Chatterbox - still talking nonsense

Drum roll for the inaugural Chatterbox Film, TV  and Theatre awards 2022.  This is a really random selection and I  am sure I have forgotten some great stuff but these are the bits that have stuck in my memory.  You may be relieved I have forgotten some things, as this has turned out to be far too long, like every award ceremony you have ever seen.  May contain spoilers. Best TV Moment It was a good year for TV moments. The nominees are: Stranger Things: There were a lot of great moments in series 4.  I almost picked  Kate Bush saves Max, but really that's probably more a group of moments.  Or I could have picked one of the moments where poor Will has his romantic hopes dashed.  Instead though I have picked the iconic moment in the finale of series 4, with Eddie Munson's heroic playing of Metallica's Master of Puppets.  The game changer in the battle, sacrificing himself for his friends, and also spot on brand for the metalhead/ dun...

  Jodie Comer is a force of nature.  Not sure anything more needs to be said but I am probably going to say it anyway.  I saw this powerful new play by Suzie Miller at a NT live screening. This is a solo performance which takes us through the bruising journey of a rape case through the legal system.  I felt completely wrung out by the end it was so beautifully done.  What I didn't enjoy was the 20 or so minutes of documentary/round table discussion at the start of the evening, slotted in before the play, covering the issues and realities around how the legal system treats sexual offence cases.  It was all good and meaningful stuff and the charity that was highlighted clearly does important work, but it gave me too much of a steer on how to think - I don't like being told how to think!  I wanted my outrage to come from experiencing the play, not from being told about it first.  For that reason it took me about 10 minutes to settle down and just get...