Napoli coach Antonio Conte has stressed his team are not the finished article, yet the Partenopei enter the new season as clear title favourites. It’s not the first time the former Juventus, Inter, and Italy coach has tried to dampen expectations by talking down the chances of his side’s potential success. However, everything points towards the NeapolitanContinue reading “Serie A 2025-2026 preview: Napoli Scudetto favourites”
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Six Scots in Serie A
An unprecedented six Scots will feature in the 2025-2026 edition of Serie A. The success of a group of multiskilled Scottish internationals has led Italian clubs to widen their scouting networks to monitor more players from one football’s founding nations. While a record number of Scots will turn out for five different top flight clubs,Continue reading “Six Scots in Serie A”
Crisscrossing California: Straight Outta Compton DMV
It began as a short journey to make a routine driver’s license renewal and ended in a drive up. A naive Scotsman caught in the wrong place at the most inopportune time. The unwitting outsider lucky to emerge unhurt after straying haphazardly into the territory of unforgiving rival gangs. Caught in the crossfire of theContinue reading “Crisscrossing California: Straight Outta Compton DMV”
Hi-Five 하이파이브 (2025)
Director: Kang Hyeong-cheol Starring: Lee Jae-in, Ahn Jae-hong, Ra Mi-ran, Kim Hee-won, Yoo Ah-in, Oh Jung-se, Park Jin-young Country of Origin: South Korea Running time: 1hr 59m If you are bored into oblivion by the everlasting duplications of the Marvel and DC universes, then Hi-Five offers a refreshing antidote. My interest in any of theContinue reading “Hi-Five 하이파이브 (2025)”
Big Deal 소주전쟁 (2025)
Director: Choi Yoon-jin Starring: Yoo Hae-jin, Lee Je-hoon, Son Hyun-joo, Choi Young-joon, Byron Mann Country of Origin: South Korea Running time: 1h 44m The ubiquitous clear spirit of soju is the great leveller in South Korea. As the nation’s unofficial alcoholic drink of choice, it unites people from every different social class and background. AffordableContinue reading “Big Deal 소주전쟁 (2025)”
The Old Woman with the Knife 파과 (2025)
Director: Min Kyu-dong Starring: Lee Hye-young, Kim Sung-cheol, Yeon Woo-jin, Kim Mu-yeol, Shin Si-ah. Country of Origin: South Korea Running time: 2hrs 2min When a feared female exterminator begins to slow down a cold-blooded young upstart targets her position. Hornclaw (Lee Hye-young) has a formidable reputation as an assassin who specialises in pest control, notContinue reading “The Old Woman with the Knife 파과 (2025)”
Yadang: The Snitch 야당 (2025)
Director: Hwang Byeong-guk Starring: Kang Ha-neul, Yoo Hae-jin, Park Hae-joon, Ryu Kyung-soo, Chae Won-bin Country of Origin: South Korea Running time: 2hr 2min A drugs informant is stuck between an overly ambitious prosecutor and a persistent narcotics detective in a murky world of subterfuge. Lee Kang-soo (Kang Ha-neul) is framed and jailed for a drugsContinue reading “Yadang: The Snitch 야당 (2025)”
Longlegs (2024)
Director: Osgood Perkins Starring: Maika Monroe, Blair Underwood, Alicia Witt, Nicolas Cage Country of Origin: USA Running time: 1hr 41min Most characters fade away immediately after the closing credits, some creep into the dark corners of your mind when you least expect it. The central figure in Longlegs loitered and rummaged around in my thoughtsContinue reading “Longlegs (2024)”
Legends return to save Sampdoria
Is it foolish nostalgia to believe that a group of Sampdoria heroes can prevent the club from an ignominious tumble into the nether world of Serie C? The Blucerchiati sacked Leonardo Semplici and appointed former midfielder Alberico Evani and ex-winger Attilio Lombardo as their new coaching team with just six games remaining this season. IconicContinue reading “Legends return to save Sampdoria”
One Win 1승 (2024)
Director: Shin Yeon-shick Starring: Song Kang-ho, Park Jeong-min, Jang Yoon-ju, Park Myung-hoon, Lee Min-ji Country of Origin: South Korea Running time: 1hr 47min A solitary victory is the objective for a motley bunch of no-hopers in a women’s volleyball club on the brink of folding. When oddball owner and conglomerate heir Kang Jeong-won (Park Jeong-min)Continue reading “One Win 1승 (2024)”
Stephen Kasiewicz 