What if I could tell you which horse will win The Derby next week. Would you want to know? Of course you would. You’d assume I was talking nonsense, but when Bedazzled comes in at 35-1 you’d be back, wanting to know more. Maybe you’d plan to come with others, abscond me as your own private prophet. But then, of course, you’d be missing the point. However, what if…
A film review: The Gentleman (2019) The Gentleman is a slick, darkly amusing gangster film set in London. Michael Pearson is the marijuana king, with a business worth £400 million built up over decades. And he’s had enough, he wants out, and is in negotiations with the wonderfully effete Matthew, played by Jeremy Strong. However word gets out and a turf war begins between other interested parties, including the…
A film review: Misbehaviour (2020) Misbehaviour is a film about a group of feminists who pitch a stage invasion of the 1970 Miss World competition in London. Whilst the protest itself is a significant moment in the equality movement, making front page headlines in most the world’s press, the film itself is a chocolate Aero bar; it appears solid and interesting on the outside, and despite being a easy…
