Recent viewing

* "Love And Monsters" (2020) [Netflix]: Postapoc action-comedy romance quest. Rad critters! AND: Avoids some cliches, has a nice moral.

* "Spaceman" (2024) [Netflix]: Surreal, soft-spoken psychological counselling in space.

* "The Investigator" (2022) [Kanopy]: War-crimes specialist reviews atrocities in Yugoslavia.

* "The Legion" (2021) [YouTube freebie]: Shoddily stitched historical. Mickey and Bai? Barely. BUT: The scenery makes up for a lot.

* "The Pigeon Tunnel" (2023) [Apple TV+]: Legend's mystery-cultivating, won't/can't say memoir.

<<< Pick of the bunch is "Love And Monsters". >>>

Recent viewing

The best hot chips of my youth were crinkle-cut ones in a foam cup from the canteen at the public swimming pool, eaten on your beach towel in a shady spot, after you'd been mucking about in the water for hours.

* "Bad Times At The El Royale" (2018) [Disney+]: Mystery upon mystery. Violent. A little long.

* "Damsel" (2024) [Netflix]: Modern action fairytale satisfyingly constructed and executed.

* "Monolith" (2023) [Apple Store rental]: Brilliant Aussie one-hander. (Podcaster uncovers conspiracy.)

* "The Birthday Party - Mutiny In Heaven" (2024?) [Apple Store rental]: Raucous time capsule of a biopic. Superb.

* "The Lost Leonardo" (2021) [Netflix]: Everything wrong with the art world today.

* "The Name Of The Game" (2018) [Kanopy]: Slowburn, follow-the-money videogame-creation diary.

* "Venom - Let There Be Carnage" (2021) [Netflix]: Far less shit than I had anticipated.

<<< Pick of the bunch is "Monolith". >>>

Recent viewing

* "V&A Presents - Alice: Curiouser & Curiouser" (2021) [Kanopy]: Guided tour of imaginatively presented, comprehensive exhibition.

* "Galaxy Quest" (1999) [Netflix]: 25 years on - looks fantastic, increased relevance.

* "Jabberwocky" (1977) [Kanopy]: Gloomy, gross, ludicrous, padded, "Warhammer"-ish, improbable adaptation.

* "Stan Lee" (2023) [Disney+]: Familiar story, but self-told, fantastic footage.

* "The Keep" (1983) [Apple Store rental]: WW2 horror. '80s artistic pretension. Studio savaging.

* "To Catch A Killer" (2023) [Apple Store rental]: Clever, mature, polished, surprising, impactful police manhunt. AND: Best such Hollywood crime flick in years.

<<< Pick of the bunch - "Galaxy Quest". Perfect for what it is. Please never make a sequel. >>>