And deservedly so! Consumed by the pace of thought, the personal intertwined with the study of language, and the playfulness and power in reshaping it.

Plan to read more of them both soon (only previous was Drive Your Plow), and would love to explore some of Tokarczuk's novels in situ.

Also Ninetto Davoli being on screen for mere seconds across two scenes but having so much meaning placed upon his role.

Wonder what it would be like watching Pasolini's work in order and not already knowing who he was?

The Gospel According to St. Matthew, dir Pier Paolo Pasolini

Reminds of Watkins' Culloden, using close-ups of faces in crowds to bring history closer to today.

Jesus depicted as a man but so certain and righteous compared with the crowd bearing witness.

Blends both doc-like and icon-like images.

Sky Blue, dir Moon-saeng Jim

Sci-fi treading a well worn path - dystopic two-tiered society, eco-terrorism, and Romeo & Juliet-type narrative.

The animation is most impressive, mixing 2D and 3D styles, seem to layer quite well due to industrial look and textures.

A Tale of Sorrow and Sadness, dir Seijun Suzuki

The perils of turning people into products.

Appreciate Suzuki's idiosyncratic storytelling - this one makes more sense than some of his other films, not that making sense is a necessity.

Great set design/costumes/colour.

Merrily We Go to Hell, dir Dorothy Arzner

Sidney driving off into the night is iconic.

The wedding ring is beautifully devastating.

Cary Grant always welcome.

The ending may predictably seek closure, but throughout it feels like an honest engagement between a couple where addiction is an issue

Lost Highway, dir David Lynch

Like a relationship in freefall - everything feels wrong, you don't recognise your partner, don't recognise yourself. The world goes dark, giving way to paranoia and possessive instincts.

Arquette really knots everything together.

Phenomenal soundtrack.

Point Blank, dir John Boorman

A straightforward revenge thriller told in a wonderfully expressive way.

How did I get here? How do I get out?

Marvin wrestling to regain some sense of control, a shark caught in a net. Can see both his strength and his weakness in the violence.

Literally all Farage has to do is hold a press conference to say "by the way I still hate immigrants" and he's guaranteed wall to wall coverage.

I know I sound bitter. That's because I am. Ever tried getting coverage for the climate emergency, for poverty, or for saying immigration's good actually?