Stuart Evers
@stuartevers.bsky.social
Writer, reviewer, Columbo enthusiast
This might be a controversial opinion, but after sitting through the full 2 hours 39 minutes of Brad Pitt's FI, I'm fairly confident it isn't going to win the Best Picture Oscar. Even if I hadn't seen many films from 2025 - or had never before seen a film - I'd be similarly confident.
February 4, 2026 at 9:46 AM
This might be a controversial opinion, but after sitting through the full 2 hours 39 minutes of Brad Pitt's FI, I'm fairly confident it isn't going to win the Best Picture Oscar. Even if I hadn't seen many films from 2025 - or had never before seen a film - I'd be similarly confident.
I saw Blue Moon last night. Brilliant performances, especially from Ethan Hawke, and downbeat moving. Like a night at the theatre, but on my own sofa.
February 2, 2026 at 9:15 AM
I saw Blue Moon last night. Brilliant performances, especially from Ethan Hawke, and downbeat moving. Like a night at the theatre, but on my own sofa.
I'm off to see Lost Highway for the first time. It's significant, because 97 was when I lost most of my passion for cinema and going to the cinema. One day I was working at the 051 in Liverpool, the next, I wasn't bothered to see one of my idols' new film. By then, I think, I was lost to books.
January 29, 2026 at 11:07 AM
I'm off to see Lost Highway for the first time. It's significant, because 97 was when I lost most of my passion for cinema and going to the cinema. One day I was working at the 051 in Liverpool, the next, I wasn't bothered to see one of my idols' new film. By then, I think, I was lost to books.
Over New Year, I accidentally called the fridge with all the soft drinks in it the Non Fiction section and now all non-alcoholic drinks will forever be non fiction beers etc.
January 22, 2026 at 4:22 PM
Over New Year, I accidentally called the fridge with all the soft drinks in it the Non Fiction section and now all non-alcoholic drinks will forever be non fiction beers etc.
I've never read Beryl Bainbridge, but this piece really makes me want to. harpers.org/archive/2026...
The Zone of Silence, by Christopher Tayler
Beryl Bainbridge’s dramas of failed attachment
harpers.org
January 22, 2026 at 9:33 AM
I've never read Beryl Bainbridge, but this piece really makes me want to. harpers.org/archive/2026...
It's PLR day, in which I congratulate those who borrowed by books, and have enough extra money to buy half of a pair of relatively decent shin pads.
January 19, 2026 at 10:30 AM
It's PLR day, in which I congratulate those who borrowed by books, and have enough extra money to buy half of a pair of relatively decent shin pads.
It's been an incredible run, but it's finally over. I think for the first time ever, I'm going to not enjoy a New York Review Books book.
January 15, 2026 at 10:43 AM
It's been an incredible run, but it's finally over. I think for the first time ever, I'm going to not enjoy a New York Review Books book.
My last novel turns 6 this year and what better way to celebrate its depiction of Cold-War nuclear terror than by living through it all over again.
January 8, 2026 at 4:13 PM
My last novel turns 6 this year and what better way to celebrate its depiction of Cold-War nuclear terror than by living through it all over again.
When everyone leave the house of a morning, I like to go round the house turning off all the lights, each room the next leg on an epic farewell world tour, culminating with the bathroom, when I press the switch and say Goodnight, Wembley!
December 15, 2025 at 10:17 AM
When everyone leave the house of a morning, I like to go round the house turning off all the lights, each room the next leg on an epic farewell world tour, culminating with the bathroom, when I press the switch and say Goodnight, Wembley!
Can you guess the film from the warning?
December 4, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Can you guess the film from the warning?
In the early years of Twitter, I used to write a Christmas story based on prompts from followers. My favourite involved Noel Edmonds, beef jerky and the end of the world. If you'd like to see this Christmas tradition revived, reply with a prompt or two. Might be fun.
December 3, 2025 at 10:55 AM
In the early years of Twitter, I used to write a Christmas story based on prompts from followers. My favourite involved Noel Edmonds, beef jerky and the end of the world. If you'd like to see this Christmas tradition revived, reply with a prompt or two. Might be fun.
Genuinely shocked at the death of Tom Stoppard. I loved his work so much, but Rosencrantz & Guildenstern was an absolutely foundational text for me. A total one off, singular writer. The world is a poorer place without him.
November 29, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Genuinely shocked at the death of Tom Stoppard. I loved his work so much, but Rosencrantz & Guildenstern was an absolutely foundational text for me. A total one off, singular writer. The world is a poorer place without him.
After having read Lord of the Flies for the first time alongside my eldest son, we're now going into Brave New World, another book I somehow missed out on reading when I was 14.
November 28, 2025 at 11:10 AM
After having read Lord of the Flies for the first time alongside my eldest son, we're now going into Brave New World, another book I somehow missed out on reading when I was 14.
I am about to write a David Foster Wallace (It's about x but it's really about all of us) style pitch for an article about Adidas' Customer Service and their truly outrageous, once-in-a generation ineptitude. It will be over 5,000 words and will make you weep over a pair of football boots.
November 21, 2025 at 10:42 AM
I am about to write a David Foster Wallace (It's about x but it's really about all of us) style pitch for an article about Adidas' Customer Service and their truly outrageous, once-in-a generation ineptitude. It will be over 5,000 words and will make you weep over a pair of football boots.
Went to see All My Sons at the Wyndham's last night. Cried twice. The play has its holes and its didactic lines, but Bryan Cranston, Marianne Jean-Baptiste & Paapa Essiedu were utterly mesmerising. It felt vital and urgent and from the heart, and you should try to see it if you can.
November 19, 2025 at 9:32 AM
Went to see All My Sons at the Wyndham's last night. Cried twice. The play has its holes and its didactic lines, but Bryan Cranston, Marianne Jean-Baptiste & Paapa Essiedu were utterly mesmerising. It felt vital and urgent and from the heart, and you should try to see it if you can.
I went to pay homage at Thomas Bernhard's grave in Vienna. A few minutes later, I was locked in the cemetery and had to try to flag down the caretaker to let me out. It was pitch black aside from the many candles guttering on the graves. I was unnerved, but I expect TB thought it hilarious.
November 18, 2025 at 10:31 AM
I went to pay homage at Thomas Bernhard's grave in Vienna. A few minutes later, I was locked in the cemetery and had to try to flag down the caretaker to let me out. It was pitch black aside from the many candles guttering on the graves. I was unnerved, but I expect TB thought it hilarious.
Showed my 12 year old Pretty in Pink the other night. Was hoping to have that bonding over seminal teenage angst, but as with so many things my memory of it was nothing like the reality. This Duckie, my son said, is an absolute creep. Why is she hanging out with him? I had no answer to that.
November 6, 2025 at 10:43 AM
Showed my 12 year old Pretty in Pink the other night. Was hoping to have that bonding over seminal teenage angst, but as with so many things my memory of it was nothing like the reality. This Duckie, my son said, is an absolute creep. Why is she hanging out with him? I had no answer to that.
Just finished THE DEVIL BOOK by Asta Olivia Nordenhof, and am again floored by her intimate and expressive concision. It's also very funny in places. I can't wait for the next in this radical suite of novels.
October 23, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Just finished THE DEVIL BOOK by Asta Olivia Nordenhof, and am again floored by her intimate and expressive concision. It's also very funny in places. I can't wait for the next in this radical suite of novels.
Went to see The Weir last night. Was slightly apprehensive as the reviews have been so good, but it was absolutely superb. Perfect writing and ensemble cast. If you can get a ticket, make the effort, it's worth it.
October 22, 2025 at 8:32 AM
Went to see The Weir last night. Was slightly apprehensive as the reviews have been so good, but it was absolutely superb. Perfect writing and ensemble cast. If you can get a ticket, make the effort, it's worth it.
I watched The Brutalist last night. I was expecting to love it. I mean really love it. How could I not? And yet I thought it almost unbearably pointless. Acting, visuals, music all stunning, but there is something vital missing at its heart that stops it from really coming to life.
October 17, 2025 at 8:36 AM
I watched The Brutalist last night. I was expecting to love it. I mean really love it. How could I not? And yet I thought it almost unbearably pointless. Acting, visuals, music all stunning, but there is something vital missing at its heart that stops it from really coming to life.
I also really love that the biggest announcement in world literature looks like it's a book talk at a provincial literary festival running in its first year.
October 9, 2025 at 11:00 AM
I also really love that the biggest announcement in world literature looks like it's a book talk at a provincial literary festival running in its first year.
We've had some really deserved Nobel Laureates over the last few years, so I really hope that streak continues.
October 9, 2025 at 10:57 AM
We've had some really deserved Nobel Laureates over the last few years, so I really hope that streak continues.
Last night, I finished Vilhelm's Room by Tove Ditlevsen (trans Sophia Hersi Smith & Jennifer Russell) and its violent, defiant sadness is still lingering around this morning. There are moments of great beauty in the despair, and also humour, but still it feels like the aftermath of a slap.
September 30, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Last night, I finished Vilhelm's Room by Tove Ditlevsen (trans Sophia Hersi Smith & Jennifer Russell) and its violent, defiant sadness is still lingering around this morning. There are moments of great beauty in the despair, and also humour, but still it feels like the aftermath of a slap.
Tony Harrison's death robs us of one of the most important voices of recent years. His poetry spoke to me like very few others. Rest in V signs, TH.
September 27, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Tony Harrison's death robs us of one of the most important voices of recent years. His poetry spoke to me like very few others. Rest in V signs, TH.