I wrote two thirds of a blog I was practically convinced I’d finished and posted. I write my drafts in Evernote then flip them over to WordPress, so I did have a check, doubting memory and physical evidence all at once, and no...I hadn’t finished that blog. Or posted it. I mean, I remember why …
“The twenty-first century - mankind has colonised the last unexplored region on Earth: the ocean...” Anyone remember that? Ah, you all remember that. It was only…17 years ago? Shit—yeah, it wasn’t that long ago, just 17 years, come on…Well, for those of you pretending not to know what I’m talking about and those of you …
This is the 20th blog of 2018. That’s pretty rubbish compared to what I was hoping to produce this year…but I think looking back at what I have written, I’ve kind of stumbled towards what I always wanted this blog to be…which was, largely, shamelessly representative of my interests and not tied solely to any …
What are my concerns, exactly? Not the concept of “concerns” that defines this blog, no - I think we’re aware of those by now (if you’re new and you’re not, I recommend a brief look back through the posts and you’ll get the concept pretty quickly…or just glance at the Categories available, they’re the main …
There was an interesting development after yesterday’s blog. Interesting in that it was unexpected - I didn’t get a helluva lot further with my idea-development after I’d written my blog, gone back to the flat I was flat-sitting and finished reading my book (Artemis, by Andy Weir, it’s very good, great character work). My notebook …
Something I see in movies a lot, is unfinished thinking. Well, I say “unfinished thinking” - I’ve been trying to yoink the right word for it out of the air but I’ve still not really grabbed hold of it. Unfinished Thinking is the closest I’ve got to what I mean so far - thinking that …
This one isn’t about movies. Specifically. This one’s more about writing — it’s probably been noticeable I’ve not been doing as much of this kind of writing as when I came back to the blog at the start of the year. I’ve mentioned some of the non-writing reasons for that, but there are actually writing …
What brings you back to the movies? Especially when you’ve spent six months with very poor cinema attendance and finding the time or energy for a trip to the movies has been pretty much Not A Priority? (Early starts and late finishes making for an unfairly weighted work/life balance will do that to a person) …
I don't know what happened yesterday. Maybe it was Alien: Covenant. Like Prometheus, I found it visually amazing and inspiring. Maybe it was being somewhere different, on my own, giving me pause for thought in directions I might not have considered whilst sat in my room, gazing at my MacBook and teetering precariously on the …
What the hell is original now, anyway? I was surprised to see such mediocre and unenthusiastic reviews for We Are Your Friends this week. Especially ones bemoaning its originality, or lack thereof. Now, I am full of opinions on any movie I see and very few of mine seem to jibe with what everyone else …
I Have A Concern. 