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Movies

Thoughts on Joker (2019)

When Joker came out last year, I was in no great hurry to see it. I was curious, but not

TV

2019 TV Highlights: Fleabag

I started writing this post back in October, knowing that I’d be unlikely to have time to write about more

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TV

2018 TV Highlights: Killing Eve

Remember 2016, when Fleabag was, in my opinion, the greatest new TV show out there? Well writer Phoebe Waller-Bridge outdid herself with this

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TV

Best TV of 2017

Just as there have been some astonishing new movies in 2017, we’ve also been spoilt by some splendid new, or

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Movies

Favourite Movies of 2017

What a year it’s been in the world of film! There have been left-field entries, surprises amongst tired franchises, successful

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Movies

Short Film – Emotional Fusebox

https://vimeo.com/98312465 When the list of 2014 BAFTA Nominations came out, after my glee that Birdman looked like it was going to get

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Short Film – Vicious

I’ve always been a proponent, not just of short films, but of using the medium of short films to wring

Movies

Short Film – Textual Relationship

Textual Relationship, by Syd Heather, is a charming, bittersweet romantic comedy short adapted from a theatre short written by award-winning playwright