Seán Costello
@seanjcostello.bsky.social
Editor at large
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Watched this gripping wartime noir by Powell & Pressburger
November 9, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Watched this gripping wartime noir by Powell & Pressburger
Late-autumn pastoral
November 9, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Late-autumn pastoral
Season of mists and mad-for-it Labrador
November 9, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Season of mists and mad-for-it Labrador
It had to be you… Watched the indelible Diane Keaton in Annie Hall
November 8, 2025 at 10:55 PM
It had to be you… Watched the indelible Diane Keaton in Annie Hall
Low cloud on the moors
November 2, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Low cloud on the moors
Whatever happened to Natalie Prass? This, released in 2018, sounds like a classic now, and she hasn’t been heard from since… #NowPlaying #NataliePrass
November 1, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Whatever happened to Natalie Prass? This, released in 2018, sounds like a classic now, and she hasn’t been heard from since… #NowPlaying #NataliePrass
I have @jacquiwine.bsky.social to thank for recommending this astonishing novel by Dorothy B. Hughes: a gripping narrative about a man in the frame for murder that that is ultimately an indictment of America itself. If you haven’t read it, do – but don’t read any more about it before going in…
October 30, 2025 at 7:02 PM
I have @jacquiwine.bsky.social to thank for recommending this astonishing novel by Dorothy B. Hughes: a gripping narrative about a man in the frame for murder that that is ultimately an indictment of America itself. If you haven’t read it, do – but don’t read any more about it before going in…
What a day for a walk to Andy Goldsworthy’s extraordinary Hanging Stones on the North York Moors #AndyGoldsworthy
October 28, 2025 at 7:46 PM
What a day for a walk to Andy Goldsworthy’s extraordinary Hanging Stones on the North York Moors #AndyGoldsworthy
Watched this beautifully made comedy about life after trauma. A remarkable debut by actor/director Eva Victor.
October 26, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Watched this beautifully made comedy about life after trauma. A remarkable debut by actor/director Eva Victor.
Ha ha yes, I see what you mean. It’s a tiny venue, built as a practice room for the local brass band in the 1920s. Definitely recommend a visit www.thebandroom.co.uk
October 26, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Ha ha yes, I see what you mean. It’s a tiny venue, built as a practice room for the local brass band in the 1920s. Definitely recommend a visit www.thebandroom.co.uk
Steve had just been sent a box of CDs so I picked one up. (He said he hasn’t had a chance to listen to it himself yet.)
October 26, 2025 at 10:31 AM
Steve had just been sent a box of CDs so I picked one up. (He said he hasn’t had a chance to listen to it himself yet.)
Wonderful to see Steve Gunn tonight (with James Elkington) at the magical Bandroom on the North York Moors
October 25, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Wonderful to see Steve Gunn tonight (with James Elkington) at the magical Bandroom on the North York Moors
Well this is a treat — Rónán Hession’s novel is as beguiling on screen as it is on the page www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
October 17, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Well this is a treat — Rónán Hession’s novel is as beguiling on screen as it is on the page www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
“There's a lot to be said for making people laugh.” Watched this absolute classic.
October 11, 2025 at 9:47 PM
“There's a lot to be said for making people laugh.” Watched this absolute classic.
Enjoying the last of summer
September 21, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Enjoying the last of summer
Tricky coves, writers (from Less Than Angels by Barbara Pym) #CurrentlyReading
September 12, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Tricky coves, writers (from Less Than Angels by Barbara Pym) #CurrentlyReading
“There’s no set list tonight; I’ve got a flowchart.” The inimitable Gruff Rhys, in fine form last night at York’s excellent Crescent community venue
September 11, 2025 at 9:03 PM
“There’s no set list tonight; I’ve got a flowchart.” The inimitable Gruff Rhys, in fine form last night at York’s excellent Crescent community venue
