October, 2019

music

October 2019 Music

Here’s some music I’ve been listening to this month that’s new to me… of at least I think it’s new to me:

art, blog

As soon as I heard that the Tate was exhibiting a “once in a generation” collection of William Blake’s work, I knew it was an event I simply couldn’t miss. I’ve read a great deal of Blake’s poetry and taught Songs of Innocence and Experience a couple of times –…

The Little Things, 2021 - ★★½
Weirdly dull. Damaged older cop tries to guide younger cop through an investigation of a serial killer. Much of the film seems to involve tedious scenes that want to appear more profound than they actually are (Washington’s character is called Deacon and there are two sequences where he drives past… Read more »
Source: Letterboxd - Gary Hollingsbee | Published: 05/04/2021 - 2:34 pm
Godzilla vs. Kong, 2021 - ★★★★
There’s not much in life more enjoyable than watching a film about a giant lizard fighting a giant ape. I thoroughly enjoyed this. The plot - which involves both a Vernesque journey to the Hollow Earth and the conspiratorial actions of a crazy biotech company - is insignificant next to… Read more »
Source: Letterboxd - Gary Hollingsbee | Published: 05/04/2021 - 2:25 pm
Zack Snyder's Justice League, 2021 - ★★★★
Great improvement over the theatrical version. This cut ofJustice League fits far better tonally with Man of Steel and BvS. The characters of Flash and Cyborg are enhanced here. There are problems: there’s lots of terrible cgi, Martian Manhunter makes an unnecessary appearance (in the guise of Martha Kent at… Read more »
Source: Letterboxd - Gary Hollingsbee | Published: 20/03/2021 - 5:39 pm