When it feels like the end of the world | First Watches: October 2024Explore heartbreak and horror with cartoon robots, madcap car fights, Chinese time-travelers, and a terrifying clown.Oct 28Oct 28
Titan Pocket: One Year On. It’s not a dumb brick, but it will reduce your screentime.What led me back to Blackberry (almost) after two dead Google Pixels in a row. And why it feels so right to type.Oct 1Oct 1
9 things my cat taught meMy dear cat Bear died due to cancer at the age of three — here are some things he taught me in that short time.Jul 22Jul 22
What’s your worst nightmare? | First watches: May 2024Big worms, Nicolas Cage, drag queens, or a full blown civil war?May 27May 27
First watches: Bumper edition | Berlinale and beyond 2024Slapstick and the civil war, sex and chimneys, galactic combat and the French: my unexpected emotional cavalcade in film.Apr 1Apr 1
First watches: Discoveries in film | January 2024A woman with her own baby’s brain, jaunty chocolate snacks, a Hollywood wannabe, and four unwelcome guests.Feb 13Feb 13
Reviewed: My fave five films of 2023Let’s take a look at last year’s highlights, including a radioactive dinosaur, 280 Spider-Men, and a vengeful cancer patient. But which…Jan 7Jan 7
Reviewed: Doctor Who’s 60th Anniversary — Wild Blue Yonder and The GiggleCosmic horror with dashes of wit and wonder followed by whacky, magical idiocy.Dec 20, 2023Dec 20, 2023
Reviewed: Doctor Who’s 60th Anniversary — The Star BeastI read an old review for a Doctor Who episode I wrote in 2012. It starts like this: “Doctor Who is really quite naff, flooded with plot…Nov 27, 2023Nov 27, 2023
7 days to rediscover your inner sillinessSometimes we forget to have a little fun; what can we do to get back in the habit of play?Nov 20, 2023Nov 20, 2023
