I’m hardly past it. (Mid-30s if you’re wondering.) And in recent years, have felt like I hate this game. Cos life plus time is evil. And seems to equal more … Continue reading A diamond that hits back
my inner troll
Where does one find the time anymore? It seems like lazy days have given way to hard graft. Like painting and cleaning and tiling the floor. In some ways I … Continue reading my inner troll
Top five film and TV characters called Michael
A silly post now. I just want to celebrate my name. That, and I had a sneaking suspicion there were some cool film and TV characters called Michael. After all, … Continue reading Top five film and TV characters called Michael
My five favourite modern Westerns
Yes, there are loads of bona-fide classic Westerns out there, with the bulk being from the ’50s and ’60s. That said, there new ones being made all the time. It’s … Continue reading My five favourite modern Westerns
My top seventeen films of 2017
This year has been a bit of a bumper for good films. Putting together a list, yet again, I realise there are so many I haven’t seen. Here’s those that … Continue reading My top seventeen films of 2017
The Gifted: season one review
So mutants have moved to the small screen these days, with The Gifted, starring Stephen Moyer (of True Blood fame) – and it’s set in a world which runs on … Continue reading The Gifted: season one review
Star Wars: The Last Jedi – progress, this is
Staaaar Waarrrs, na na na, Staaar Waaars. So sang my partner Saturday morning as we strolled down to the rather lovely Olympic studios cinema in southwest London to catch the … Continue reading Star Wars: The Last Jedi – progress, this is
Godless: good, but could’ve been great
Godless is one of the latest shows to be released by Netflix. A Western that got shopped around Hollywood as a feature film but didn’t get picked up, so writer-director … Continue reading Godless: good, but could’ve been great
Mindhunter: season one review
This show, about how the FBI came to profile and understand serial killers, has been on David Fincher’s radar for quite some time in various guises and, such is the … Continue reading Mindhunter: season one review
A letter to my inner narcissist
PART ONE: AN INTERVENTION Words are words. And sometimes, words hurt. Like a simple thing said in a simple way can cut deeper than a curse word. So if you … Continue reading A letter to my inner narcissist
