Finished reading: Big Sky by Kate Atkinson 📚
Bit meh. A few too many characters to get really attached to anyone or their story.
Conclave, 2024 - ★★★★
Didn’t have me quite as gripped as the book did, but a beautiful piece of film making.
Conclave, 2024 - ★★★★
Didn’t have me quite as gripped as the book did, but a beautiful piece of film making.
Read in 2025: Crudo by Olivia Laing 📚
Read in two sittings which was probably best as I didn’t get in with it. Will stick to Laing’s non-fiction.
Finished reading: Mongrel by Hanako Footman 📚
The story of three women getting to know themselves and each other. Surprising. And challenging. And tender.
Finished reading: Union Jack by Val McDermid 📚
Think I’ve gone as far with Lindsey Gordon as I can for now.
Aftersun, 2022 - ★★★★★
Oof. I’ve not got words for the emotional rollercoaster this film took me on. A fantastic piece of film making.
Aftersun, 2022 - ★★★★★
Oof. I’ve not got words for the emotional rollercoaster this film took me on. A fantastic piece of film making.
Finished reading: The Unfolding by A.M. Homes 📚
As ever from A.M. Homes, an engaging and witty story that pulled me in from the first few pages. I needed this to find some flow to my reading again.
Civil War, 2024 - ★★★
One of those films where you get thrown in to a story that’s already started. It’s moving fast and there’s no time to wait for stragglers to catch up. And then just when you might be finding your feet, it’s over... I wonder if that’s how Jessie felt too.
Civil War, 2024 - ★★★
One of those films where you get thrown in to a story that’s already started. It’s moving fast and there’s no time to wait for stragglers to catch up. And then just when you might be finding your feet, it’s over... I wonder if that’s how Jessie felt too.
Her, 2013 - ★★★
On reflection I really wish I’d made time to watch this when it came out. The decade and rapid changes in tech probably made me as non-plussed as the people living in this world when they blindly accepted their friends and colleagues falling in love with operating system.
Her, 2013 - ★★★
On reflection I really wish I’d made time to watch this when it came out. The decade and rapid changes in tech probably made me as non-plussed as the people living in this world when they blindly accepted their friends and colleagues falling in love with operating system.
The Substance, 2024 - ★★★
This was a challenge for me, not least because as a feature length ASMR film it triggered all my noise sensitivities. I think I need warnings like the ones you get for flashing lights!
That said, it’s like nothing I’ve seen before and Demi Moore was indeed excellent.
The Substance, 2024 - ★★★
This was a challenge for me, not least because as a feature length ASMR film it triggered all my noise sensitivities. I think I need warnings like the ones you get for flashing lights!
That said, it’s like nothing I’ve seen before and Demi Moore was indeed excellent.
The Brutalist, 2024 - ★★★★
Visually impressive and enjoyable as a modernist architecture geek. The length which was one thing I was unsure about really wasn’t noticeable with the well-timed interval.
The main reason this isn’t getting a higher rating is that I felt no emotional connection to the characters. I feel there was also scope to develop the stories of some of the peripheral characters further especially Gordon and Zsofia.
The Brutalist, 2024 - ★★★½
Visually impressive and enjoyable as a modernist architecture geek. The length which was one thing I was unsure about really wasn’t noticeable with the well-timed interval.
The main reason this isn’t getting a higher rating is that I felt no emotional connection to the characters. I feel there was also scope to develop the stories of some of the peripheral characters further especially Gordon and Zsofia.
