Alan Blair
@dralanblair.bsky.social
clinical psychologist; school governor; runner & walker; into cinema, theatre, & choir; dad, husband, & son; cares about equality, justice, compassion, & climate
#TheToxicAvenger is pretty well done and enjoyable if you like comic book violence and gore, which the audience members sitting beside me seemed to appreciate much more than I did
August 26, 2025 at 4:27 PM
#TheToxicAvenger is pretty well done and enjoyable if you like comic book violence and gore, which the audience members sitting beside me seemed to appreciate much more than I did
#TheLifeofChuck is sweetly done and honours Whitman’s idea that we all “contain multitudes”
August 26, 2025 at 4:22 PM
#TheLifeofChuck is sweetly done and honours Whitman’s idea that we all “contain multitudes”
#ThursdayMurderClub is an essentially faithful adaptation of the novel. I suspect that you’re likely to warm to it at the same intensity you personally warmed to the book.
August 25, 2025 at 6:29 PM
#ThursdayMurderClub is an essentially faithful adaptation of the novel. I suspect that you’re likely to warm to it at the same intensity you personally warmed to the book.
#Materialists is heartfelt but, for me, lacking spark
August 24, 2025 at 12:14 PM
#Materialists is heartfelt but, for me, lacking spark
#Weapons Tonal-shifting delight (it’s been a really strong year so far so horror films #Sinners #BringHerBack #28YearsLater)
August 14, 2025 at 6:54 AM
#Weapons Tonal-shifting delight (it’s been a really strong year so far so horror films #Sinners #BringHerBack #28YearsLater)
30 year re-release in cinemas of #SenseandSensibility - Exquisite (with a fun introduction from Dame Emma)
August 10, 2025 at 4:46 PM
30 year re-release in cinemas of #SenseandSensibility - Exquisite (with a fun introduction from Dame Emma)
#FreakierFriday dismally poor (sadly)
August 9, 2025 at 3:11 PM
#FreakierFriday dismally poor (sadly)
#BringHerBack is delightfully unsettling
August 3, 2025 at 10:16 AM
#BringHerBack is delightfully unsettling
Casting a long shadow over #Vindolanda this evening..
June 12, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Casting a long shadow over #Vindolanda this evening..
I would definitely add Longshaw Estate to this list
January 4, 2025 at 11:50 AM
I would definitely add Longshaw Estate to this list
#WickedPart1 160 minutes just flew by. Plaudits especially to Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande for both their singing and acting performances. Can’t wait for Part 2! 🎶
November 26, 2024 at 4:40 PM
#WickedPart1 160 minutes just flew by. Plaudits especially to Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande for both their singing and acting performances. Can’t wait for Part 2! 🎶
#GladiatorII Solid fare. Worth seeing on the biggest screen you can find (watch out for the sharks…)
November 26, 2024 at 4:36 PM
#GladiatorII Solid fare. Worth seeing on the biggest screen you can find (watch out for the sharks…)
#Anora Might have benefitted from fiercer editing, but remains a high quality film, vibrant, funny, and moving in turn with a very fine central performance from Mikey Madison
November 15, 2024 at 11:29 AM
#Anora Might have benefitted from fiercer editing, but remains a high quality film, vibrant, funny, and moving in turn with a very fine central performance from Mikey Madison
#Conclave is beautifully shot and sound edited with a very fine performance from Ralph Fiennes. Who knew that the process of choosing a new pope could feel so cinematic?
November 12, 2024 at 8:11 PM
#Conclave is beautifully shot and sound edited with a very fine performance from Ralph Fiennes. Who knew that the process of choosing a new pope could feel so cinematic?
#PaddingtonInPeru is gentle fun but sadly loses a little of its charm by dislocating from the community it had established in the earlier films.
November 12, 2024 at 8:07 PM
#PaddingtonInPeru is gentle fun but sadly loses a little of its charm by dislocating from the community it had established in the earlier films.
Had started to do mini film reviews on Twitter to amuse myself. Switching to Bluesky. Here goes… #Blitz is full of great moments but perhaps overstretches itself a little in covering too much in too many different styles, including a little bit of Oliver Twist & Children’s Film Foundation
November 12, 2024 at 7:55 PM
Had started to do mini film reviews on Twitter to amuse myself. Switching to Bluesky. Here goes… #Blitz is full of great moments but perhaps overstretches itself a little in covering too much in too many different styles, including a little bit of Oliver Twist & Children’s Film Foundation
US election watch: key times
November 4, 2024 at 6:32 AM
US election watch: key times
New House of Commons Health and Social Care Committee
October 29, 2024 at 10:38 AM
New House of Commons Health and Social Care Committee
