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Category Archives: review
Climate Of Opinions #womanatwar #filmreview
There’s a point in the film, Woman At War where the heroine, a formidable Icelandic environmental warrior, Halla, is bombarded by the adverse public opinions that her economic terrorism generates. It’s visceral and hurtful and managed by government spin but … Continue reading
Posted in Film, miscellany, politics, review
Tagged climate change, environmental protest, Iceland, woman at war
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Beetroot Drama
Pink. Good in the garden. Stereotyping in girls. Friday night at the National Theatre to see the female written, directed and acted Top Girls. Sunday lunch successfully introducing the joys of roast beetroot to my cousin’s 4 year old daughter. … Continue reading
Posted in miscellany, review, theatre
Tagged caryl churchill, National Theatre, theatre review, top girls
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Feelgood, Think Slow #filmreview #fishermansfriend
When the Life of Brian first came out it was accompanied by a cartoon short from Terry Gilliam’s stable and a mickey take of the Travelogue genre that, but for John Cleese voicing the commentary, felt like the sort of … Continue reading
Posted in Film, review
Tagged film review, fisherman's friend, Local Hero, mark knoppfler, the boy who harnessed the wind
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All I Never Wanted To Know About Wrestling #filmreview #fightingwithmyfamily
Many moons ago, when the Lawyer was seven or so he took a shine to wrestling. Not the black and white, saggy pants variety that ITV showed on a Saturday afternoon involving luminaries such as Mick McManus and Giant Haystacks. … Continue reading
Posted in Film, miscellany, review
Tagged fighting with my family, film review, wrestling
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The Language Of Cliches #filmreview #greenbook
I struggle with language. The correct forms of address. The other day, for instance, I was chided over using ‘blackboard’ and not ‘chalkboard’. I suppose there’s now a derivative for ‘white board’ though it wasn’t mentioned. But I try to … Continue reading
Guilty v Forgiveness – It Depends #filmreview #canyoueverforgiveme?
There are stories you know well that get remade countless times on screen – D-Day, for instance – and which are inevitably based on character development, on finding an angle to explore. Often these get bogged down in their own … Continue reading
Being Dick #filmreview #vice
When it came to politics my old man and I didn’t agree on a lot: getting rid of the death penalty was a good thing; voting on party lines was morally vacuous; and beware conviction politicians because they will inevitably … Continue reading
