John Ix
@frogalapeche.bsky.social
Even he. ❤s Dr Who, Lit, darkness, 007, Gothic Horror. I teach English. Socialist. Conan-Doyler.
Nibbled to death by an Okapi.
Attempting re-entry.
I invented the term 'Tillblerone'.
Release the Virtual Murder dvd!
"World's most correct man" 2024
Nibbled to death by an Okapi.
Attempting re-entry.
I invented the term 'Tillblerone'.
Release the Virtual Murder dvd!
"World's most correct man" 2024
Pinned
OK, that was really good.
I totally enjoyed this film, mainly as I wasn't expecting it to be this good.
A well packaged bluray + extras.
I totally enjoyed this film, mainly as I wasn't expecting it to be this good.
A well packaged bluray + extras.
January 18, 2026 at 10:10 PM
OK, that was really good.
I totally enjoyed this film, mainly as I wasn't expecting it to be this good.
A well packaged bluray + extras.
I totally enjoyed this film, mainly as I wasn't expecting it to be this good.
A well packaged bluray + extras.
It's TAPLOW!!!
I've been to that pub. My late aunt lived there in the 80s/90s.
Went to a wedding nearby and stayed there for a weekend.
www.reelstreets.com/films/craze/
I've been to that pub. My late aunt lived there in the 80s/90s.
Went to a wedding nearby and stayed there for a weekend.
www.reelstreets.com/films/craze/
January 18, 2026 at 9:02 PM
It's TAPLOW!!!
I've been to that pub. My late aunt lived there in the 80s/90s.
Went to a wedding nearby and stayed there for a weekend.
www.reelstreets.com/films/craze/
I've been to that pub. My late aunt lived there in the 80s/90s.
Went to a wedding nearby and stayed there for a weekend.
www.reelstreets.com/films/craze/
Totally agree.
It's light years better than the badly edited and predictable drear-fest that came before it.
It's light years better than the badly edited and predictable drear-fest that came before it.
January 18, 2026 at 8:50 PM
Totally agree.
It's light years better than the badly edited and predictable drear-fest that came before it.
It's light years better than the badly edited and predictable drear-fest that came before it.
OK, I'm 39 mins in and Jack has made several trips to London and bought a 'burner' car. The film hasn't explained why he's doing this, but it definitely works to create mystery and audience curiosity.
I think so anyway.
I think so anyway.
January 18, 2026 at 8:14 PM
OK, I'm 39 mins in and Jack has made several trips to London and bought a 'burner' car. The film hasn't explained why he's doing this, but it definitely works to create mystery and audience curiosity.
I think so anyway.
I think so anyway.
"Juliet Bravo!"
January 18, 2026 at 7:43 PM
"Juliet Bravo!"
I thought it was the S&S one at first.
January 18, 2026 at 7:42 PM
I thought it was the S&S one at first.
Something something 'nipple word score'
January 18, 2026 at 7:38 PM
Something something 'nipple word score'
"A nugget of purest mushy peas!"
January 18, 2026 at 5:47 PM
"A nugget of purest mushy peas!"
"Do you have this velvet glove in a 'medium'?"
January 18, 2026 at 5:46 PM
"Do you have this velvet glove in a 'medium'?"
Correction.
"...MAKE rice.
I actually ascribed too much articulacy to him and used the correct verb in the quote.
Well, that is unless he created/gene-sequenced (and then grew) the rice plant itself before cooking.
"...MAKE rice.
I actually ascribed too much articulacy to him and used the correct verb in the quote.
Well, that is unless he created/gene-sequenced (and then grew) the rice plant itself before cooking.
January 18, 2026 at 5:41 PM
Correction.
"...MAKE rice.
I actually ascribed too much articulacy to him and used the correct verb in the quote.
Well, that is unless he created/gene-sequenced (and then grew) the rice plant itself before cooking.
"...MAKE rice.
I actually ascribed too much articulacy to him and used the correct verb in the quote.
Well, that is unless he created/gene-sequenced (and then grew) the rice plant itself before cooking.
I broke the habit of a lifetime (I'm a great connoisseur of human folly) and looked up a video of who/what he actually is.
Interview on YouTube.
He had every opportunity to impress the viewer. Described meeting chef Nobu Matsuhisa.
An actual quote:
"He showed me how to cook...rice."
Interview on YouTube.
He had every opportunity to impress the viewer. Described meeting chef Nobu Matsuhisa.
An actual quote:
"He showed me how to cook...rice."
January 18, 2026 at 5:32 PM
I broke the habit of a lifetime (I'm a great connoisseur of human folly) and looked up a video of who/what he actually is.
Interview on YouTube.
He had every opportunity to impress the viewer. Described meeting chef Nobu Matsuhisa.
An actual quote:
"He showed me how to cook...rice."
Interview on YouTube.
He had every opportunity to impress the viewer. Described meeting chef Nobu Matsuhisa.
An actual quote:
"He showed me how to cook...rice."
Just googled it.
That must have been the day I was asleep.
That must have been the day I was asleep.
January 18, 2026 at 5:26 PM
Just googled it.
That must have been the day I was asleep.
That must have been the day I was asleep.
Yes, that's the situation as I see it.
January 18, 2026 at 5:21 PM
Yes, that's the situation as I see it.
Reposted by John Ix
On the British Screen Classics channel at 9.13pm (Virgin 450, LG 1118, Samsung 4929, Pluto), Jon Finch & Jenny Runacre star in "The Final Programme", the ambitious & stylish 1973 film adaptation of Michael Moorcock's science-fiction novel. artandhue.com/scifi
January 18, 2026 at 4:01 PM
On the British Screen Classics channel at 9.13pm (Virgin 450, LG 1118, Samsung 4929, Pluto), Jon Finch & Jenny Runacre star in "The Final Programme", the ambitious & stylish 1973 film adaptation of Michael Moorcock's science-fiction novel. artandhue.com/scifi
I bet it's about whether a dual-use piece of cutlery was a spork or a fpoon.
January 18, 2026 at 4:48 PM
I bet it's about whether a dual-use piece of cutlery was a spork or a fpoon.
Reposted by John Ix
Note that Sarah - one of the most startlingly unpleasant, malicious people at the Daily Mail, a very unpleasant and malicious business - has been happy to play along with the entire tidal wave of hate but she starts swooning like a southern belle, the moment someone has a go at *her* profession.
January 18, 2026 at 3:26 PM
Note that Sarah - one of the most startlingly unpleasant, malicious people at the Daily Mail, a very unpleasant and malicious business - has been happy to play along with the entire tidal wave of hate but she starts swooning like a southern belle, the moment someone has a go at *her* profession.
No, it'll be his NEXT.
Author Julian Barnes confirms new novel will be his last
Author Julian Barnes confirms new novel will be his last
80-year-old Booker prize winner says he has reached point of having ‘played all my tunes’ after new book Departure(s)
www.theguardian.com
January 18, 2026 at 2:39 PM
No, it'll be his NEXT.
It's like having a butcher called Ken Sausages or George Chops.
January 18, 2026 at 2:03 PM
It's like having a butcher called Ken Sausages or George Chops.