My thoughts on Equal Rites by Terry Pratchett

Terry Pratchett’s Discworld is one of those series I find myself dipping in and out of from time to time. Likely I’ll read an entry, enjoy it, put it down, and then jump back into the next installment a few months down the line. But it is because these bitesize reads are rather more like […]

My thoughts on Avengers Endgame

The Avengers as we know them are gearing up to assemble one last time, and hopes are exceptionally high, even for a Marvel movie. Now I, along with much of the world’s population at the moment, am a big fan of Disney’s mega-franchise. Maybe not a die-hard fan (I mean, I haven’t even seen Captain […]

My thoughts on The Grand Tour Season 3

Back in top gear I was a huge fan of Top Gear back before the scandals and the appalling Chris Evans, and admittedly this love of the show was almost entirely due to the dynamic between the comical trio. So it should come as no surprise then that, when The Grand Tour dropped back in […]

My thoughts on The Tattooist Of Auschwitz by Heather Morris

Lali Sokolov’s story was a heartfelt and engaging journey, though certain factual inconsistencies mean that Heather Morris’ The Tattooist of Auschwitz becomes somewhat flawed in its presentation. The novel is about Lali Sokolov (that’s right, his name is misspelled in the book) and explores how he used his wits to help his fellow prisoners and fall in […]

My thoughts on The McCann Documentary, Netflix.

When I watched the McCann documentary on its release day in two feverish sittings, I had wanted to talk about it immediately. The topic, however, made me momentarily refrain from publishing as soon as I’d finished. I wasn’t about to write a review of something that is tackling a real, ongoing and desperately heartbreaking issue. […]

My thoughts on Forty Lashes Less One by Elmore Leonard

Leonard proves that cowboys can still be cool. Elmore Leonard was, and still is in my opinion, unrivalled for two things: his expert mastery of dialogue, and his creation of incredibly real and flawed characters. His 1972 novel, Forty Lashes Less One, accomplishes both of these with apparent ease. Sure, this is not a new […]

My thoughts on Hereditary

Much like many of Hereditary’s brilliantly layered characters, I was sucked into a disturbingly dark story with such breakneck force that I was a little overwhelmed at first. Almost immediately I was hooked on the unsettling score and Pogorzelski’s incredible cinematography, but it was Toni Collette’s mesmerising portrayal of Annie that kept me invested through to the credits. Could this be a classic in the making?

My thoughts on After Life: Season 1, Netflix

Ricky Gervais brings his trademark wit and dark comedy to his new show, After Life; coasting at a leisurely pace through its six episodes with a certain sense of flippancy. Jokes about addiction, death and depression come thick and fast. It is this flippancy, however, that lends itself to some of the show’s funniest moments.