RooFirst 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.8 min read·Apr 1, 2024----
RooFirst watches: Discoveries in film | January 2024A woman with her own baby’s brain, jaunty chocolate snacks, a Hollywood wannabe, and four unwelcome guests.7 min read·Feb 13, 2024----
RooReviewed: 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…6 min read·Jan 7, 2024----
RooReviewed: Doctor Who’s 60th Anniversary — Wild Blue Yonder and The GiggleCosmic horror with dashes of wit and wonder followed by whacky, magical idiocy.5 min read·Dec 20, 2023----
RooReviewed: 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…3 min read·Nov 27, 2023----
Roo7 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?5 min read·Nov 20, 2023----
RooFirst watches: Discoveries in film | October 2023Assisted suicide, demons in space, love in poverty, and a twisted torture saga.6 min read·Nov 7, 2023----
RooI did a brutal 7-film Saw-a-thon because I “cherish my life”Read my thoughts on how this grimy psychological horror morphs into an ultra-violent police procedural.9 min read·Oct 20, 2023----
RooFirst watches: Discoveries in film | August 2023Unfriendly neighbors, unfriendly ghosts, unfriendly robots, and unfriendly troops.6 min read·Sep 11, 2023----
RooFirst watches: Discoveries in film | July 2023A sinking ship, a brutal weapon, four braindead terrorists, and a revolution in Barbieland.6 min read·Aug 18, 2023----