A one-line spoiler-free review of all three things I watched in the cinema in February 2025
I’ve ditched the usual blurb about “not being a movies person, but anyway…” because since I started going to the cinema regularly in 2022 I’ve turned into the kind of guy who downloads the London Film Festival brochure and meticulously…
![[Pencil at Downstairs at the Dome, Tufnell Park]](https://martinbelam.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/600_pencil-150x150.jpg)
A one-line review of every gig I’ve been to in February 2025
This monthly series is probably as much for my benefit as yours. I go to a lot of gigs and it is nice to have a way to remember them all. Maybe your interest will be piqued by one of…
A one-line review of everything I saw at Manchester Folk Horror Festival VII
I was very lucky enough to be invited to play at the Peer Hat in Manchester at the weekend as part of the Manchester Folk Horror Festival VII, and so here is my take on everything I saw at the…
A one-line spoiler-free review of everything I watched in the cinema in January 2025
I’ve ditched the usual blurb about “not being a movies person, but anyway…” because since I started going to the cinema regularly in 2022 I’ve turned into the kind of guy who downloads the London Film Festival brochure and meticulously…
A one-line review of every gig I’ve been to in January 2025
This monthly series is probably as much for my benefit as yours. I go to a lot of gigs and it is nice to have a way to remember them all. Maybe your interest will be piqued by one of…
A one-line spoiler-free review of everything I watched in the cinema in December 2024
I’ve ditched the usual blurb about “not being a movies person, but anyway…” because since I started going to the cinema regularly in 2022 I’ve turned into the kind of guy who downloads the London Film Festival brochure and meticulously…
The inevitable end of 2024 list of lists …
Much like those family circular letters at Xmas, end of year lists on personal blogs are more for the benefit of the writer than the reader. I look forward to looking back on this list for years to come. And…
Thoughts on … Grand Theft Hamlet
Let us be honest, if you were not a keyworker being forced out of your home to do your job, we all developed weird hobbies during Covid lockdown. I can remember spending one evening watching someone do a fundraising stream…
![[Hugh Grant in Heretic]](https://martinbelam.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/600_heretic-150x150.jpg)
A one-line spoiler-free review of everything I watched in the cinema in November 2024
I’ve ditched the usual blurb about “not being a movies person, but anyway…” because since I started going to the cinema regularly in 2022 I’ve turned into the kind of guy who downloads the London Film Festival brochure and meticulously…
![[Lady Gaga and Joaquin Phoenix in Joker: Folie à Deux]](https://martinbelam.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/600_joker2-150x150.jpg)
A one-line spoiler-free review of everything I watched in the cinema in October 2024
I’ve ditched the usual blurb about “not being a movies person, but anyway…” because since I started going to the cinema regularly in 2022 I’ve turned into the kind of guy who downloads the London Film Festival brochure and meticulously…