movies

  • 1001 Movies – The Second 100

    Things to Come “Things to Come” apparently doesn’t have a good reputation, but I absolutely adored it. I’m a sucker for forward-thinking science-fiction, especially when they have a cautionary tale tagged on. This doesn’t just go into the 60s and 70s, it continues well on into the 2030s and whilst it obviously gets quite a…

  • 1001 Movies – The First 100

    Obviously limiting myself to a single post for a film is rather restrictive. But not always. Some films have had many books written about them, and whilst I don’t intend to do anything like that, sometimes I’ve felt that a couple of hundred characters simply weren’t enough. So I’ll be using the occasional entry on…

  • I Didn’t Have Time to Write This Post

    An oft-heard comment in modern times is “I don’t have time for that”. And certainly, people are working longer hours than before. …but only to an extent. I’m sure if you go back before the 50s you’d find that actually, people spent more hours each week at the factory or office than they do now.…