It’s a while since I read Bill Bryson’s brilliant and hilarious book A Walk in the Woods (first published in…
The Land Before Time (1988) is like a dinosaur version of Disney’s Bambi. It also seems to have influenced The…
Recently a number of films and TV shows have been removed from online streaming platforms due to what are sometimes…
George Orwell would have been impressed by this film, I’m sure. It’s very close to the book, with a lot…
I thought it would be fun to do an A-Z of my blog (too much time on my hands?) so…
John Green’s extremely successful YA book has translated to a compelling and heartbreaking romance film. It’s quite close to the…
Susan Orlean’s The Orchid Thief is a very good read. The film, however, is weird and tries too hard to…
Jodie Whittaker recently made a welcome return to our screens as the thirteenth Doctor, along with companions Ryan (Tosin Cole),…
Despite the grimness of the global pandemic, Spring is in the air, bringing flowers, sunshine and, of course, insects. Here…
Netflix. I’d heard about this web-based TV subscription service before but I thought it wasn’t of interest to me. Lately,…