Umbrellas and scarves
The thing I lose most frequently is umbrellas. Before I could drive, and was more reliant on public transport, I could get through two or three a month. Eventually I… Read more Umbrellas and scarves →
An Action Man Dagger
The first thing I can remember losing is an action man dagger. White handled, part of the snow patrol set, or something similar to the snow patrol set (there was… Read more An Action Man Dagger →
Your Name
In what was a truly brilliant year for animation, in which expectations were raised again and again, Your Name still managed to totally floor me. Makoto Shinkai is being talked… Read more Your Name →
Welcome to Me
Welcome to Me, a story of a mentally ill woman who spends the money from a huge lottery win on creating her own television show, would, in the wrong hands,… Read more Welcome to Me →
Weiner
You only really need six letters to summarise the marvellous Weiner, a fly-on-the-wall documentary following Anthony Weiner as he attempts to become mayor of New York. The first three are… Read more Weiner →
Under the Shadow
Horror is probably the genre of film I am least drawn to. I can do scary, and I can do creepy, but I can’t cope with cruelty or suffering. Under… Read more Under the Shadow →
Tale of Tales
Tale of Tales, a grown-up fairy tale based on several stories taken from Giambattista Basile’s Pentamerone (the earliest known collection written in Europe) is a brawling and bawdy baroque delight.… Read more Tale of Tales →
Someone to Talk To (Yī Jù Dǐng Yīwàn Jù)
Back in the days when Odeon ran the cinema in the Printworks* they used to show a good number of Chinese films, some of which only got a very limited… Read more Someone to Talk To (Yī Jù Dǐng Yīwàn Jù) →
