Monday, 16 June, 2025

Category: film


There were a couple of obvious moments which reminded me of Tarkovsky, but the Russian director came to mind as a touchstone for the whole sensibility of the movie. I\’ll be interested to see if I read this anywhere in Read more…


It is not any secret that I love Anthony Bourdain and his work. I have watched all of A Cook\’s Tour, The Layover, Raw Craft and Parts Unknown, and I am most of the way through No Reservations. I am Read more…


Do we need Tom Hanks in Mr Rogers drag? I\’m not sure we do. I watched Won\’t You Be My Neighbor? and I fell in love with the message that Fred Rogers wanted people to understand. The great thing about Read more…


Us Jojo Rabbit Avengers Endgame Toy Story 4 Glass Alita: Battle Angel Captain Marvel Once Upon A Time In Hollywood It 2 Midsommar Marriage Story 12.The Transparent Musical The Steven Universe Movie Anima Shazam! Dolemite Is My Name Aeronauts I Read more…


Ken Loach shines a light into the hearts and minds of the working class in England. The struggle highlighted here is one with the doublethink system of Job Seeker\’s Allowance and Benefits – something familiar with anyone that has lived Read more…


001. Sorry To Bother You 002. Black Panther 003. A Quiet Place 004. Hereditary 005. Blindspotting 006. Eighth Grade 007. Mandy 008. Blackkklansman 009. Isle Of Dogs 010. The Other Side Of The Wind 011. The Ballad Of Buster Scruggs Read more…


There are bits of this movie that I liked more, watching it again, and other bits which really just seem to be Oliver Stone mythologising. I like Doors songs, and I like Morrison\’s poetry, but who out there that writes Read more…


I have watched some weird shit. Sometimes there are ideas that you have that don\’t need to be communicated to other people. I don\’t think I have seen anything that made me feel ill in the quite same way since Read more…


The Dark Tower was pivotal, but I would happily claim It as one of, if not my favourite, book. The King fans that are my friends gave mixed reviews about this movie, but I actually like it. Is it the Read more…


It is not like I went into this not knowing that it had problems. One of my friends who is a real King aficionado hated it so I was curious about what was unlikeable about it. The Dark Tower is Read more…