Sherwood Anderson — Winesburg, OhioBlog post about Sherwood Anderson’s 1919 novel Winesburg, Ohio, as featured on many, many college literature reading lists.Nov 27, 2021Nov 27, 2021
Capricorn OneBlog post about 1978 conspiracy theory action-thriller starring Elliot Gould, James Brolin and Telly Savalas. Now get your vaccine!Oct 23, 20211Oct 23, 20211
Annie — ‘Chewing Gum’Blog post about ‘Chewing Gum’ a brilliant 2004 electro-pop single by Norwegian singer Annie. Hot dog!Oct 9, 2021Oct 9, 2021
Peur Sur La VilleThe late Jean-Paul Belmondo: movie star, action hero, stunt performer, unorthodox Paris commuter.Sep 7, 2021Sep 7, 2021
Dead of NightBlog post on 1945 English horror anthology movie Dead of Night. Just room for one inside, sir!Aug 10, 2021Aug 10, 2021
Amel Bent — ‘Ma Philosophie’Blog post about the 2004 R n’B-pop song by Amel Bent, ‘Ma Philosophie’, about her experience as a woman of colour in France. Listen.Jul 27, 2021Jul 27, 2021
Jonathan Richman — ‘I’m So Confused’Blog post about Jonathan Richman’s excellent 1998 album I’m So Confused, and about being obsessed with the ‘click’.Jun 29, 2021Jun 29, 2021
Buckcherry — ‘Lit Up’Review and blog post about 1999 single ‘Lit Up’ by Buckcherry. May contain substances.May 20, 2021May 20, 2021
Nora Ephron — HeartburnComic novel by Nora Ephron about marriage problems, New York vs Washington DC and recipes.May 11, 2021May 11, 2021
Mohammed Rafi — ‘Jaan Pehchan Ho’Classic 1960s Indian hit, from the Shankar Jaikishan score to 1965 movie Gumnaam.Mar 30, 2021Mar 30, 2021
Kiss Me DeadlyCloris Leachman, who died recently, gets mixed up with thuggish villains (and a thuggish hero too) in a classic film noir crime thrillerFeb 20, 2021Feb 20, 2021
Spirited AwayA lot has happened since the last time I wrote about watching a celebrated Japanese movie…Feb 17, 2021Feb 17, 2021
And Soon The DarknessHumour is notoriously subjective. For instance, if I slipped on ice and fell on my arse I think we’d all agree that wouldn’t be funny…Feb 4, 2020Feb 4, 2020
Duran Duran — ‘A View To A Kill’Good news for ITV4’s schedulers. A new James Bond film, No Time To Die, is due in the cinemas this year.Jan 29, 2020Jan 29, 2020
Carnival of SoulsOne of my favourite films ever is Nicolas Roeg’s 1973 masterpiece of eerie horror, Don’t Look Now.Jul 10, 2019Jul 10, 2019
Nicole Atkins — ‘The Way It Is’Europe right now is toiling under an oppressive, record-melting heatwave. Ireland is feeling the heat too. Why, last week the Irish media…Jul 1, 2019Jul 1, 2019
Shirley Jackson — We Have Always Lived in the CastleModern technology has rid mankind of much daily drudgery. Domestic plumbing means we no longer have to trudge down to the local stream…Jun 27, 2019Jun 27, 2019
Gaston Leroux — The Mystery of the Yellow RoomIt all began one Sunday afternoon around three years ago. At home by myself, I was lounging on the couch and zapping idly across TV, young…Aug 31, 2018Aug 31, 2018