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Roman all over
Written on 13 Jul, 2025
Should Gladiator II be reviewed in comparison to the original? Given the lengthy gap between the two films (24 years!) it feels the second one should stand on its own plinth…
The Blue Book of Nebo
Written on 3 Sep, 2024
I stumbled across the (abridged) BBC audio version of The Blue Book of Nebo late one evening. When the last episode came, I didn’t want to leave their little Welsh home perched at the end of the world.
One bloody Friday
Written on 28 Mar, 2021
With 40 years hindsight it’s surprising to see how much The Long Good Friday got right about London’s regeneration, and tragic to see how the idea of London as the European capital has disappeared post-Brexit.