The Stronghold, 2021 - ★★★
Glad I’ve already been to Marseille because I’m not sure this would encourage me to visit.
Signature Move, 2017 - ★★
Less wrestling than I expected. More gay than I expected. Make of that what you will.
The Old Guard 2, 2025 - ★★
Only really deserving of 1 star (it’s an entirely unnecessary and poorly thought out film) but gets the second because, well, Charlize Theron.
Saltburn, 2023 - ★★★
As ever I let the dust settle when everyone is talking about a film. It’s visually appealing and very well acted. Has the odd one-liner that elicited a laugh and a few cringe inducing moments. But otherwise, really, what was all the fuss about?
Finished reading: Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir 📚
Really enjoyed how this story was constructed. Learning along with the main character as he pieced together what was going on really gripped me.
Finished reading: A Darker Domain by Val McDermid 📚
Dreams (Sex Love), 2024 - ★★★½
I was a little worried 20 minutes in that this was going to be a 90minute monologue from an unreliable narrator. Thankfully not.
What we did get was multiple perspectives on a story and unanswered questions on truth, love, power and infatuation.
Dreams (Sex Love), 2024 - ★★★½
I was a little worried 20 minutes in that this was going to be a 90minute monologue from an unreliable narrator. Thankfully not.
What we did get was multiple perspectives on a story and unanswered questions on truth, love, power and infatuation.
Finished reading: Disobedience by Naomi Alderman 📚
Such subtleties in the telling of this story. I’ve raced through it, and although I’d happily read more about the lives of these characters, it’s near perfect in its snapshot of a moment in time.
Finished reading: The Distant Echo by Val McDermid 📚
For a book in the Karen Pirie series, I expected more Karen Pirie. A good mystery to solve nevertheless.
Parasite, 2019 - ★★★★
Amazing how it’s taken me so long to watch this. I wonder if I’d seen it amidst the hype it would have got 5 stars. Nearly, but not quite perfect in my eyes.
Parasite, 2019 - ★★★★
Amazing how it’s taken me so long to watch this. I wonder if I’d seen it amidst the hype it would have got 5 stars. Nearly, but not quite perfect in my eyes.