Day 9: together #mbmar
This photo of me and my eldest nephew has pride of place on the mantelpiece. It was taken on their first visit to us
As a reader, how do you feel about whole sentences in brackets?
As a reader, how do you feel about whole sentences in brackets?
Day 8: walk #mbmar
My local park looking glorious on my lunchtime walk today. I struggled to choose which picture to share
Day 7: whole #mbmar
Not for long 😋
Day 6: engineering #mbmar
This is Dunston Staiths, one of the largest timber structures in Europe. It was built in the 1890s to move coal arriving by rail from the Durham coalfields directly onto trade ships on the River Tyne.
Kept the faith with my Liverpool players and they did me proud today. Second half of the season not going too badly for me after languishing around 4.5m rank at the World Cup break. Any other FPL players out there in micro.blog land? ⚽️
Day 5: tile #mbmar
This is one of a series of mosaics in an underpass nearby. The image is of Newcastle upon Tyne’s iconic Civic Centre
Day 4: zip #mbmar
Just the other side of midnight but it’s still Saturday somewhere
Day 3: solitude #mbmar
Day 2: weather #mbmar
It’s been a bit wet lately but we seem to have turned a corner today. Still chilly; a reminder that it’s not quite Spring yet.
Blue Jean, 2022 - ★★★
I could feel the pressure building for Jean with every minute that went by. She's stuck. Questioning every action she makes. Justifying her choices as much to herself as the people around her.
It's a difficult watch at times and I found myself wondering what I would have done in her situation. It also made me recognise how lucky I am to be a generation or two on from this.
And yet, it feels so very relevant for this to be released now as we appear to be cycling round again.
A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood, 2019 - ★★★★
I'd put off watching this as I feared that not being familiar with Mr Rogers, and his place in US culture, would be a barrier. That I wouldn't get it. But it's not a biopic in the traditional sense, as summed up by Matt Singer in his review:
"the movie is less about Fred Rogers than about his spirit and lessons"
It's also, in a way, far more about Lloyd and I really felt I journeyed with him on his arc.
Day 1: secure #mbmar
SA put up a good fight for a first final against a team they’ve never beaten in T20 but just not enough in their batting lineup.
Who is going to stop the Australian juggernaut? And when? 🏏
Sunday sports day: 🏏 T20 World Cup final, 🏉 big Six Nations game, ⚽️ EFL Cup final. Might need some multi-screen action to cram it all in
My body clock needs a reset — been waking up on the dot of 05:20 every morning this week 🥱
TÁR, 2022 - ★★★
I think it says a lot about my response to this film that I developed a bit of an obsession with her shoes. I did wonder if this was due in part to how the film starts - I felt like I was watching something in a language I couldn't speak with no subtitles. I couldn't understand the words so I focused on noticing the detail in what I could see, how the characters interacted, their body language and habitual movements. And I think that level of observation continued throughout the film.
I did struggle a little with the pace of both the beginning and end. The film starts slow and then wraps up in a flurry. Everything in the middle felt more like it unfolded more naturally.
I left the cinema feeling a little underwhelmed. I'd expected more drama, more tension, more divisiveness, more extremes, just more of everything really.
The Guard, 2011 - ★★★
Needed something that was entertaining but not taxing for a Saturday night after a day of sport. This fit the bill nicely.
I enjoyed the developing relationship between Gerry and Wendell. And that for much of the film we’re as clueless as Cheadle’s FBI agent over whether Gleeson’s Gerry is really smart or really stupid!
Went to see the sea today
