The Invisible Man (2020)

28 October 2020 No Comments

A film review: The Invisible Man (2020) This is an entertaining psychological thriller with an interesting plot, but Hitchcock it certainly isn’t. Although the thought of placing the H. G. Wells classic into the hands of the genius of suspense is an intriguing one. Cecilia, played very well by Elisabeth Moss, is probably best known as the handmaiden in the TV series of Margaret Atwood’s wonderful dystopian tale. A…

The Blackwater Lightship

23 October 2020 No Comments

A book review of The Blackwater Lightship by Colm Tóibín. Colm Tóibín is one of those gifted writers who is able to write moving, interesting, stirring and striking prose with such ease and with such a sparce use of vocabulary. And this book is no exception. The Blackwater Lightship is the sad tale of Declan Devereux, a young man dying of Aids in Ireland in the 1990s. He had…

Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2019)

15 October 2020 No Comments

A film review: Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2019) The latest Quintin Tarantino film is slick; as you’d expect. It’s a tad bizarre at times; as you’d expect. And it’s a very entertaining way to spend nearly three hours. Rick Dalton (Leonardo DiCaprio) is an ageing actor with a serious drinking problem. His best days, when he stared in top TV shows such as a The Bounty Hunter…

Old Baggage

2 October 2020 No Comments

A book review of Old Baggage, by Lissa Evans. This is a witty and delightful book. Beginning in 1928 the tale follows five years of the lives and losses of two middle-aged women, Mattie and The Flea, who live in ‘The Mousehole’ on Hampstead Heath. They are both former suffragettes. Mattie, who carries a club of polished ash in her handbag, doesn’t even know how to slow down, let…

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