James McRae
@jockyblue82.bsky.social
The poor man's Dennis Waterman
And The Salt Path. Honestly, could not care less whether this is a true story. The film works wonderfully to highlight our inherent yearning for life's elementary substance. Typically supreme performances from Gillian Anderson and Jason Isaacs...
November 10, 2025 at 1:43 PM
And The Salt Path. Honestly, could not care less whether this is a true story. The film works wonderfully to highlight our inherent yearning for life's elementary substance. Typically supreme performances from Gillian Anderson and Jason Isaacs...
A couple more films watched recently. First up, The Ballad of Wallace Island. Just a lovely, utterly charming story about loss. Tim Key gloriously idiosyncratic...
November 10, 2025 at 1:33 PM
A couple more films watched recently. First up, The Ballad of Wallace Island. Just a lovely, utterly charming story about loss. Tim Key gloriously idiosyncratic...
Don't mind it @suedehq.bsky.social...
September 29, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Don't mind it @suedehq.bsky.social...
May have just purchased an album on vinyl...
September 29, 2025 at 1:34 PM
May have just purchased an album on vinyl...
I think this is very correct from @ianleslie.bsky.social. They probably should have done this ages ago but right now there really is very little to lose...
September 20, 2025 at 7:56 PM
I think this is very correct from @ianleslie.bsky.social. They probably should have done this ages ago but right now there really is very little to lose...
A heartfelt portrayal of two cousins trying to come to terms with the enormity of it all. Kieran Culkin's magnetic, mercurial charm and Jesse Eisenberg's awkward yet resilient solicitude capture beautifully the joy, despair and weight of history that can colour a modern existence.
September 10, 2025 at 9:56 AM
A heartfelt portrayal of two cousins trying to come to terms with the enormity of it all. Kieran Culkin's magnetic, mercurial charm and Jesse Eisenberg's awkward yet resilient solicitude capture beautifully the joy, despair and weight of history that can colour a modern existence.
It's there in that last line Keir...
September 2, 2025 at 10:36 AM
It's there in that last line Keir...
I braced for The Substance's body horror but should have set for DEFCON 1! Impactful fable on the sin of vanity in the context of a misogynist, patriarchal Hollywood. Almost farcical in its revengeful 3rd act which, although in keeping with the genre, felt a touch contrived. Demi Moore spectacular!
August 18, 2025 at 8:34 AM
I braced for The Substance's body horror but should have set for DEFCON 1! Impactful fable on the sin of vanity in the context of a misogynist, patriarchal Hollywood. Almost farcical in its revengeful 3rd act which, although in keeping with the genre, felt a touch contrived. Demi Moore spectacular!
First new film I've watched for a couple of months. Although there's nothing particularly groundbreaking about this suspenseful horror film, Hugh Grant is superbly sinister as the psychopathic zealot whose home two young evangelical Christians have the misfortune to visit...
July 25, 2025 at 7:47 AM
First new film I've watched for a couple of months. Although there's nothing particularly groundbreaking about this suspenseful horror film, Hugh Grant is superbly sinister as the psychopathic zealot whose home two young evangelical Christians have the misfortune to visit...
Norrie goes out and the ghost of Bates' Barrow strikes again... 🇬🇧🎾👻 www.bbc.com/sport/tennis...
July 8, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Norrie goes out and the ghost of Bates' Barrow strikes again... 🇬🇧🎾👻 www.bbc.com/sport/tennis...
Had hoped to see this on first release but couldn't make the cinema. It didn't disappoint. Chalamet brilliantly captures Dylan's insouciance but also his remarkable talent. A film focused on the struggle between the demands of the past and future, both for Dylan himself and America as a nation.
May 9, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Had hoped to see this on first release but couldn't make the cinema. It didn't disappoint. Chalamet brilliantly captures Dylan's insouciance but also his remarkable talent. A film focused on the struggle between the demands of the past and future, both for Dylan himself and America as a nation.
This film had quite the impact as I basically wanted to *be* Michael J. Fox in the early 90s. Hugely engaging life story, crafted from TV/movie scenes, new dramatisations, home videos and talking heads. From first denying to then owning his Parkinson's, his charm and humour shines through. A joy!
April 28, 2025 at 11:00 AM
This film had quite the impact as I basically wanted to *be* Michael J. Fox in the early 90s. Hugely engaging life story, crafted from TV/movie scenes, new dramatisations, home videos and talking heads. From first denying to then owning his Parkinson's, his charm and humour shines through. A joy!
Easter also allowed me to finish Craig Brown's Beatles book. Their story told through a series of vignettes, which, though not particularly coherent or complete, deliver a colourful alternative history as told by those once removed from the main actors. Captures the phenomenon, if not the genius.
April 23, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Easter also allowed me to finish Craig Brown's Beatles book. Their story told through a series of vignettes, which, though not particularly coherent or complete, deliver a colourful alternative history as told by those once removed from the main actors. Captures the phenomenon, if not the genius.
Finally got round to watching this and my, oh my, is it loooong. Incredible performances, particularly from Lily Gladstone, and a rich evocation of 1920s southern America but, as absorbing as I found this true story, surely it could have been told in less than 3 and a half hours?
April 23, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Finally got round to watching this and my, oh my, is it loooong. Incredible performances, particularly from Lily Gladstone, and a rich evocation of 1920s southern America but, as absorbing as I found this true story, surely it could have been told in less than 3 and a half hours?
Childishly delighted I was wearing the same Bowie t-shirt as Nicky!
April 20, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Childishly delighted I was wearing the same Bowie t-shirt as Nicky!
Really enjoyed Conclave. Was expecting the political overtones but not the almost Agatha Christie style plot construction. Pleasantly surprised by how gripping a group of Cardinals selecting the next pontiff could be. Fiennes excellent but so too the supporting cast...
April 16, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Really enjoyed Conclave. Was expecting the political overtones but not the almost Agatha Christie style plot construction. Pleasantly surprised by how gripping a group of Cardinals selecting the next pontiff could be. Fiennes excellent but so too the supporting cast...
I've just purchased 'Scary Monsters and Super Creeps' on vinyl for under 20 quid, meaning I am now only 2 albums away from owning every Bowie LP from 1971's Hunky Dory through to 1983's Let's Dance. This FEELS significant.
April 9, 2025 at 11:43 AM
I've just purchased 'Scary Monsters and Super Creeps' on vinyl for under 20 quid, meaning I am now only 2 albums away from owning every Bowie LP from 1971's Hunky Dory through to 1983's Let's Dance. This FEELS significant.
The production feels a bit "straight to streaming", but the story is a heart wrenching vindication of unsung heroes triumphing in almost impossible circumstances, even as their own side wills them to fail. Kerry Washington is superb as the Major battling prejudice from within.
March 17, 2025 at 7:51 AM
The production feels a bit "straight to streaming", but the story is a heart wrenching vindication of unsung heroes triumphing in almost impossible circumstances, even as their own side wills them to fail. Kerry Washington is superb as the Major battling prejudice from within.
The bars go up a bit, the bars go down a bit but it basically amounts to no significant growth in the economy for 2 years now...
March 14, 2025 at 10:20 AM
The bars go up a bit, the bars go down a bit but it basically amounts to no significant growth in the economy for 2 years now...
We watched Anora this weekend. Remarkably well written characters, performed superbly by the entire cast and a heartbreaking final scene. Mikey Madison deserves the acclaim.
March 9, 2025 at 8:53 PM
We watched Anora this weekend. Remarkably well written characters, performed superbly by the entire cast and a heartbreaking final scene. Mikey Madison deserves the acclaim.
Oh the irony of the last line. If you won't attempt to define it, then who Suella?
February 27, 2025 at 8:31 AM
Oh the irony of the last line. If you won't attempt to define it, then who Suella?
This passage from @ianleslie.bsky.social's latest newsletter really makes me think. When you strip away all the heat from the immigration debate you get to the emotional heart of the matter. Neither side sounds entirely unreasonable when you do...
February 26, 2025 at 11:32 AM
This passage from @ianleslie.bsky.social's latest newsletter really makes me think. When you strip away all the heat from the immigration debate you get to the emotional heart of the matter. Neither side sounds entirely unreasonable when you do...
Finished the final book in Isaac Asimov's Foundation series. Taken years to read them all but so worth it. Free will versus determinism, the power of knowledge, the importance of historical study, the tussle between individualism and collectivism. Not to mention spaceships and stuff. A masterwork.
February 25, 2025 at 9:54 AM
Finished the final book in Isaac Asimov's Foundation series. Taken years to read them all but so worth it. Free will versus determinism, the power of knowledge, the importance of historical study, the tussle between individualism and collectivism. Not to mention spaceships and stuff. A masterwork.
