Colin Edwards

Nov 17, 2024 | colinedwards.medium.com | Colin Edwards

Colin Edwards·Follow2 min read·--In ‘Gladiator II’ (2024) some guy we don’t give a toss about sees his wife killed by the Romans. This, not surprisingly, makes him a bit miffed, which is more than can be said for the audience as we knew so little about her that her death has the same devastating emotional impact on us as when we’ve just realised we’ve been eating the soup course using our dessert spoon.

Nov 8, 2024 | colinedwards.medium.com | Colin Edwards

Colin Edwards·Follow3 min read·--“Sweet Jesus Christ,” I groaned to myself halfway through ‘Red One’ (2024) this morning. “I haven’t been this bored since the last time I watched ‘Out of Africa’ (1985) or listened to The Eagles.” And being boring is the least of ‘Red One’s crimes as it’s also inherently stupid, conceptually witless, needlessly crass and philosophically offensive. The “idea” behind it is that Santa Claus (J. K.

Nov 6, 2024 | colinedwards.medium.com | Colin Edwards

Colin Edwards·Follow3 min read·--So I did something at the cinema last night I’d never done before — I saw a movie in an auditorium with recliner seats! This was down to a convenience of screening times as opposed to any thirst for supine comfort. Besides, why not live a little and treat myself to some extra pleasure?

Jun 27, 2024 | bmjopenrespres.bmj.com | Sarah Barth |Colin Edwards |Rebecca Borton |Dan Beever

The study design is an unblinded randomised control study with parallel arms where participants will be randomly allocated (1:1) to either the remote monitoring arm or usual care arm. Following informed consent, baseline clinical data collected as part of usual clinical National Health Service (NHS) care will be used for the purpose of the study including previous medical history, all medication usage, previous lung function tests and radiology results.

Feb 17, 2024 | colinedwards.medium.com | Colin Edwards

I’m somewhat partial to a good rom-com so was quietly optimistic walking into the cinema to watch ‘Anyone but You’ (2023) last night, an optimism which only increased when I realised the film was a loose adaptation of ‘Much Ado About Nothing’. This could be quite smart and clever.