Curb Your Enthusiasm S11 – Larry is back and on form.
Maid (finished) bittersweet
The Card Counter – Great acting, and compelling story but wasn’t satisfied.
Stath Lets Flats S3 – No that into it, but want to be. It’s got a bit too silly… all of the characters are just mad, so there’s nobody to relate to…
Klaus - beautiful animation
Succession S3
Blue Velvet - hadn’t seen before. Mad. Confusing, but stuck with it and very memorable visuals. What I expected
Outlaws - gave up. Watched few episodes… not sure what it is that’s off, the plot is pretty good, maybe the cast - don’t seem to gel. Why is Christopher Walken in this?!
Impeachment: American crime story - Thought this was great. A really emphatic view of what it must have been like to be Monika Lewinsky.

House of Gucci - enjoyable… but very silly. Like a weird soap. Loved Gaga, Jared Leto annoyed me A LOT. What the fuck is that accent?! He played it super slapstick which felt odd. Wanted more crazy Gaga and murder plotting with Selma the psychic.
Little Fish - loved both the lead actors. A sad, interesting story about an epidemic of memory loss. Made me reflect on how awful Alzheimer’s is, and how memory in general is so important to our sense of selves. But it didn’t make me cry so something was missing (I cry at most things)
Parasite - was on TV and had to watch again. So many little twists I forgot. Brilliant.
Shiva Baby - watched on Mubi. Thought it would be funnier, but enjoyed anyway. The whole thing is pretty much set in one place - at a Shiva in someone’s house - following a teenage girl who doesn’t want to be there, and who bumps into a number of people she doesn’t want to see. There’s a claustrophobic feeling throughout and a tension that bubbles nicely.

Sorrow and Bliss - picked it up and devoured half of it straight away. Very compelling, and a fairly ‘normal’ story of boy meets girl is made to feel totally new and very personal.
Betty Blue – I enjoyed it, very visual and can see how it lends itself to a film (which I’ve been told to watch) Ending is inevitable - like a lot of relationships it’s clearer from the outside looking in.
Funny Weather: Art in an Emergency - a gift from a friend. Essays by Olivia Laing
How We Got to Next – a magazine that explored the future of science, technology, and culture from 2014 to 2019.
Tone Knob – a nice blog on Tone of Voice by Nick Parker

RA Summer show – My favourite from the show was ‘The Musicican’ by Joy Yamusangie. Most of her work is made from a collage technique – Bold, and vibrant and just really fucking cool. The piece at the RA is from their project WATA , a collaborative film and exhibition of new works with Ronan Mckenzie. Telling the story of Mami Wata, a water deity traced back to West Africa, Central Africa, and the Caribbean.
– Also love Katja Angeli’s abstract pieces made from Japanese paper, like deconstructed Loony Tunes characters. And Nelly Dimitranova’s ‘Experiencing British Art History’ – a series of pen drawings on colour swatches depicting famous works of art is sooooo nice.
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Ekeberg Sculpture park in Oslo, Norway - Holiday! Fun walking around in the snow looking at sculptures. Dali’s is great - lady with drawers

Placebo - Beautiful James. Love! It has been a while. Interview with them in the Guardian.
Manga Saint Hilare – New
Kansas Smitty’s - Liiiive! At Earth, Dalston (RIP Effes) amazing musicians. New album: Thunderplunk
Green Day (for some reason?! Dookie)
Foreign Beggars - Asylum Speakers
A lot of radio 6