: Beer Log πΊ: La Blanche by Brasserie du Mont Blanc Good grief
: Beer Log πΊ: Gran Riserva Rossa by Birra Peroni at MOXY Hotel Milan Malpensa Airport Now weβre in Italy having midnight beers
: Beer Log πΊ: Satin Stout by SEVEN BRO7HERS at Amber Alehouse Airport beer
: Movie Log πΏ: SirΔt, 2025 - β β β β Hands over the eyes stuff. All the stress in my life is pretend and could be worse View on β¦
: Movie Log πΏ: Project Hail Mary, 2026 - β β β β Β½ IMAX for this one. As with the film adaptation of The Martian, this stays fairly true to the source β¦
: Movie Log πΏ: Ready or Not 2: Here I Come, 2026 - β β β This was a mystery screening at the cinema. Iβve not watched the first movie but they filled in the β¦
: Movie Log πΏ: Taxi Driver, 1976 - β β β β Watched on Saturday March 14, 2026. View on Letterboxd
: Movie Log πΏ: How to Make a Killing, 2026 - β β β Couldβve been a bit more adventurous but was an alright watch. I wonder if Glen Powell has been in β¦
: Movie Log πΏ: The Bride!, 2026 - β β Β½ Very on-the-nose throughout. I felt it had a lot of Poor Things in there but didnβt work as well for β¦
: Movie Log πΏ: If I Had Legs I'd Kick You, 2025 - β β β Β½ Felt very uncomfortable on edge for the whole thing which Iβm sure was the directorβs vision View on β¦
: Movie Log πΏ: Bugonia, 2025 - β β β β β What a smash! Funnier than I anticipated and brilliantly acted by everyone. View on Letterboxd
: Movie Log πΏ: The Fly, 1986 - β β β β Β½ Yes this is it. Cinema shouldβve stopped here. Incredible design, the hammiest acting from Jeff, β¦
: Movie Log πΏ: Missing Child Videotape, 2024 - β β β β Really eerie movie. The way it plays out leaves you to interpret it on your own, which I like. β¦
: Beer Log πΊ: Road Trip by Titanic Brewery at The Roebuck Fruity!
: Movie Log πΏ: I Swear, 2025 - β β β β β Amazing. Cried probably 5 times. No notes View on Letterboxd
: Beer Log πΊ: Maple, Banana & Blueberry Pancakes by Yonder Brewing at The New Oxford Wow thereβs some serious maple syrup in here
: Movie Log πΏ: Send Help, 2026 - β β β Good Friday popcorn movie. I loved the plane crash CGI! View on Letterboxd
: Movie Log πΏ: Paris, Texas, 1984 - β β β β β Visually impeccable, full of longing and regret and flat out cracking. View on Letterboxd
: Beer Log πΊ: Comfortable Jaguar Motorcar by Sureshot Brewing at The Wild Alderman Good grief weβve found a good one
: Movie Log πΏ: Rear Window, 1954 - β β β β Β½ Heβs getting isolated and weird View on Letterboxd
: Movie Log πΏ: Is This Thing On?, 2025 - β β β Β½ Birthday movie! Nice grounded film that felt very real. View on Letterboxd
: Movie Log πΏ: Hot Tub Time Machine, 2010 - β β β The ultimate ski movie View on Letterboxd
: Finished reading: Salem’s Lot by Stephen King π What a great story! Gripping and intense. I β¦
: Beer Log πΊ: Session IPA by Grupo Mahou-San Miguel at Olimpiades Skiing done. No injuries. Beer time
: Beer Log πΊ: Delirium Tremens by Delirium - Huyghe Brewery at ProvenΓ§al Itβs strong Belgian beer
: Beer Log πΊ: La Chouffe Blonde by Brasserie d'Achouffe at ProvenΓ§al Letβs go ski trip beers
: Movie Log πΏ: Rental Family, 2025 - β β β Β½ A nice tender movie that felt whimsical and fun at the same time. View on Letterboxd
: Movie Log πΏ: The Housemaid, 2025 - β β Β½ Went on a little long and dragged out a lot of the points. Some really funny foreshadowing (everyone β¦
: Movie Log πΏ: 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple, 2026 - β β β β Β½ Good grief itβs not getting better than this. Immaculately acted, Ralph Fiennes blows the lid off β¦
: Movie Log πΏ: Hamnet, 2025 - β β β β An acting master class. Jessie Buckley throws the kitchen sink at it. The kids are brilliant! I am β¦
: Movie Log πΏ: Marty Supreme, 2025 - β β β β Very well executed and enjoyable. View on Letterboxd
: Movie Log πΏ: Sentimental Value, 2025 - β β β β β First film of the year and what a way to go in.Β Haunting, devastating and absolutely beautiful to β¦
: Approaching the end of the year and my blog has had a good run! Iβm powering on in 2026 and creating β¦
: Beer Log πΊ: Josh D. is drinking an Are You Interruptable? by DEYA Brewing Company at N O R D I E Beer
: Movie Log πΏ: The Master, 2012 - β β β Β½ Captivating performances by an incredible cast. Philip Seymour Hoffman was unbelievable here. Very β¦
: Beer Log πΊ: Plum Pudding by J.W. Lees & Co. at Duke of Gloucester Boooosh
: Movie Log πΏ: Wake Up Dead Man, 2025 - β β β ''
: Beer Log πΊ: Boddingtons Cask Conditioned by J.W. Lees & Co. ''
: Beer Log πΊ: Crag by Fell Brewery at Fell Bar Stockport ''
: Beer Log πΊ: Stroopwafel by Blackjack Brew Co at Untappd at Home ''
: Beer Log πΊ: Victorian Porter by Vocation Brewery at Vocation & Co Manchester Smoky!
: Movie Log πΏ: Frankenstein, 2025 - β β Β½ Some woeful CGI going on here. Felt like the entire movie was filmed in front of a green screen. β¦
: Movie Log πΏ: Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, 2010 - β β β β Watched on a crappy inflight TV how Edgar wanted it to be. Really fun movie, enjoyed the comic style β¦
: Beer Log πΊ: Boston Lager by Samuel Adams at Concourse F Food Court Atlanta airport. Watching an NBA game at the bar. Been a long while since Iβve seen this on draught!
: Movie Log πΏ: Finding Mrs. Claus, 2012 - β β Lifetime Christmas movie in our hotel View on Letterboxd
: Couldnβt help ourselves and went to one last Cenote. Saw this majestic guy chilling out at the edge. β¦
: Beer Log πΊ: Minerva Stout by CervecerΓa Minerva at Beached Bikini Itβs stout season
: Beer Log πΊ: Josh D. is drinking an Indio by CervecerΓa CuauhtΓ©moc Moctezuma S.A. de C.V. at Beached Bikini Iβm not coming home, you canβt make me
: Finished reading: Children of Memory by Adrian Tchaikovsky π Wha a great read! I love the way the β¦
: Spent the past few days Cenote-hopping around the YucatΓ‘n region. Amazing places and incredibly β¦
: Movie Log πΏ: Notes on a Scandal, 2006 - β β β β Made me squirm. Terrific acting! Judi Dench is mesmerising View on Letterboxd
: Enjoyed what I can only describe as pure chaos at the Lucha Libre in Mexico City earlier this week. β¦
: The amazing architecture of Mitla, a Zapotec settlement in Oaxaca. Unbelievably preserved!
: Finished reading: Strange Pictures by Uketsu π A good mystery that reminded me of the game Hotel β¦
: The lovely streets of Puebla π²π½
: OK I’ve pushed an update to my Microwave theme that stops using FontAwesome icons and instead β¦
: Beer Log πΊ: Carta Blanca by CervecerΓa CuauhtΓ©moc Moctezuma S.A. de C.V. at El Espantoso I think Iβve had every lager available now
: My themes all use fontawesome icons - but usage is starting to but up against the limits! Looks like β¦
: Movie Log πΏ: The Running Man, 2025 - β β β β Really enjoyable film. I loved the Michael Cera scene. Now to complete the trilogy of Running Man β¦
: Beer Log πΊ: Flying Fish by Grupo Modelo at Corona Capital 2025 Radler cheaper but not by much. Sweet as hell
: Beer Log πΊ: Corona Extra by Grupo Modelo at Corona Capital 2025 Pint cans at this festival are Β£8.20. That is taking the piss
: I’ve got beer logging up and running for my blog! From now on, checkins on my Untappd will be β¦
: Beer Log πΊ: PacΓfico Clara by Grupo Modelo at Distrito Urbano Some kind of mango and chilli mess. Donβt know
: Movie Log πΏ: Die My Love, 2025 - β β β A swirling, abstract film. Beautifully shot throughout and some great work by Jennifer Lawrence and β¦
: Finished reading: Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut π A really interesting read. Felt like an β¦
: Stopped at a taco restaurant the other night and had what I think could be the meal of the trip. β¦
: DΓa de los Muertos in Mexico City We arrived in Mexico City on 1st November and thought we would go and have a look around to see what β¦
: Finished reading: The Mercy of Gods by James S. A. Corey π Some great universe building here, really β¦
: Started using the Tapestry app these past few days and Iβm now obsessed with the idea of creating a β¦
: Movie Log πΏ: One Battle After Another, 2025 - β β β β β Genuinely thought theyβd cast Benicio Del Toro as old Leonardo Di Caprio for a moment. What a movie. β¦
: Movie Log πΏ: Ocean's Thirteen, 2007 - β β β Probably my least favourite of the three but still some good moments. View on Letterboxd
: Movie Log πΏ: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, 2004 - β β Β½ They just donβt get better but man they make for good films on flights View on Letterboxd
: When I get some time, I’m going to go through and make some changes to formalise my Microwave β¦
: Travels in Guatemala π¬πΉ The next destination on our journey was Guatemala. This is by a long shot the most beautiful place β¦
: Next stop: Costa Rica π¨π· Next on our travels was Costa Rica. We immediately became acquainted with the concept of Pura Vida β¦
: Today I discovered Concert Archives and now Iβm going to lose myself to filling in my concert β¦
: Iβve had the riff to this stuck in my head for some time now. Astonished to learn the band donβt β¦
: Some friends came to see us in our room in the mountains outside Cuscoβ¦
: Adventures in Peru π΅πͺ Our big trip started with a couple of weeks in Peru. I really loved the time we spent there, it was β¦
: Finished reading: The Long Walk by Stephen King π This was a great read. Having watched the film β¦
: Movie Log πΏ: Ocean's Twelve, 2004 - β β β Β½ Plane film #6: Lost my mind by this point. Loved the meta Julia Roberts thing and the Bruce cameo.
: Movie Log πΏ: The Assessment, 2024 - β β β β Plane Watch #3: Nice dramatic Sci-Fi. Thought it was well acted all round and the premise is right β¦
: Months/years of planning, more admin than you could imagine plus leaving our jobs has led us to β¦
: Movie Log πΏ: Collateral, 2004 - β β β β β Man this film was good. What did it not have?
: Movie Log πΏ: Get Hard, 2015 - β β Β½ Your classic Ferrell/McKay comedy. Not as good as the peaks of these movies but still drew some β¦
: Movie Log πΏ: The Long Walk, 2025 - β β β β Β½ Pure bleakness, outstanding depth. The bluntness to the violence was excellent. Great film
: Movie Log πΏ: The Running Man, 1987 - β β β Truly a mental film. A nonstop hit parade of post-killing one liners.
: Movie Log πΏ: Caught Stealing, 2025 - β β β β Darren made a funny one!
: Movie Log πΏ: The Roses, 2025 - β β β β Hilarious! Completely unexpected, I barely stopped laughing throughout.
: Had a great time at my first Green Man festival last weekend. Iβll definitely be going back next β¦
: Movie Log πΏ: Weapons, 2025 - β β β β Gripping and creepy in all the right measures.
: Movie Log πΏ: Materialists, 2025 - β β β Itβs no Past Lives but itβs still a very well made film.
: Movie Log πΏ: Yes Man, 2008 - β β β A fun little movie thatβs heavy on the twee but still heartwarming enough. Soundtrack is pretty good β¦
: Movie Log πΏ: Mission: Impossible III, 2006 - β β β Β½ This is a real return to form! Full of Abram-isms, itβs like watching Fringe but with more action. β¦
: Movie Log πΏ: Mission: Impossible, 1996 - β β β Β½ I loveΒ that the vault would have all the most sophisticated sensors in the world but stops short of β¦
: Movie Log πΏ: 13 Going on 30, 2004 - β β β Β½ Honestly a really enjoyable 90 minute movie
: Movie Log πΏ: Friendship, 2024 - β β β β β Pure absurdist hilarity. Any film that makes me cry with laughter gets five stars.
: Movie Log πΏ: Predator 2, 1990 - β β β Quite a long way better than I anticipated. Budget mustβve been blown to bits on the spaceship
: Movie Log πΏ: Bring Her Back, 2025 - β β β β β Well thatβs one way to explore grief I suppose..
: I’ve just been reading the documentation on the Apple Music Embedded player whilst looking at β¦
: Going to try and get my second micro.blog theme finished this week, time allowing. When thatβs out β¦
: Overpriced pints in the sun in Brighton this weekend to watch a stacked lineup of bands including β¦
: Finished reading: Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton π This was mountains better than I anticipated. β¦
: Time to right a wrong and finally read this book!
: Movie Log πΏ: The Shrouds, 2024 - β β Β½ If Iβd have known more about why the movie was made going in, it wouldβve made so much more sense. I β¦
: Is there anything better than watching a live show as the sun goes down? The Black Keys last night β¦
: A couple of updates in my current blog theme just now. I’m trying to get this ready to be in β¦
: Movie Log πΏ: Hot Milk, 2025 - β β β Some really nice cinematography here. Good old bit of bleakness, nobody gets to be happy.
: Movie Log πΏ: 28 Years Later, 2025 - β β β β Β½ Even without an ending that hilarious, this is a truly outstanding film. The entire cast acts the β¦
: Movie Log πΏ: Men in Black, 1997 - β β β β β Blockbusters just donβt get better than this. Unbelievable practical effects (the alienβs face β¦
: Stumbled upon a band called Rocket I’d not heard of yesterday. Spent a good while listening to β¦
: Lovely couple of days in Wales experiencing the full range of possible weather and drinking an awful β¦
: Itβs 10:30pm and Iβm sat outside drinking a beer in my garden. Itβs only just going dark and itβs β¦
: Movie Log πΏ: Fingernails, 2023 - β β β Felt a little half-baked in the concepts but I liked the story.
: Movie Log πΏ: M3GAN, 2022 - β β Β½ A bit paint-by-numbers but a good bit of fun
: Movie Log πΏ: The Ballad of Wallis Island, 2025 - β β β β Β½ Just a lovely story with relentless comic relief. Was an excellent watch.
: Movie Log πΏ: 28 Days Later, 2002 - β β β β Β½ Top stuff. Really well shot with the camcorders. Loved it
: Movie Log πΏ: The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, 2013 - β β Β½ Pleasant. A little brand-heavy in places. There is no way thereβs a Papa Johnβs in Iceland. β¦
: Movie Log πΏ: The Phoenician Scheme, 2025 - β β β Β½ Made me laugh a few times with the catchphrases and some absurdity. Maybe a little convoluted for β¦
: Movie Log πΏ: Midsommar, 2019 - β β β β Β½ Creepy throughout, found it be very gripping despite its runtime. Florence canβt do wrong, sheβs β¦
: Movie Log πΏ: Fly Me to the Moon, 2024 - β β Β½ Some pretty expensive looking shots of rockets and a couple of laughs. A good film
: Lovely walk through a forest of bluebells the other week
: Movie Log πΏ: Final Destination Bloodlines, 2025 - β β β β Β½ Just relentless silly deaths. Cheeks hurt from laughing when I left the cinema. The opening scene β¦
: Movie Log πΏ: The Surfer, 2024 - β β β This movie had me wondering if I was losing my mind. Properly surreal and strange. Iβm loving how β¦
: Finished reading: Monstrilio by Gerardo SΓ‘mano CΓ³rdova π What a big nasty mess of grief.
: Movie Log πΏ: Sinners, 2025 - β β β β Β½ What wasnβt this film?
: Movie Log πΏ: Rebecca, 1940 - β β β Mrs Danvers is gonna haunt me
: If you squint really, really hard.. Stockport can look marvellous.
: I’ve been squirrelling away on a new theme for my blog that I’m really happy with. Way β¦
: Movie Log πΏ: Christine, 1983 - β β β β Canβt believe Iβd not watched this until now. Everything comes together here to make a story about β¦
: A lovely photo of Hebden Bridge train station in the sun a few weeks ago. Was on a nice boozing β¦
: Movie Log πΏ: Minority Report, 2002 - β β β β This is some good sci-fi. Full of all the touches of βthe futureβ that seemed wild at release β¦
: Movie Log πΏ: Almost Famous, 2000 - β β β β β I was picked up and taken for a ride watching this movie. Immaculate. I am yet to see Frances β¦
: Movie Log πΏ: Novocaine, 2025 - β β β Laughed a lot. This is a proper popcorn movie
: There is something so deeply satisfying about this song. The sort of indie pop being released around β¦
: Just merged an update to my micro.blog theme microwave that adds crosspost sources and some new β¦
: Moody bagel shop in Paris at night
: How cool is this bag I got with a CD in a record store in Paris at the weekend? Not very often you β¦
: Movie Log πΏ: Restless, 2024 - β β β β Hilarious whilst balancing tension. Unique in its storytelling and I enjoyed the lot. Some comically β¦
: If croissant hunting in Paris were a sport, Iβd be a champion.
: Finished reading: Orbital by Samantha Harvey π What a wonderful read. Beautifully ebbs and flows, β¦
: Drinking by the river in Paris with a β¬2 tall boy from carrefour. Am I breaking the law? Who cares. β¦
: Iβm obsessed with this Cate Le Bon album. Itβs got a real swirling, dark energy to it. Excellent β¦
: Movie Log πΏ: Take Out, 2004 - β β β β A really bleak tale. A lot of story told through silence. Can see how this led into future Sean β¦
: Movie Log πΏ: Last Breath, 2025 - β β β Β½ My heart rate went over 100bpm watching this. Youβll know the ending thatβs coming the whole time β¦
: Last weekend it was freakishly nearly 20Β° and hereβs proof I did something fun with it! The false β¦
: Movie Log πΏ: Mickey 17, 2025 - β β β β So much funnier than I was anticipating. RPat screaming at himself was hilarious. Ruffalo and β¦
: Movie Log πΏ: The Last Showgirl, 2024 - β β β β PamAn and Dave Bautista are immense in this. A tale of people forced to change by the relentlessness β¦
: Movie Log πΏ: The Monkey, 2025 - β β β Steers awfully close to Scary Movie levels of absurdity at points. Good fun to watch something so β¦
: Movie Log πΏ: Anora, 2024 - β β β β β How can a movie be hilarious and bleak simultaneously?
: Going to get started on a new dev project this week. Always fun to start something from scratch. β¦
: Movie Log πΏ: Half Nelson, 2006 - β β β Β½ A tale about loneliness. Gosling as ever was brilliant in this. Can see why he got the Oscar nod
: Movie Log πΏ: Reality+, 2014 - β β β This short film walked so The Substance could run
: Movie Log πΏ: Conclave, 2024 - β β β β Β½ This is a really gripping film. With the premise being what it is, I was expecting a bit of a β¦
: I’m on a roll! We’ve got the Apple Music Shortcode up and running this morning too. β¦
: Went on a lovely walk on my birthday earlier in the month. Just flicking through photos and thought β¦
: I’ve made a shortcode for the Spotify embedded player in Micro.blog! Here’s a song that β¦
: Movie Log πΏ: Step Brothers, 2008 - β β β Β½ So many hilarious moments. The close cut to a body double for Adam Scott revealing the abs will β¦
: Now the theme is done, it’s time to get cracking on my Apple Music/Spotify plugins for β¦
: It took me a lot longer than I would’ve liked.. but I’ve got my first theme for β¦
: Movie Log πΏ: Adaptation., 2002 - β β β β Β½ CageΒ² in a meta marvel. What a crazy piece of filmmaking.
: Feels a long time ago since I was here already! Descending into the soup on skis is quite the β¦
: Movie Log πΏ: The Florida Project, 2017 - β β β β β This film is so complete! The whole spectrum of emotion. Wonderful acting especially from the kids.
: Movie Log πΏ: Hard Truths, 2024 - β β β β What monumental acting in this film, complete masterclass. Not sure Iβve ever seen so much β¦
: Movie Log πΏ: Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, 2017 - β β β β β I watched this without knowing it was a Martin McDonagh movie. It made perfect sense to me why I β¦
: Movie Log πΏ: The Brutalist, 2024 - β β β Β½ Super long but less dry than I thought it would be. Brody is ridiculouslyΒ good. Ultimately if youβre β¦
: Also here’s a lovely cat I rudely woke up to take a photograph of π
: A glorious shot from a rooftop in Marrakech. I’ve got a lens for my mirrorless camera β¦
: Movie Log πΏ: Flight Risk, 2025 - β Β½ I counted more than five people leave the cinema during this. Talk about flight risk
: Movie Log πΏ: Companion, 2025 - β β β Always say thank you to chatGPT
: Movie Log πΏ: Nickel Boys, 2024 - β β β β Shot so inventively and a story told eloquently. Great film
: A while back I started work on a plug-in for Micro.blog that would allow you to embed streaming β¦
: Another January ski trip done. The beauty of the landscape always blows my mind whenever I’m β¦
: Movie Log πΏ: A Real Pain, 2024 - β β β β Getting Culkin in was an inspired choice. Great film, nice emotional plot with comic relief β¦
: Iβm in Marrakesh this weekend. Getting on a plane at -7Β° and getting off one at 20Β° made me feel β¦
: Taking a couple of days off posting photos while there’s nothing interesting happening. That β¦
: Day 6 will be the end of my reliance on cat content π
: Day 5: More Mabel content π
: Day 4: Late night snow clouds. Impressed with the low light performance on the iPhone 15 pro!
: Day 3βs photo: Iβm clutching at straws because I barely left the house today, so this photo is from β¦
: Movie Log πΏ: Nosferatu, 2024 - β β β My second favourite Nick Hault vampire film
: Day 2βs photo: Mabel the cat sleeping where the hot water pipe runs under the floor
: These are rookie numbers. Need to be going harder in 2025
: Movie Log πΏ: We Live in Time, 2024 - β β β Β½ Nice little tearjerker to start 2025. Doesnβt take anything to the traumatic places it couldβve β¦
: I said Iβd try and post a photo every day so here we are. Walking around today and finally took a β¦
: Iβm going to put a photo on my blog every day in January. Letβs see if I can keep that up π€¨
: Movie Log πΏ: Perfect Days, 2023 - β β β β β How I feel if I use the calm app in the morning. In all seriousness though this is a beautiful film β¦
: Movie Log πΏ: Spirited Away, 2001 - β β β β β Getting lost in this film was an absolute delight
: I am relentlessly getting banned from WhatsApp despite doing absolutely nothing. Does this happen to β¦
: Iβve been becoming more and more convinced that Men In Black is one of the best movies of all time
: Movie Log πΏ: Die Hard, 1988 - β β β β Now I have a machine gun Ho Ho Ho
: Movie Log πΏ: Psycho, 1960 - β β β β β Watched the 4K restoration of this and it was immaculate. Every single shot had the creepiness β¦
: Movie Log πΏ: Grand Theft Hamlet, 2024 - β β β Β½ Really enjoyable documentary that at times felt very obviously scripted. Shoutout to ParTeb for β¦
: I will be fuming if all the best album of the year lists donβt include Manning Fireworks by MJ β¦
: Movie Log πΏ: Misery, 1990 - β β β β Β½ Gripping film thatβs acted brilliantly. Music is great too
: Need to start watching the second series of Silo soon. Loved the first which sent me into reading β¦
: Finished reading: Children of Time by Adrian Tchaikovsky π β what a brilliant story! Really well β¦
: Had a blast in Bruges last weekend. Belgium was such a great place to visit π§πͺ
: Movie Log πΏ: Carol, 2015 - β β β β Β½ What a beautifully shot movie this is. I found it was paced perfectly and the acting was β¦
: Movie Log πΏ: Gladiator II, 2024 - β β β β Really enjoyed this. Sits really well with the original
: Quite a few people wanting to try in Bruges
: Movie Log πΏ: Hot Shots! Part Deux, 1993 - β β β Β½ Wild bit of parody watched on a hotel TV late at night. Some hilarious moments. I LOVED YOU IN WALL β¦
: Iβm in Bruges for the weekend, sampling fries and beers. This one was particularly nice
: 14 year old me wouldβve been super pleased to hear Iβm off to watch Yellowcard tonight
: Movie Log πΏ: Point Break, 1991 - β β β β Slow motion shots of waves breaking all over the show. Great action movie, everything you want is β¦
: Watching Jimmy Eat World next week, been an incredibly long time coming. Looks like theyβre playing β¦
: Movie Log πΏ: Small Things Like These, 2024 - β β β β Felt so desperately sorry for Bill throughout the whole film. Beautifully shot and really well β¦
: Movie Log πΏ: Heretic, 2024 - β β β Hughβs great in this. The plot was perhaps a little contrived but I enjoyed the movie regardless
: I’ve just used Legacy Scrobbler for the first time. It’s a nifty bit of software that β¦
: π Checked in at New Century Down to see Molchat Doma. Big Tuesday night!
: Movie Log πΏ: The Outrun, 2024 - β β β Very well acted and well shot movie. I understand the timeline flitting wouldβve been a creative β¦
: Movie Log πΏ: The Substance, 2024 - β β β β β Never has a film overwhelmed me quite like this. Was sat in the car for ages after leaving the β¦
: Lovely to spend a day in Valencia last week. Already feels ages ago π
: I cannot stop listening to Art Brut. I canβt and wonβt.
: Movie Log πΏ: Megalopolis, 2024 - β β I think I just watched a two hour perfume ad
: Finished reading: Chaise Longue by Baxter Dury π One indicator that Iβm holiday is the rate Iβm β¦
: I canβt even imagine how bad the hangover would be from this
: Just finished: The Hobbit (Enhanced Edition) by J. R. R. Tolkien π Nice intro to the world. Iβm a β¦
: π Mabel looking cute for the camera
: Iβve got a new (old) toy! Remarkable how well this works given it must be fifteen years old. Even β¦
: Movie Log πΏ: 2001: A Space Odyssey, 1968 - β β β β β Bad Trip Simulator 1968 How any of that was created with the methods available at the time blows my β¦
: Just about to get stuck into this. Busy day full of trepidation ahead of tomorrowβs triathlon. π¬
: Very nearly got my first micro.blog theme ready to go. Few more things on the list and I can see β¦
: Movie Log πΏ: The Terminator, 1984 - β β β β Β½ This is cinema everyone! The stop motion robot clumsily chasing Sarah is as good as it gets
: Rip CDs Automatically When Inserted with Ubuntu 24 & ABCDE I’ve recently started to buy CDs again. Buying and having physical music is just great. The β¦
: The sunset last night was bonkers
: Drinking beer with my feet up. This is one of the good days
: Set up Plex to store my CD collection and got Plexamp up and running. Awesome to have FLACs on the β¦
: I just finished reading Solaris by StanisΕaw Lem the other day. Quite a weird one, but really β¦
: Movie Log πΏ: Twisters, 2024 - β β β β Full of drama, super intense and a lot of fun. I spent literally every tornado scene searching for a β¦
: I had a lovely little automation for posting instagram photos to my blog. Turns out the images donβt β¦
: Movie Log πΏ: Longlegs, 2024 - β β β No better than three. A shame because I was very excited for this one. Felt like it shouldβve been β¦
: Movie Log πΏ: Triangle of Sadness, 2022 - β β β β Three very distinct acts make this really fun. Loved the whole movie. Was expecting cannibalism, β¦
: Movie Log πΏ: Kinds of Kindness, 2024 - β β β Β½ Spent a lot of this movie baffled but really enjoyed the absurdity. The anthology style is β¦
: Went to Scotland for the first time. Not sure how it took me so long π΄σ §σ ’σ ³σ £σ ΄σ Ώ
: π Checked in at Inverary Come to Scotland for a few days in the rain and sun π΄σ §σ ’σ ³σ £σ ΄σ Ώ
: What I really love about Glastonbury is that every inch of the place has something to look at. β¦
: Movie Log πΏ: The Devil Wears Prada, 2006 - β β β A fairly easy watch for a tired Tuesday night
: Movie Log πΏ: A Quiet Place:Β Day One, 2024 - β β β Unlocked a whole new set of fears for my cat
: Spent the week on a farm. Two horrible bus journeys, horrendously heavy bags and red hot sun. Worth β¦
: Movie Log πΏ: The Matrix, 1999 - β β β β β Everything about this film is spot on. All the way down to the closing credits. Special effects β¦
: Movie Log πΏ: Source Code, 2011 - β β β Itβs a bit all over the place but I enjoyed it. Groundhog Day in the multiverse
: Howβd I get to 30 and not hear Mezcal Head by Swervedriver? Man this album is excellent
: Spent some time yesterday modding a Game Boy Advance I bought on eBay. Turns out when I played the β¦
: Just submitted a micro.blog search !bang to DuckDuckGo. If approved, should speed up my searching!
: Movie Log πΏ: Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga, 2024 - β β β β Good action and good storytelling. I enjoyed it a lot. Definitely rewatching this at some point
: Movie Log πΏ: I, Robot, 2004 - β β β β Love how completely unnecessary Shia LaBeoufβs character is in this movie
: Movie Log πΏ: The Fall Guy, 2024 - β β β I thought this was a pretty fun popcorn movie. References galore and some snazzy expensive looking β¦
: Having a dance-punk moment. Radio 4 and Le Tigre and nothing more today π΅
: We were all this cat in the sweltering heat this past weekend
: Finished reading Leviathan Falls yesterday. Honestly feel a little sad to get to the end of the β¦
: I think the benefits of the Fediverse and in particular the concept of POSSE have clicked in the β¦
: Spent a few days in Dublin drinking copious amounts of the good stuff. The city feels quite similar β¦
: Just been for a very cold dip in the Irish Sea t.co/3GRs8frNk…
: Movie Log πΏ: Jaws, 1975 - β β β β β That zoom onto Scheider when he realises itβs a shark is perfection. Everything about this is β¦
: Movie Log πΏ: Red Eye, 2005 - β β β Under 90 mins β Scarf around a wound so you donβt have to pay for special effects β Presumably β¦
: Movie Log πΏ: Chalet Girl, 2011 - β β Sega will redesign half of Crazy Taxi to take out a Pizza Hut and these guys wonβt even dub a new β¦
: Drank a really enjoyable few pints of this after work yesterday. I’m going to pretend that I β¦
: The camera on the iPhone 15 Pro is outstanding. Snapped this outside the pub last night
: Movie Log πΏ: Erin Brockovich, 2000 - β β β β You throw a shot driving through the desert in a movie and Iβm going to stay invested. This film β¦
: Movie Log πΏ: The Day After Tomorrow, 2004 - β β β I remember the CGI looking an awful lot better than this
: Another weekend well spent in the French Alps. Have my legs ever been this tired?
: I’ve only gone and cracked it. an IFTTT-free solution for getting new reviews from my β¦
: Movie Log πΏ: Dune: Part Two, 2024 - β β β β Well all that build up in the first film wasnβt for nothing. Watched in IMAX and was blown away by β¦
: Nearing the end of a very draining week. Iβve got some good progress on my IFTTT replacement to try β¦
: Hello World! If everything goes well, then I’ve posted my first micro.blog post through a new app I’m β¦
: Seems IFTTT have made webhook applets a pro feature. Might be the kick I needed to create a β¦
: It’s a beautiful evening. I left work in daylight today! Summer might actually happen again
: Weβre building up to the time of year that Glastonbury announcements are made. Delving through my β¦
: πΏ Movie Log: Shiva Baby, 2020 - β β β β β The balance of comedy and suspense here is just perfect. Marvellously made
: πΏ Movie Log: Poor Things, 2023 - β β β β Gritty Barbie
: Nearly a week since turning 30. Quite the party thrown, complete with harrowing bunting. Those faces β¦
: πΏ Movie Log: Reprise, 2006 - β β β I can totally see this as related to The Worst Person In The World. It felt similarly made. An β¦
: πΏ Movie Log: All of Us Strangers, 2023 - β β β β Β½ Is this one of the truly saddest films of all time? Quite possibly. A swirling tale of loneliness. β¦
: πΏ Movie Log: Society of the Snow, 2023 - β β β β ΒΏQue necesito empacar para mi viaje a Chile? Lo sΓ©, Β‘solo cigarrillos! People sure did smoke in the β¦
: Another week spent in the beautiful French Alps. Fantastic weather, great skiing. Even better food β¦
: Lovely snowy morning in Manchester today. Currently packing to go skiing, took a lot of willpower β¦
: πΏ Movie Log: Leave the World Behind, 2023 - β β Β½ The book was a really great read but this movie has made a couple of pretty weird changes that β¦
: πΏ Movie Log: Priscilla, 2023 - β β β Β½ I cringed a lot watching this film. The sheer creepiness of it was hard to take. I felt incredibly β¦
: Listened to Zane Loweβs interview with Brandon Flowers today and really enjoyed it. The music nerd β¦
: I am one calendar month from my thirtieth birthday. No existential dread yet, but I reckon itβll β¦
: Currently reading: We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson π
: Mabel pretending to be cute for food π
: πΏ Movie Log: Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby, 2006 - β β β β β First movie of the year. Ultimate βbroβ comedy. I donβt know what to do with my hands
: Binged some more For All Mankind today. Watching on a new TV and having my mind blown by the β¦
: πΏ Movie Log: Saltburn, 2023 - β β β β This movie drips 2006. The styles, the music, the aspect ratio. Immaculate
: πΏ Movie Log: Alien, 1979 - β β β β β This film is incredible! It looks unbelievable in its remastered version. I am a huge fan of user β¦
: πΏ Movie Log: Horrible Bosses, 2011 - β β β Β½ Really quite the cast on this film. Colin Farrellβs character had me cracking up. Big Alβs Toy Barn β¦
: Been coming up with a list of improvements for my blog and things I’d like to add next year. β¦
: πΏ Movie Log: Moana, 2016 - β β β Proper post-Christmas fodder. All I hear when Iβm alone is the rock singing now
: πΏ Movie Log: Wonka, 2023 - β β β β β Miles better than I expected going in. Someone in casting was trying to win a bet by getting that β¦
: πΏ Movie Log: Elemental, 2023 - β β This film was a dud. It was bound to happen to Pixar eventually. Extra star for that water animation
: Today is the first fabled Glastonbury ticket sale. The dread is already kicking in, hopefully I can β¦
: πΏ Movie Log: Dream Scenario, 2023 - β β β Β½ Unexpectedly funny, dark and weird. Nick Cage runs away with this role. Definitely recommend β¦
: πΏ Movie Log: Anatomy of a Fall, 2023 - β β β β And the award for best acting from an animal goes to: View on Letterboxd.com
: I have bought WAY too much chocolate for Halloween with the assumption people might trick-or-treat. β¦
: Found a jukebox with Rated R by QOTSA last night. Had to subject the entire pub to a bit of that! π΅
: Went for Korean BBQ in Stockport last weekend. Just the ultimate kind of dinner! π₯
: I just bagged tickets to see Queens of the Stone Age in Manchester in November. Incredibly excited β¦
: πΏ Movie Log: Killers of the Flower Moon, 2023 - β β β β Β½ Lily Gladstone is unbelievable in this film. Leo is incredible in this film. Everyone is! You see β¦
: Wild beer tried the other day. The Grapefruit and Pineapple ones are delicious, but this was a weird β¦
: Going to have a crack at altering my theme here to be a grid. Tried that before with a few things β¦
: Memento, 2000 - β β β β Cool concept. Well made, didnβt need to keep notes like some Nolan movies
: Mean Streets, 1973 - β β β β The soundtrack of this film SLAPS
: The Creator, 2023 - β β β Original sci-fi is great, Iβm here for that. This is, however, just 9/11 with robots
: BlackBerry, 2023 - β β β Β½ Jay Baruchel and Glenn Howerton are great in this. Iβll be pitching movie night to my work next β¦
: Dead Poets Society, 1989 - β β β β Weβre all just food for worms
: Took a trip to an outdoor cinema in Greece a couple of weeks ago. Gutted itβs not something thatβs β¦
: bird.makeup is an invaluable resource for migrating away from the birdsite. Can get the accounts I β¦
: I’m back again! Missed having a blog. Determined to make this work this time. Does anyone have β¦
: Past Lives, 2023 - β β β β β This film is just beautiful. One of those movies that makes you see everything differently when you β¦
: Oppenheimer, 2023 - β β β β Hard to describe this film. It is visually incredible and the cast is insane. Not sure where it β¦
: Hot Fuzz, 2007 - β β β β β Everyone and his mumβs packing round here
: Beau Is Afraid, 2023 - β β β Β½ What the fuck
: Little Miss Sunshine, 2006 - β β β β I really thought the acting in this was phenomenal. Reminded me of the Always Sunny pageant episode, β¦
: Missing, 2023 - β β β Β½ This film had me gesturing violently at the screen a few times. Gripping and the unique way of β¦
: Layer Cake, 2004 - β β β Dumbledore said a swear word
: Renfield, 2023 - β β β β A self-aware movie thatβs hilarious from the start to end. The CGI blood budget mustβve been huge
: TΓR, 2022 - β β β Artistically this film is spot on. It looks great, sounds great, and the acting from Cate Blanchett β¦
: Another Round, 2020 - β β β β I had a quick check at how much a breathalyser would cost at the end of this film. Not sure I took β¦
: Ones to watch All the films I wanna watch Triangle of Sadness Midsommar
: The Menu, 2022 - β β β β Get someone who looks at you like chef looks at those burgers cooking
: Had the cinema to myself last week. This Odeon in Manchester has the AMC colours still, which I β¦
: Plane, 2023 - β β β You donβt need to watch this film to know whatβs going to happen. Thatβs not necessarily a bad β¦
: Knock at the Cabin, 2023 - β β β Β½ Shyamalan has the most hilarious cameo in this film. Itβs a good thriller but I think the βtwistβ β¦
: White out conditions in Val dβIsere last week.. Iβm slowly adjusting to being home but itβs not β¦
: Had a pretty monumental week away skiing in Val d’Isere. The snow really came in for us on the β¦
: The Fabelmans, 2022 - β β β Β½ All round a not-so-bad film. Chuckled at the quick horizon shift at the end. A nice telling of the β¦
: Spent the night slogging away designing a theme for my micro.blog and think I’m getting β¦
: Here’s Mabel the cat having a yawn π±
: A Man Called Otto, 2022 - β β β β First film of 2023! This film is a preciseΒ mashup of Gran Torino and Up. Even had the trip to the β¦
: Made my grand return to micro.blog today. Pleased to be back and I’m going to sink some effort β¦
: Avatar: The Way of Water, 2022 - β β Bad
: Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery, 2022 - β β β β Not as good as the first but enjoyable!
: Aftersun, 2022 - β β β β Spent 100 minutes waiting for something explosive when in fact the entire film just slowly burned. β¦
: The Silence of the Lambs, 1991 - β β β β Β½ What a performance from Anthony Hopkins, genuinely terrifying. Probably a bit criminal that it took β¦
: Taxi Driver, 1976 - β β β β What a rollercoaster. Some great soundtracking and the shots are superb. A wild, wandering journey β¦
: The Banshees of Inisherin, 2022 - β β β β Β½ So good. Bleak and funny. Great acting. The βtakes two to tangoβ back and forth had me laughing my β¦
: Amsterdam, 2022 - β β Β½ Not great, not bad. Cast is insaneΒ but the story is maybe a bit too convoluted for me. I do like β¦
: Don't Worry Darling, 2022 - β β Β½ I think this is a great concept thatβs been badly delivered
: Napoleon Dynamite, 2004 - β β β β βπ» yesssss
: In Bruges, 2008 - β β β β Β½ Colin Farrell really hates Bruges
: Jackie Brown, 1997 - β β β Β½ Quentin goes easy on the violence but keeps the feet in this one. Great double cross thing going on
: See How They Run, 2022 - β β β β Itβs a whodunnit. You see one, youβve seen βem all. This oneβs particularly good though
: Jaws, 1975 - β β β β β Saw this in IMAX for a special. Itβs just iconic. Animatronics are better than CGI. That classic β¦
: Flightplan, 2005 - β β β I donβt think Sean Bean says βbastardβ in this film, which wouldβve definitely bought it another β¦
: Heat, 1995 - β β β β Β½ Spent the whole film thinking it looked familiar. Then βGREAT ASSβ and it came flooding back. What a β¦
: Flee, 2021 I watched this movie in its native languages, with French subtitles. Difficult to understand that, β¦
: The Talented Mr. Ripley, 1999 - β β β β Β½ This movie had great pace. Perhaps just highlighted because Iβd watched Moulin Rouge the night β¦
: Moulin Rouge!, 2001 - β β β Β½ Take your eyes off this for 30 seconds and youβll miss about 25 important plot points. It really β¦
: Face/Off, 1997 - β β β I want to take his face π€ β¦ π«΄ off
: Bodies Bodies Bodies, 2022 - β β β β Unexpectedly one of the funniest films of the year. Havenβt heard a whole cinema laugh like that in β¦
: Kill Bill: Vol. 1, 2003 - β β β β If you lose a limb suddenly blood sprays out like a fire hydrant for at least 10 seconds
: Nope, 2022 - β β β β Β½ Think we could have another contender for film of the year on this one. I guess when we see β¦
: Bullet Train, 2022 - β β β A fun film thatβs very different to most of what Iβve seen released this year. A really quite β¦
: Brian and Charles, 2022 - β β β β Itβs so nice to watch a film thatβs just a nice story. Brian invents an artificially intelligent β¦
: Elvis, 2022 - β β β I swear Tom Hanks is doing the same accent here as he did in The Terminal.Β I think the film spent a β¦
: The Bob's Burgers Movie, 2022 - β β β β Β½ This film was an absolute treat. Packed full of all the little intricacies that make the TV show β¦
: The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent, 2022 - β β β Β½ Well now Iβve got to watch Paddington 2
: One Hour Photo, 2002 - β β β Starting at the end of this movie was a bad idea in my opinion. We couldβve been left with more β¦
: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, 2004 - β β β β Severance for relationships. Cool. Not entirely what I expected it to be, arguably better. A big bag β¦
: Turning Red, 2022 - β β β β Could relax once I found the Pizza Planet truck.Β Animation has come on such a ridiculous length in a β¦
: The Worst Person in the World, 2021 - β β β Iβm not sure what I was meant to leave this film thinking or feeling. Julieβs a long way from the β¦
: The Batman, 2022 - β β β Β½ A beautiful film. Batman doesnβt really develop at all throughout the film though. Itβs also a β¦
: Films in which Jim Broadbent says βthe greater goodβ Hot Fuzz The Duke
: The Duke, 2020 - β β β β Β½ A simple story of a remarkable bloke. Bonus points for getting Jim Broadbent to say βthe greater β¦
: The Godfather: Part II, 1974 - β β β β Lacked a bit of something that the first film had for me - just a bit of the magic. Still remarkably β¦
: The Godfather, 1972 - β β β β β Iβd not watched this film until this week. A complete bucket list film I was waiting for the right β¦
: Moonfall, 2022 - β Β½ A lot of ridiculous stuff happens in this movie but it peaks for me at the space shuttle having β¦
: Dune, 2021 - β β β β A lot of setting up shop for movie two. And space bagpipes
: Us, 2019 - β β β β I went to watch this film on my own in the cinema when it was released. If it weren't for the comic β¦
: Requiem for a Dream, 2000 - β β β This film is bleak. It's so unbelievably bleak.
: Once Upon a Timeβ¦ in Hollywood, 2019 - β β β β Β½ This film is just great. I have nothing more to say
: The Big Lebowski, 1998 - β β β β Β½ Am I wrong?
: Back to the Future, 1985 - β β β β β Unequivocally the best movie of all time. This is everything that a movie needs to be and should aim β¦
: Se7en, 1995 - β β β β Great film, annoying to have forced β7β into the name and make this film so much of a pain to find
: Nightmare Alley, 2021 - β β β I think maybe what was going to happen was a bit too signposted for me? Nonetheless, a good film β¦
: Jackass Forever, 2022 - β β β β Itβs juvenile comedy, it really is. Thereβs something just so funny about seeing someone take a β¦
: Belfast, 2021 - β β β β Β½ Watched on Sunday February 6, 2022.
: Licorice Pizza, 2021 - β β β β Watched on Sunday January 9, 2022.