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Blog · November 29, 2020

Passed tense

Passed tense

It's taken a while for me to get to the end of Tehran, the Apple TV espionage thriller based in the Iranian city. Initially, I was watching it week on week as it was released, but I'm no fool. I knew the penultimate episode would have one heck of a cliffhanger, so I opted to save it a week and watch two episodes together. But then, a week became two …

Blog · November 28, 2020

Rocking the boat

Rocking the boat

This week the 2021 Grammy nominations were announced and immediately two things stood out to me: firstly, I get very confused by the categories at awards shows and secondly, by far the more important fact, women are having a really good showing this year! For the first time ever, all the nominees for best rock performance are women, and the same can be said for the best country album (sort …

Blog · October 30, 2020

Hold me closer, tiny dancer

Hold me closer, tiny dancer

I don't normally care for nature programmes. I mean, let's be clear, I think they're incredible. The time, effort and production values always blow me away and whenever I see an episode of a nature show, I'm usually entranced. But they don't really grab me and I don't seek them out. However, I couldn't really ignore the enticing idea of Paul Rudd narrating a half hour show that focuses in …

Film · October 21, 2020

Jexi