Movies

Film review: Ambulance starring Jake Gyllenhaal

On Thursday 24th of March we attended a multimedia screening of Ambulance at Cineworld in Leicester Square. This was a Michael Bay production, do expect some action. Ambulance is in cinemas now. The story Two robbers steal an ambulance after their heist goes awry.   The trailer    The verdict  Ambulance is a frustrating film due to the lack of character development and the incredibly…
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Film Review: The Bad Guys

On Sunday 20th March 2022, London Mums and child reporters were invited to a Dreamworks Production to watch The Bad Guys. Think Ocean 11 meets Zootropolis and you get the general look and feel: Several reformed yet misunderstood criminal animals attempt to become good, with some disastrous results along the way. The story After a lifetime of legendary heists, notorious criminals Mr. Wolf, Mr.
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Film review: Hotel Transylvania: Transformania

Last Sunday we were invited to a spooktacular morning at Ham Yard Hotel for the screening of Hotel Transylvania: Transformania which can be viewed on Amazon Prime Video. Upon arrival we were greeted by scary hotel staff at ‘Hamsylvania’. Part of the hotel had been transformed to create a spooky feel. The theme of Hotel Transylvania: Transformania flowed through the hotel staff right through…
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Film review: Cyrano starring Peter Dinklage

Cyrano is written by Erica Schmidt and directed by award-winning director Joe Wright. A fresh, modern take on a classic form, Cyrano OST will be cherished by anyone whose playlists include songs such as; I Need My Girl, Light Years, England, Fake Empire, The System Only Dreams in Total Darkness…… Cyrano is the 4th production of the great romantic French play that I’ve seen. There have been…
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Attractions

Art exhibition show: 'Pile 'o' Shite' by Andy Link Aka47

Recently I visited the latest solo show by the conceptual artist Andy Link, also known as AK47. This show is being held in the Graffic Gallery in Portobello Road,  and is due to run for two weeks,  from 7-9pm every evening until 17th February. Conceptual Art is less about the artistry of the works themselves,  and more about the back story evoked by them. In this sense, Andy has produced some…
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Product reviews

Gadget Review: Canon PowerShot PX - The camera that puts mums back in the pictures

Get your hands on the best yule log, ever made by myself and Monica Costa with the help of no other than The Great British Bake Off 2016 finalist Andrew Smyth. This master baker with his precision engineering helped a group of London Mums in a baking master class. Our afternoon was set at a gorgeous cooking school called Enrica Rocco cooking school in Notting Hill.  This idyllic setting made it…
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Recipes

London Mums take Christmas-themed cookery classes: tips and recipes

London Mums were invited to attend a cooking class with Tesco’s top chef – Jamie – assisted by Adam. The purpose of the class was to offer up a few tips for Christmas favourites. On arrival we were greeted by Dags, who was very cheerful and gave us a small tour of the cooking premises, located close to Holloway Road Tube station – the preparation area consisted of half a dozen cooking…
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Film review: Boxing Day

Boxing Day is an uplifting family Christmas movie! With jubilant characters! The story Melvin, a British author living in America, returns home to London for the holidays to introduce his American fiancee (Lisa) to his eccentric British-Caribbean family. Their relationship is put to the test, as she discovers the world Melvin left behind revolves around his ex-girlfriend (Georgia), who is now…
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Attractions

La Clique show review

Oh boy, what a night! La Clique is a unique and inspirational night of entertainment. This production went beyond my expectations with the brilliant live band La Clique Palais Orkestra and a melange of circus and cabaret favourites, performing in the beautiful mirrored Leicester Square Spiegeltent. The acts all had every audience member engaged with them. This is a spectacular festive show set…
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Attractions

Soho Theatre review: Mum

Mum is a play by Morgan Lloyd Malcolm currently being performed at the Soho Theatre.  Billed as a feverish journey through every parent’s worst nightmare this play certainly fit the bill! Some challenging material kept a fully engaged audience twisting and turning through the performance. Sophie Melville brought great energy and believability to the part of young mum Nina, looking forward to…
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