Tag Archives: review

The Language Of Cliches #filmreview #greenbook

Posted on Feb 23, 2019 by

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 →

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Verse Or Worse

Posted on Dec 27, 2018 by

I blame Robbie Cheadle. Something she wrote anyway. You couldn’t blame Robbie per se. Far too nice. The thing is she started me thinking about poetry. My poetry. Writing prose is a joy but often writing poetry is hard. Really … Continue reading →

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I’m Not Running #theatre #review

Posted on Dec 5, 2018 by

It’s a fine line to tread, as a playwright (or script writer generally), between penning a drama with a message and writing a polemic with ciphers and tropes galore. David Hare is, in my experience, a skilled craftperson who has … Continue reading →

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Telling Tales #stories #nationaltheatre #review

Posted on Nov 24, 2018 by

I’ve been suffering with a tooth issue which recently has been bugging me. And as with most aches in my life it emanated from the school of the absurd. I damaged my tooth biting on a baked potato skin. The … Continue reading →

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Is It Magic Or Just Special Effects #review #book #film

Posted on Nov 22, 2018 by

As a child of a time when you could see the strings on the Thunderbird models – not that I did – I thought nothing of the stilted way Scott Tracey walked (our postman, Mr Pejorative walked with the same … Continue reading →

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A Rhapsody In Gay #filmreview #bohemianrhapsody

Posted on Nov 6, 2018 by

Ok a spoiler. Bohemian Rhapsody contains a lot of Queen songs. If you like Queen’s music then that sound track is ace. Because of that, it’s hard to be critical of a film that does exactly what it says on … Continue reading →

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First Man #filmreview

Posted on Oct 28, 2018 by

  I had an English teacher who mastered the ability to terrify through passivity. He would stand at the front of the class and stare into space. Gradually he would turn and look at you, his face betraying no emotion, … Continue reading →

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