Shelter
2 February 2026 – Cinema Club went to see ‘Shelter’ on. On the one hand, it was standard Jason Statham action movie fare, with large degree of ridiculous violence, but was somewhat enhanced with the storyline of young girl needing rescuing, and largely accompanying him along the way, and thereby having quite an impact on […]
Hamlet
26 January 2026 – We went to see this National Theatre production of ‘Hamlet’ shown at the cinema. It was a very modern adaptation of the play and, whilst it was interesting, it was not great, with the exception of Francesca Mills, who played Ophelia with great gusto. One of us fell asleep through a […]
Rental Family
19 January 2026 – Three out of four of us went to see ‘Rental Family’. The two others enjoyed it, appreciating the performance, plot and cultural differences from the Japanese lifestyles portrayed. I found it a bit boring and slow, and was not greatly enamoured by the performance put in by Brendan Fraser. I did, […]
Man Down With It
no need to man up butbe man down with itnot man overboardnot excessive emotionnot too sensitive more than masculine enoughno need to be more toughmanage the smoothas well as the roughbe accountable not depressedbut man retreatingfrom toxicity and misogynyencouraging consentand welcoming diversity many of you tried tobeat me into your shapebut I chose a form […]
Hamnet
12 January 2026 – Three of us thoroughly enjoyed Hamnet, two of us describing it as completely absorbing from the beginning, whilst one of our number described it as a bit slow to get going and, whilst not his style of movie, he could appreciate the quality of the production. For myself, I enjoyed it […]
Rosa’s Neighbour
There was something wrong. He had felt it when he emerged from the bath this morning, and now he was leaking. He tried to change form, but was unable to do that. He knew what was happening, but didn’t want to believe it. He wasn’t even 500 years old, and his fellow Althusians normally lived […]
Anaconda
5 January 2026 – We went to see ‘Anaconda’, and it was a good, lighthearted film to go see after our winter break. We were universal in our enjoyment of it. Fraser
Examining Posture in ‘The Age of Bronze’ by Rodin
The three views of Rodin’s statue are of a bronze cast of the sculpture known as ‘The Age of Bronze’ by Auguste Rodin, whilst the fourth image is that of the upper part of Michaelangelo’s ‘Dying Slave’, the stance of which Rodin was echoing in his ‘Age of Bronze’ sculpture. Clearly, the model in Rodin’s […]
Celie and Frank – Till Death Do They Part
CONTENT – Extreme violence, intimidation, strong predatory language, domestic abuse, terror. Celie came rushing back into the house, caked in mud and blood. She slammed the front door shut, knowing there was no comeback, now. She headed for the bathroom, dropping her muddy clothes all over the floors as she went, because she could […]
Before The Day – Now and again
fantasyis what I might dobut probably won’torwhat I thinkI want to dobut probably don’tormaybeit’s just for playvisions in the headwhilst sat-up in bedalonebutthinking what iforif onlyoraskingdo I feel lonely?before knowingthe answer for sureis no, not reallyjust…now and againbefore starting the day Fraser