for the shooting of … Continue reading →

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NFB Watches Wrestling #63: Raw (08/04/2002)

Posted on Jul 15, 2021 by NFB

OK, let’s try this brand split idea again: that means you aren’t supposed to be here Vince. It’s the 8th April 2002 and we’re in the America West Arena of Phoenix, Arizona for episode #463 of WWF Raw! Your main … Continue reading →

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NFB Re-Watches Battlestar Galactica Season Two: “Final Cut”

Posted on Jul 14, 2021 by NFB

Air Date: 09/09/2005 Director: Robert M. Young Writer: Mark Verheiden Synopsis: With tensions over the Gideon massacre still at boiling point, Roslin and Adama allow a documentarian onboard Galactica in a bid to show the human side of the military … Continue reading →

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NFB Listens To Number Ones: “Head And Heart” – Joel Corry (feat. MNEK)

Posted on Jul 12, 2021 by NFB

I’m one of those only slightly older people, fogeys I believe we can be called, who is maybe just a single generation away from being the exact demographic that this kind of song is aimed at, so it’s the perfect … Continue reading →

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Review: In The Heights

Posted on Jul 9, 2021 by NFB

In The Heights Trailer Well, I don’t think that I could have higher expectations for a movie than this one. Last year I decided that the filmed version of Hamilton was my #1 choice for the entire year, a reflection … Continue reading →

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