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Writer | Freelance music & film | Fiction & CNF sometimes | Bridport Prize 2024 shortlisted | Words in The Quietus/Screensphere/ Filmhounds Mag & Ors | Radio: Garia Road Find me on IG too: puja_garia.rd

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Samuel L. Jackson & Kesh 17th October 2025 Playing Soul, RNB. Samuel L. Jackson & KESH take us on a musical trip through the history of Black Excellence.

Mister SeΓ±or Love Daddy is back πŸ”₯

#samuelljackson #ntsdontassumeday

www.nts.live/shows/dont-a...

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I have no idea how to do this but will look into it.

07.11.2025 12:28 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Added :)

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Ghost Elephants, Werner Herzog's latest, follows a conservationist who has dedicated much of his life to finding an elusive, giant species of elephant in Angola. Could easily have become an exoticization of the Bushmen of the Kalahari. Instead, this is respectful, warm & an urgent ode to the wild.

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From one international film festival to another. Seated for Herzog's Ghost Elephants at the Vienna International Film Festival.

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On a more serious note, I think having spanners in your hand luggage might warrant being pulled into a separate room for a further security check. I didn't stick around long enough to see the drama though.

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Snakes on a Plane meets its exciting remake, Spanners on a Plane πŸ”§πŸ.

19.10.2025 13:00 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

The man in front of me at airport security just had his cabin bags go down the second conveyor belt for a security check...The staff took out two big spanners from his hand luggage. Mate, seriously? #airportclowns

19.10.2025 12:36 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Chronology of Water London Film Festival Review The Chronology of Water, Kristen Stewart's directorial debut starring Imogen Poots as Lidia Yuknavitch, screened at the London Film Festival.

Here's my ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ review of one of my other favourites from London Film Festival 2025 - The Chronology of Water. #LFF2025 #kristenstewart

filmhounds.co.uk/2025/10/the-...

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I really enjoyed No Other Choice. So many gruesome & wickedly funny moments to front the underlying indictment of the corporate environment. However, the best dark comedy of the London Film Festival 2025 so far goes to Bugonia. #LFF2025 #ParkChan-wook

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Roofman was fun, a welcome bit of levity along with Bugonia, in what has been a super emotionally heavy set of films this festival season. #LFF

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Ozon's adaptation of Camus's The Stranger: really enjoyed Ozon's take on Mersault, felt like a reinvigorated approach to the philosophical perspective with a highly aesthetic cinematic style. Puzzled why some folks are referring to the subject as existentialism...absurdists, the lot of them! #LFF25

16.10.2025 12:53 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Blue Moon, Richard Linklater's latest: dialogue-focused & it's sharp, fast and rollicking. Ethan Hawke's best performance yet - he plays American songwriting legend Lorenz Hart. Never seen Hawke so small and under 5ft! V different from all other Linklaters but that's his unpredictable style! #LFF

16.10.2025 12:29 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Yep it's a London Film Festival top favourite from me for Resurrection. Read my review here πŸ‘‡πŸΎ #LFF2025

filmhounds.co.uk/2025/10/resu...

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D'Angelo talks funk and plays a P-Funk tune.
YouTube video by Nelson George D'Angelo talks funk and plays a P-Funk tune.

D'Angelo - "Funk is Black rock'n'roll."

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Shocked πŸ’”

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Absolutely devastating. A super talented soul, we were lucky to have his voice, his art in this world. Rest in peace, D'Angelo. πŸ•Š

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Rocky start today scrambling around the house looking for things I needed to pack my bag, forgetting my headphones, dealing with smarmy waiters & running late. Then had a Wagamama & to see a film adaptation of a disturbing book based on absurdist philosophy. Can confirm I now feel right as rain.

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Frankenstein: Guillermo Del Toro, true to his track record, has created another hot monster feature (Elordi might be too much here, though?). Fabulous world-building, so emotive and captivating. However, pacing seemed a little off. Could be a little more concise. #LFF #Londonfilmfestival2025

14.10.2025 17:02 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Need to meet this fellow Clint Mansell addict.

14.10.2025 16:58 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Only on Earth: an immersive documentary by Robin PetrΓ© which explores human-animal coexistence in one of the most wildfire-prone places in Europe - Galicia, Spain. Stunning & really hits home that we live in a world increasingly ravaged by the effects of climate change. #LFF #londonfilmfestival2025

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Songs Of Forgotten Trees (London Film Festival 2025) Songs of Forgotten Trees, the debut feature from Anuparna Roy, brings the underrepresented subject of the lives of ordinary Indian women to the screen.

My full review of Anuparna Roy's Songs of Forgotten Trees from London Film Festival 2025 #LFF:

filmhounds.co.uk/2025/10/song...

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Sentimental Value: Joachim Trier does it again. He leads you down the garden path with humour & sharp dialogue with this look at two daughters & their relationship with their filmmaker dad. Then unexpectedly, he hits you with a tenderness that has more staying power the more you think on it. #LFF

12.10.2025 13:29 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Bugonia: Yorgos Lanthimos' most cohesive and accessible film to date! Just a whole load of fun with a surprisingly touching end. #LFF #londonfilmfestival2025

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Yesssss...Kraftwerk tickets acquired!

10.10.2025 09:04 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

(Full review soon)

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Resurrection, Dir: Bi Gan - what a beautiful, beautiful mindfuck. #LFF #londonfilmfestival2025 #BFILFF

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The BFI Press booking system is too much for my ADHD brain. You have to be on the app bang on time to book ahead, keep up with the daily bulletins by email every morning, check the website for 10am public screening releases and somehow deal with all the glitches on the system at the same time. #LFF

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08.10.2025 21:16 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Songs of Forgotten Trees - Anuparna Roy's debut feature, seemed promising at first as it delicately laid out the intertwined lives of two flatmates in Mumbai - one a sex worker and one a call centre agent. But an undernourished script quickly made this film forgettable. #LFF #londonfilmfestival2025

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