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⭐️⭐️ Q&A by Vikas Swarup

I have never been a fan of the Slumdog Millionaire movie but after reading the book I can see what … More

Danny Boyle, Q&A, Simon Beufoy, Slumdog Millionaire, Vikas Swarup

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Sex Education Season 2 (2019)

A utopian world of horny teenagers where everyone deserves to be loved. The second season was even more educational than … More

Netflix, Sex Education

⭐️⭐️⭐️ Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout

13 short stories set across 25 years, interlinked by 1 common character. Olive Kitteridge, The Pulitzer prize-winning novel, didn’t steal … More

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ The Half of It (2020)

This was a very unexpectedly joyful film I used as a ‘palate cleanser’ after watching an extremely violent Green Room. … More

Alice Wu, comedy, Green Room, LGBT, Netflix, racism, religion, Teenage Comedy, The Half of It

War Doctor by David Nott ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

I had heard about War Doctor (⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️) David Nott before, but I didn’t plan to read it until later. But … More

2020, Don McCullin, Kapuściński, Marie Colvin, non-fiction, paperback, surgeon, war, war conflict, war doctor

3 Days with Romy Schneider

It’s a beautifully crafted drama, the more I think about the more I’m filled with a sense of awe. I … More

biography, Marie Bäumer, Romy Schneider

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Nothing to Envy by Barbara Demick

Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea is one of my favourite books ever. It was written by Los … More

2010, Barbara Demick, communism, journalism, non-fiction, North Korea, Nothing to Envy, paperback

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ How to Be Right by James O’Brien

James O’Brien, the LBC presenter, is known for raising the level of public debate. This book, based on his daily … More

BLM, Brexit, How to Be Right, Islam, James O'Brien, LBC, LGBT, non-fiction, race, Trump

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Donbass (2018)

Yet another fantastic film, I came across entirely by chance. I was listening to an old interview with Mariusz Szczygieł … More

2018, Cannes, donbass, Sergei Loznitsa, Ukraine, Un Certain Regard

Kramer vs Kramer (1979)

Everyone thinks about Kramer vs Kramer (⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️) as a divorce drama, but in fact, it is only a tiny part … More

1979, Avery Corman, book adaptation, classic, Dustin Hoffman, film, Kramer vs Kramer, Meryl Streep, Netflix, Robert Benton, The Marriage Story

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