Recommended film. The Pyramid Texts Ray is a old boxer brilliantly played by James Cosmo, who desperately estranged from his son, talks about his loves, his regrets, and his greatest life lessons to a camera in an empty boxing gym. This is filmed almost entirely with the character talking to camera yet it works extremely well. The … [Read more...]

Recommended film. The Queens Gambit This is not a film but a series on Netflix based on the book by Walter Tevis. This is a gripping coming-of-age story of chess, addiction and trauma. Eight-year-old orphan Beth Harmon is by all appearances ordinary and unremarkable until she discovers the game of chess. Her senses are heightened and grow … [Read more...]

Recommended film. Heal This film is currently on Netflix and focuses on the biology of belief and the incredible healing capacity the mind contains. It covers the amazing example of the placebo effect, visualisation and how even life threatening terminal diseases have been overcome through the power of belief. This subject matter has … [Read more...]

Recommended film. Selma David Oyelowo stars in an incredible performance as Martin Luther King in this triumphant account of America’s civil rights struggle. We see the fear and doubt and the human side of a man and his supporters, as they rise up against a very real racism which involved segregation, brutality and murder. Once … [Read more...]

Recommended film. If anything happens I love you. This short 12 minute animation on Netflix will pack more of a punch than most films you have ever seen. This heartbreaking short film reveals the pain of bereavement and is a powerful reminder to cherish what you have and to love fully. Highly recommended. Recommended … [Read more...]

Recommended film. Official Secrets I was recommended this film recently by a close friend and it certainly didn’t disappoint. Keira Knightly is superb in the true story of Katharine Gun, who during the immediate run-up to the 2003 Iraq invasion, leaked a top secret NSA memo. The memo contained a joint US-UK illegal spying … [Read more...]

Recommended film. The Last Of The Mohicans I am unapologetically biased in singing the praises of this film. It’s one of the best movies I have ever seen and it had a profound affect on me when I first watched it. Not many films do this. The Last of the Mohicans is set in the 18th century frontier when the different cultures of … [Read more...]

Recommended film. The Rise Of Jordan Peterson This movie follows Jordan Peterson meteoric rise to fame as one of the great intellectual minds of our time. The Rise of Jordan Peterson reveals why he is both hated and liked by so many people and it is clear from the movie just how much pressure he is subjected to as he adheres to his own … [Read more...]

Recommended film. InnSaei The disconnection between the brain and the body are the focus of this film as it takes you on a soul searching journey covering science, nature and creativity. It also covers how our brain is encouraged to be imbalanced through the dominance of the left hemisphere in modern society. As a coach and mentor who … [Read more...]

Recommended film. I Am By Tom Shadyac This documentary film follows movie director Tom Shadyac and how he has a cycling accident that leaves him with concussion. This progresses into a dark depression which can be common following such a trauma. What follows is Toms own personal journey as he looks at his life and how it has been … [Read more...]