The Sellout- Paul Beatty

NB Not a film. I was alerted to The Sellout via its Booker Prize win last year, when it was described varyingly as a modern satire with "savage wit" and "funny and painful" by the Booker judges. But having finally...

Manchester by the Sea

So I watched the already widely acclaimed Manchester by the Sea at the weekend. In a world that is saturated with grimness, I'd been slightly hesitant about seeing something else that might add to the emotional trauma of the past...

My cultural highlights of 2016

So in essentially the year of crap, there were still some cultural gems present to nourish us. Here are some of my highlights. 1. Beyoncé- Lemonade It was a close run thing, but this was my album of the year....

My top 5 films of 2016

I didn't do much writing last year, but I did still see quite a few films. So here's my 'best of' list for 2016 with some additional thoughts. 1. Under the Shadow I hate horror films. However, on the basis...

My (mainly) film blog

I used to write another blog about all sorts of stuff, but thought I'd relocate my thoughts on films and other cultural whatnots here.

Mistress America

I went to see another film! Woo!   I so loved Frances Ha, that I was delighted to find out that Greta Gerwig and Noah Baumbach had collaborated on a new film. And that this film (Mistress America) was opening...

Amy

Radio silence for a while due to the commencement of a Netflix subscription- and somehow writing about films watched on the telly didn't feel quite right. But I have made it to the cinema to see the Amy Winehouse documentary...

Gone Girl

So apart from the minor fiasco of The Grandmaster, I haven't been to the cinema for some time. The latest Woody offering, with its luke-warm reviews, was not particularly compelling, and ultimately was not even on for long enough for...

Cultural catch up

Oh dear, this blog has been much neglected for months. But in the words of Brittney, "I'm back, bi-atches!".Cultural activities may have been a little thin on the ground of late, but there have been some. In early July the...