There was a time when I would just lap up everything that was labelled ‘mumblecore’. Films like Andrew Bujalski’s Funny Ha-Ha (2002) and Mutual Appreciaction (2005) felt so refreshingly real and imperfect and resonated with me on so many different levels. I remember sitting in near-empty press screenings of films like Dear Pillow (Brian Poyser, … Continue reading
Some films take on a life of their own, with their hype and notoriety getting bigger and bigger over the years. Thriller: A Cruel Picture is one those films. Still banned in its native Sweden, it’s one of the films people like to name-check when talking about European revenge cinema. And of course Quentin Tarantino … Continue reading
I finally got round to watching Silver Linings Playbook last night and I must say it left me in a bit of a state. It’s not often I cry at movies, but towards the end I was all teary. Apart from that, I don’t feel I should, or can say much about this film. I … Continue reading
“Look, we’re gonna spend half the night driving around the Hills looking for this one party and you’re going to say it sucks and we’re all gonna leave and then we’re gonna go look for this other party. But all the parties and all the bars, they all suck. I spend half the night talking … Continue reading
I’ve been going through a bit of a personal crisis over the past month or so and as a result the activity on this blog has been sporadic at best. I forced myself to do the top-10 films posts and the albums countdown at the end of the year, more to distract me from things … Continue reading
Compared to some of the more serious film buffs around, I don’t actually watch that many films. I’m hoping to break the 200 mark before the end of the year and I think that’s still a pretty good number. A film every other day, that’s enough, for me anyway. And even though 2012 (well, the … Continue reading
I’ve seen 24 new releases this year, which is actually pretty good going for me. I think I only saw three new releases in 2011, but this year I’ve kind been making more of an effort. Sometimes it’s just nice to at least know what other people are talking about. It’s not been a bad … Continue reading
This is an unusual entry in that I have no real personal experience of this band, I’ve never seen them live and have no personal memories related to any of their songs. I didn’t even know they existed before Pitchfork reviewed their album in October. I generally hate Pitchfork, I really do…but I do visit … Continue reading
I live in a bit of a bubble. The London indiepop scene is rather small and you don’t have to spend much time going to gigs and clubs before you start recognising people. I also play music, which means I meet alot of other people in bands. One “problem” with having so many friends in … Continue reading
This one was always going to be on my list. I’ve been a fan of Math The Band for several years now and did an interview with Kevin back in early 2010 (read it here). So, new material was always going to be exciting. Then, as track after track started appeared online with increasingly ridiculous … Continue reading
Records Make Great Pets 