Ncuti Gatwa in Doctor Who: The Church on Ruby Road

A one-line spoiler-free review of everything I watched in the cinema in December 2023

I’ve never really been a movies person, they last too long and I always want the bar/toilet after 20 minutes like at a gig, which stresses me out. But I got myself a BFI and a Picturehouse membership and once…

David Byrne in Stop Making Sense

A one-line spoiler-free review of everything I watched in the cinema in October and November 2023

I’ve never really been a movies person, they last too long and I always want the bar/toilet after 20 minutes like at a gig, which stresses me out. But I got myself a BFI and a Picturehouse membership and once…

Sophie Wilde and a china hand in Talk To Me

A one-line spoiler-free review of everything I watched in the cinema in August and September 2023

I’ve never really been a movies person, they last too long and I always want the bar/toilet after 20 minutes like at a gig, which stresses me out. But I got myself a BFI and a Picturehouse membership and once…

Jessica Harper in Suspiria

A one-line spoiler-free review of everything I watched in the cinema in May, June and July 2023

I’ve never really been a movies person, they last too long and I always want the bar/toilet after 20 minutes like at a gig, which stresses me out. But I got myself a BFI and a Picturehouse membership and once…

A staged confrontation shown in Riotsville, USA

A one-line spoiler-free review of everything I watched in the cinema in April 2023

I’ve never really been a movies person, they last too long and I always want the bar/toilet after 20 minutes like at a gig, which stresses me out. But I got myself a BFI and a Picturehouse membership and once…

A one-line spoiler-free review of everything I watched in the cinema in March 2023

A one-line spoiler-free review of everything I watched in the cinema in March 2023

I’ve never really been a movies person, they last too long and I always want the bar/toilet after 20 minutes like at a gig, which stresses me out. But I got myself a BFI and a Picturehouse membership and once…

The donkey from EO. Bless it.

A one-line spoiler-free review of everything I watched in the cinema in February 2023

I’ve never really been a movies person, they last too long and I always want the bar/toilet after 20 minutes like at a gig, which stresses me out. But I got myself a BFI and a Picturehouse membership and once…

Cate Blanchett in Tár.

A one-line spoiler-free review of everything I watched in the cinema in January 2023

I’ve never really been a movies person, they last too long and I always want the bar/toilet after 20 minutes like at a gig, which stresses me out. But I got myself a BFI membership and once a week I…

Ingrid Bergman in Notorious

A one-line review of each of the twenty weird and strange things I’ve watched at the cinema in 2022

Another new series, mainly for my benefit not yours. I’ve never really been a movies person as they generally last too long and I always want to go the bar and the toilet after about twenty minutes like it is…

Tears For Fears at Shepherd's Bush Empire

A one-line review of every gig I’ve been to in July 2022

Nobody has asked for this. It is more for my benefit than yours, I guess. It’s a monthly series now. Links go to the artist website. Maybe your interest will be piqued by one of the reviews. Maybe you’ll scroll…