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Perfect Days; Wicked Little Letters

Posted on March 19, 2024 by Houyhnhnm

Perfect Days Same team as Anselm: Wim Wenders and Franz Lustig. (Which post I see is still in drafts…) Beautiful and didactively clever. A series of days in the life of a toilet cleaner (Kōji Yakusho, as Hirayama), each of … Continue reading →

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The Zone Of Interest; American Fiction

Posted on February 2, 2024 by Houyhnhnm

The Zone of Interest Read about it yourself – anything I say will not do it justice. For a sense of the depth of thought and preparation behind this film have a look at this from Wikipedia: Glazer did not … Continue reading →

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Ada Salter and the Beautification of Bermondsey; Dance First

Posted on November 3, 2023 by Houyhnhnm

Ada Salter and the Beautification of Bermondsey This was a guided walk by Sue McCarthy, organised for Wanstead Quakers. I can’t claim to remember much of the history at this remove from the event itself (October to January is a … Continue reading →

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The Old Oak; Killers of the Flower Moon

Posted on October 20, 2023 by Houyhnhnm

Now watched both of these twice; let’s see what comes of that. The Old Oak An earnest and often moving account of how white working-class people react to the moving in of refugee families from Syria. After initially rejecting the … Continue reading →

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