Silent House is a decent enough horror flick. It is elevated by the presence of Elizabeth Olsen, who is a magnetic screen presence.

Seen.
Subscribed to Disney Plus and watched WandaVision. It goes easy on the usual thumpy, punchy, shooty Marvel thing (for the most part) and instead explores themes of loss and grief. At its best it’s […]

I saw Lee Evans at the Palladium in the mid 90s. Not sure if it was the size of the venue, the size of the audience or what, but I found it a bit flat.
A few weeks later got tickets to a night at the Comedy […]

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Altered Carbon

Wears its influences with a pleasing lack of subtly. We are in a Bladerunner-esque California of flying cars, neon and rain. The AI, tech implants, and evil mega companies are all mixed into […]

Nice list – The Gift and A Simple Favour are great. And Cold in July captures Lonsdale’s quirk and dark humour.

Low Life is currently on 4OD.

And if I were to add one to this list it would be Animal […]

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Little Eyes by Samantha Schweblin
The novel imagines that a new gadget, the kentucki, is launched globally. Each kentucki is a camera and speaker housed in a remotely controlled toy animal. The twist is […]

I have found reading a real comfort during the past few months. Plus, as I have been working from home I’ve had moe opportunities to read during the day (no commute, grabbing a fw minutes with the kindle during […]

Simon Russell Beale as Beria was chilling. Cruel, spiteful, conniving.

I am steeling myself for a long, drawn out conversation with Virgin (as you say, their website is great at selling you stuff – not so good when you want to downgrade!). But worth it to save some money and invest […]

Good point.

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Tender is the Flesh by Augstina Bazterrica
In a dystopian future (is there another kind?) animals have been infected by a virus that makes them poisonous to eat. In order to satisfy humankind’s i […]

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High Maintenance. This appeared on Vimeo a few years ago and then I guess was snapped up by some network or other. It’s recently appeared on Sky Comedy and I am working my way through it. It’s a series of […]

Young Ones
The Office (UK version)
Extras (season 1)
Frasier
I’m Alan Partridge (Season 1)
Blackadder (2,3 & 4)
Inbetweeners
Not the nine o’clock news
Early Doors
Phoenix Nights
Curb your enthusiasm
Vic […]

Withnail & I. Of course.
Dumb and Dumber – First time I watched this, it made me cry with laughter.
Saw Life of Brian and Airplane in a double bill at the local fleapit back in the early 80s.
Spy. Melissa […]

Lonesome Dove is brilliant. Rollicking adventure, astonishing set pieces, wonderful characters including an implacable, cruel villain.

It’s a big novel, but I raced through it and wished it were twice as […]

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All the light we cannot see by Anthony Doerr
A beautifully plotted book, as we see the paths of the 2 main characters slowly converge in a war-torn French city. Vivid characters and some startling […]

Stevie Wonder?

Just didn’t get a chance to post last month so this is something of a bumper edition.
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Robicheaux: You Know My Name by James Lee Burke.
There is something paradoxically soothing about returning to B […]

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Happy Death Day
Whilst this horror flick is wildly derivative (Groundhog Day meets teen slasher) it is also really entertaining. Helped no end by a witty script and Jessica Rothe, who is hugely charismatic […]

Thanks for pulling this together Dai. Good work, fella!

I’m very pleased that my #1 film sits proudly at the top of the pile (and that Withnail is in the top 20). I have seen Bladerunner numerous times, on n […]