Read my Ely travelogue here. It’s been a hot minute since I’ve done a city break, so let’s go to the ninth city on my list: Exeter.… Read more “Exeter for the Day 11/03/2024”
Tag: writing
Reflections on Growing Older
One second,you’re cartwheeling through fields of barleyThe next your back achesafter you sleep funny One second,you’re instant-messaging all nightThe next you’re falling asleepon the sofa One second,you’re… Read more “Reflections on Growing Older”
Ely for the day 08/12/23
Read my Doncaster travelogue here. My eighth city is the East Cambridgeshire city of Ely, seventy miles north of London. The etymology of Ely is uncertain. Some… Read more “Ely for the day 08/12/23”
A Separation Review
Number 60 on the top 1000 films of all time is this 2011 Iranian family-drama: A Separation. Set in Iran, A Separation focuses on a family living in Tehran.… Read more “A Separation Review”
Les Revenants – Episode Five – Serge Et Toni review
After four seemingly unrelated episodes, things are slowly beginning to come together. Narratives are aligning and characters are beginning to connect. Firstly, there’s Serge and Toni who… Read more “Les Revenants – Episode Five – Serge Et Toni review”
Chichester for the day 17/06/23
Read my Chester Travelogue here The fourth city on my list is the West Sussex city of Chichester located 61 miles south of London. Having gone way… Read more “Chichester for the day 17/06/23”
The Pianist Review
Number 48 on the top 1000 films of all time is the powerful but heart-breaking film: Roman Polanski’s ‘the Pianist.’ Based on the memoir of the real-life Holocaust survivor… Read more “The Pianist Review”
Don’t Hold a Torch for me
“You’re not the Statue of Liberty. You don’t have to hold a torch for me.” That’s what Marjorie had told Oliver Sparks after she’d been diagnosed with… Read more “Don’t Hold a Torch for me”
The Prestige Review
Whilst the Prestige is number 59 on the top 1000 films of all time, the reason I’m watching and reviewing it now is because I watched it with… Read more “The Prestige Review”
Spectre Review
If you ignore every single James Bond film between the Man with the Golden Gun and Die Another Day, I have finally caught up on James Bond.… Read more “Spectre Review”