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Reading & watching- Netflix: Thunder Force (Ben Falcone 2021) 15 April 2021Melissa McCarthy and Olivia Spencer are an odd couple who acquire superpowers to fight a plague of supervillains. They are very funny together, and the film is stupid in the best meaning of that word. The actors who play the main characters in the childhood and adolescent sequences are beautifully cast.
- The Durrells Season 4 (Simon Nye 2019) 14 April 2021Suddenly Milo Parker / Gerry's voice has taken on a deeper timbre. This is strangely unnerving, and there's a corresponding darkening of the tone, as we are given faint hints that there's a war on and that the Greek government isn't necessarily benign. But the tag line on the poster – 'Nostalgic fun n the sun' still holds good. […]
- The Durrells Season 3 (Simon Nye 2018) 14 April 2021Still charming. There's a trip to England where Louisa and Larry discover louche Bohemia. The family has a series of guests.
- Bitter Root Volume Two: Rage & Redemption (David F Walker, Chuck Brown, Stanford Green and others 2020) 11 April 2021The back cover tells us there's a film in preparation from Ryan Coogler on this series. I think it will be strictly for horror fans.But I'm reading on.
- Supernova (Harry Macqueen 2020) 11 April 2021Ostensibly about dementia, this doesn't go anywhere near portraying the terrible loss of dignity that happens even in the early stages, though it gestures towards them. It's a beautiful portrait of a tender, loving relationship between two ageing men facing a major crisis. I'm glad I saw it on the big screen because there are wonderful images […]
- Netflix: Thunder Force (Ben Falcone 2021) 15 April 2021
