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I'm not sure if this is the thing we all anticipate at mid-life - but something strange is happening. I have bought a Nintendo Switch, I've just signed-up to Disney+ and I'm having midnight feasts of Coco-Pops! Is this normal at my age? Am I trying to cling-on/claim back my youth? Is lockdown making me... Continue Reading →
I love Taika Waititi. And the most exciting thing happening this January - apart from the new vegan steak bake at Greggs - was the release of Jo Jo Rabbit. It has been far too long since his triumph Hunt for the Wilderpeople. I have recommended this film so many times that I have probably... Continue Reading →
I have one major issue with this film. And it's a big one. A big dollop of curmudgeon-ey officialdom-ness has slapped a 15 certificate on it. What? This means that all the people who really REALLY need to see it, technically can't. Which is a tragedy. An absolute tragedy. In fact it's a travesty. I... Continue Reading →
Can a whole film really be all about a simple game of Scrabble? Oh yes, yes it can. This film centres entirely around one game and the lasting consequences of it. Sound boring? Not even slightly. Every moment of this beautiful film is an absolute pleasure. It will make you grab the old battered game... Continue Reading →
I don't like country music. And I certainly don't like films which err on the side of musicals. Eugh, no. So I went to see this hesitantly! But this film may be both erring on the side of a musical and also all about country music - but it gets you from the moment it... Continue Reading →
This is billed as a kid's film - but every grown-up needs to see this. And if you want to restore your faith in humanity, in your fellow man, in the world then you need to see it. And see it quick. It's warm and charming and everything the world needs right now. I'm the... Continue Reading →
I don't know what it is about Keira Knightley, she's done absolutely nothing wrong. Nothing whatsoever, but yet I just don't really like her. I find her kind of annoying. Perhaps she's too good, too nice, too long-necked - but there's something I just don't like. So I went to see Colette with trepidation -... Continue Reading →
This is an intensely human depiction of a father and son who deeply love each other but struggle to understand each other as the son descends into the depths of drug addiction. If my dad had been around while I was growing up then I'd have wanted him to be just like Dave Sheff (Steve... Continue Reading →
Booooooooom! Pow! Bam! Wham! Thud! As the big fight between Wilder and Fury swings into the ring in the early hours of tomorrow morning I geared up with some Rocky action. Two hours of bowt after bowt after bloody sweaty bowt, I was exhausted. And I was only watching it. But just watching was enough... Continue Reading →
Lady Bird is basically a story about a mother-daughter relationship, which is why it was so apt that my mum texted me just before I went to see it. The weather in the UK is currently snowing and you'd be mad to drive but when I went to see this film it was just a... Continue Reading →
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