All articles by Mark Dishman
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Comment & Opinion‘Martini Man’ Jonathan Bailey mixes levity and sophistication
Martini’s new short film is glamorous and exotic – but Jonathan Bailey’s charming performance adds some laughs, too
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Comment & OpinionIrn-Bru smashes it with Scottish World Cup anthem
Irn-Bru reveals Scotland’s secret weapon – which is that ‘we’re made in Scotland, from girders’, of course
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Comment & OpinionWilkinson Sword’s ‘Blade Master’ bemuses Williams F1 duo
The bonkers Blade Master is put to good use by the Williams F1 team, of which Wilkinson Sword is a brand partner
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Comment & OpinionSeabrook spud encourages park football hero
A giant talking potato gives a park crisp-muncher his support in this amusing ad
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Comment & OpinionPeta’s duellists play up veganism’s bedroom benefits
Peta’s latest pro-vegan campaign is targeted squarely at men – specifically the sort of man who equates meat-eating with masculinity
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Comment & OpinionAnchor lover gets blissfully buttered amid canal chaos
A blissed-out butter lover ignores a canal boat disaster in this unsophisticated but effective ad
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Comment & OpinionNobu: restaurateur documentary puts commerce over cuisine
This largely uncritical film is as interested in brand building as food – to the point it starts to resemble a corporate video shown to new Nobu employees
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Comment & OpinionBudweiser lets it rain in World Cup beer campaign
Apparently unable to play up its US roots, Bud has come up with an enjoyable if disjointed ad
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Comment & OpinionTesco ad finds monstrous way to give kids healthy food
A monster chases a grape-pinching lad into the car park. Fortunately, it’s friendly
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Comment & OpinionSneaky snapper facilitates Amstel’s creepy friendship project
‘Shot Without Permission’ is ‘a photographic project’ designed to show ‘real friendship can’t be faked’
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Comment & OpinionThis Is a Gardening Show: funny, fascinating insights into growing
Galifianakis doesn’t claim any great gardening expertise, but says: ‘I honestly think, for human beings and for the world itself, the only future is agrarian’
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Comment & OpinionRobert Pattinson debates taste in 1664 campaign
Oscar-winning director Brady Corbet directs and actor Robert Pattinson, who plays three Parisian neighbours convinced they have great taste
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Comment & OpinionTilda’s photogenic family rap it up
‘That’s me in my kitchen flow, making a mess, typical Tuesday,’ begins a moustachioed dad, over a UK garage-style beat
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Comment & OpinionAsda duo demonstrate ‘Big Easter Energy’
Asda’s short and sweet ads deliver a punchy price message
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Comment & OpinionKFC continues advertising odd streak with chicken ‘test of faith’
KFC’s latest effort is just as enigmatic as previous instalments
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Comment & OpinionPlenty of saucy energy in ‘kitchen situationship’ kitchen roll advert
Juan Sheet has had his day – but the kitchen roll brand is keeping things (relatively) edgy
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Comment & OpinionYorkshire Tea addresses question of when to go for Gold
A new celeb-free pair of ads address a question Yorkshire Tea drinkers might have
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Comment & OpinionTesco man lives through nightmare question session
Britain’s biggest retailer is weaponising a well-worn question
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Comment & OpinionThe Tasters: food-related war film offers dramatic dining at Hitler’s table
The film follows a young woman who is forced to taste meals for the paranoid Führer
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Comment & OpinionImperilled Pringles pair play up power of sharing
If you thought it was tricky to politely prise the potato-ish snacks from a tube at a party, try doing it when you’re dangling off a skyscraper