Good morning and welcome to fitzie’s film and tv reviews, where hoddle headquarters reviews some of the things seen on screens big and small.
With the international break in full force, this weekend provided a perfect opportunity to catch up on some films. Let’s get to two of them:
The Naked Gun (2025): I was really looking forward to this remake, and it largely held up. Liam Neeson was strong as the straight-laced goofball cop Frank Drebin Jr, and Pamela Anderson was very funny starring his love interest.
There was a lot of fun physical comedy throughout, and I enjoyed the running coffee mug gig. The narration was also hilarious. It’s hard to live up to the original series, and this one doesn’t. It’s not as chaotic or off-the-wall ridiculous as the Leslie Nielsen series. Still a fun watch overall.
Ozzy Osbourne: No Escape From Now: This one was difficult to watch. The documentary follows the Osbourne family in the years leading up to the Black Sabbath frontman’s final gig at Aston Villa, and his death just a few days later.
There are times when it’s really upsetting to sit through, especially that April 2025 interview where it seemed Ozzy was barely hanging in there. It was striking to see him like that compared to how funny he is - and was - during the documentary, even through all of the pain he suffered from his Parkinson’s and debilitating back pain.
Sharon Osbourne was also a revelation in this, and it could be argued Ozzy was the supporting actor to his wife in this documentary. It’s largely told through her perspective, but you can see how she held the fort down for years, organised the Rock Hall of Fame induction and Ozzy’s final concert.
It was also wonderful to see all the rock stars who were inspired by Ozzy give so much love to him - notable ones for me included Chad Smith, Andrew Watt, Tommy Iommi and Jack Black.
Fitzie’s track of the day: No More Tears, by Ozzy Osbourne
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Alasdair Gold: “Ndombele setback, Son and how the 17 players who left Tottenham in the past 18 months are doing”
PA via ESPN: “Kean scores again as Italy beat Estonia to keep World Cup hopes alive”