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Mainly here to chat nonsense about films, TV, music, books and running.
Torn Curtain - 2.5 stars Happy Gilmore - 2 stars Sorry, Baby - 5 stars
Happy #LetterboxdFriday!
Just the three this week.
- A below par Hitchcock
- An unnecessary sequel, relying too much on cameos and old jokes
- A masterful debut, that balances the tone perfectly.
Yeah that's true. Fortunately filled out quite nicely, so not too bad in the end.
09.12.2025 11:51 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Yep! I was astounded that tickets were still available last Monday!
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A woman holding a guitar silhouetted in red lighting
A woman with a hand above her head singing into a mic
A woman standing, singing into a mic
A woman bowing with her guitar
First gig for a long ass time and totally worth it!
Heartworms absolutely delivered tonight.
Morning! I'm currently reading The Memory Police by Yoko Ogawa (trans. Stephen Snyder).
08.12.2025 06:51 — 👍 10 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Me throwing up a peace sign post run
A heron in the middle of a stream. Trees of green and yellow surrounding it
Solid hour and a half run and lost myself in the music.
🎶 The Cure 🎶
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Thank you!
05.12.2025 14:51 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Yeah definitely! It's always fascinating to see different interpretations of historical figures in various forms of media.
Haha I can imagine that was quite an experience!
A Man for All Seasons - 3.5 stars Blow-up - 3 stars Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf - 4 stars
Happy #LetterboxdFriday
A Man for All Seasons - a very solid film, with an understated performance from Scofield as More.
Blow-up - I fully appreciate what the film was trying to do, just wished I'd connected more.
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf - a tour de force from Taylor and Burton.
Me throwing up a begloved peace sign post run
An illustration of a man in a red top sitting on a wooden stool
Easy 40 minutes this morning.
🎶 The Murder Capital - Gigi's Recovery 🎶
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Thank you!
03.12.2025 11:46 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Haha thanks!
01.12.2025 20:14 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Stats for a 5 km run
Splits from the 5k
First sub-30 5k for a while, plus some sexy negs to go with it.
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Overall reading stats
Moving Pictures - 3.5 stars Tainted Cup - 4.5 stars Death on the Nile - 4.5 stars The Five - 4.5 stars The Queue - 4 stars The Children of Gods and Fighting Men - 4.5 stars
Considering how I was unable to read for a few days this month, I'm very happy with how much I was able to read.
A couple of books were leftover from previous month(s), but what a banger of a month! I think the Tainted Cup just edges it as the book of the month.
#BookSky📚💙
Morning! I'm starting The Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham Jones today.
01.12.2025 07:11 — 👍 13 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
A red background with a woman lying on her back with arms spread out. Kneeling on top of her, taking a photo is a man
Need a reason for why a protagonist is so detestable or something to connect with and in Hemming's Thomas, I struggled. I get what it was for, showing ennui of the self-absorpstion of your own life, but I struggled to engage with it. The shots are great and the central part is interesting.
#FilmSky🎥
Ha thanks! Definitely been needing reading for sheer escapism this year.
30.11.2025 12:45 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
An axe at the top, a bird tl the right and a sword to the left, with leaves around. All in gold on a red background.
Book 53 - The Children of Gods and Fighting Men by Shauna Lawless
An excellent blend of historical fiction and fantasy. It's not until now that I realised how much I craved a properly political story. I loved our two main protagonists in their own ways. Excited to continue!
#BookSky📚💙
Me throwing up a peace sign post run
An image of a crater billowing out yellows and whites
Accidentally joined a race mid run.
Either way, really happy with the run today.
🎶 Mogwai - The Bad Fire 🎶 #RunningPunks #Running #UKRunChat
A gold background with the silhouette of a man in a hat and robe. On either side at the bottom are images of people.
The strength of the performances in this, is what elevates the film. The strength of More's convictions and the impact of them are plain to see and works well in the final courtroom scene. I wanted more of a sense of More's inner turmoil and the dialogue at times felt a little dry.
#FilmSky🎥
Me throwing up a peace sign post run
A shadow of a woman's legs on a pavement
A damp 30 minute chilled run
🎶 Dry Cleaning - New Long Leg 🎶 #RunningPunks #Running #UKRunChat
What a film that is! Only saw it for the first time last year.
28.11.2025 19:27 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Yeah definitely - a much needed break!
Ahh man! Hope it all calms down a bit for you, so you can enjoy other things again.
Sorry to hear that! I guess it's the start of the festive season, so less time to enjoy our hobbies.
I guess for me, having been on holiday sort of broke up my film watching streak and just need to get back into the swing of things.
The Battle of Algiers - 4 stars The Good, The Bad and the Ugly - 4 stars
Happy #LetterboxdFriday!
My attention span has been awful recently, so only got two films watched, both I enjoyed a lot.
Like we’re all clear this is as dangerous as it is farcical right
27.11.2025 22:41 — 👍 344 🔁 107 💬 2 📌 2
Me throwing up a begloved peace sign post run
Waves of colour from black to red/orange to green/turquoise/blue
Chilly, but good 5k
🎶 Psychedelic Porn Crumpets - High Visceral, Pt. 1 🎶 #RunningPunks #Running #UKRunChat
I've only heard good things about this and 100 pages in and I can see why!
24.11.2025 19:34 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0Morning! I've just started The Children of Gods and Fighting Men by Shauna Lawless.
24.11.2025 07:14 — 👍 5 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0
Three men in cowboy outfits standing around a canon. Below is a war scene.
The final half hour of this film is excellent, from the set piece battle to the final showdown. The staging of this is excellent throughout and I mean, the score! The film is elevated with the sprinkling of humour throughout. I did flag a bit in the middle, maybe that's just a me thing.
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