Chatterbox - still talking nonsense

An eight hour flight to NYC requires either an amazing book, or a lot of movies.  I chose the movies. Dune 2 This had less pretentious music than Dune 1, and the cgi and cinematography were fabulous.  I actually wanted to be in that desert despite the weird creatures that could kill me.  The downside is the bloated storytelling which meant it was far too long.   That's why I only can only see myself watching this movie series on planes, despite the tiny screen. I Saw the TV Glow -   I had heard loads about this but hadn't seen it available anywhere.  My best way to describe it is Stranger Things meets trans allegory.  It is both strange and wonderful, and looks great, a mix of schlocky horror imagery and an evocative colour palette flooding the screen with that blurry 80's video aesthetic.  The basic story is about a couple of teenagers who are obsessed with a tacky teenage horror/mystery show, but it's all about the subtext.  In fa...

Wasia Project at Heaven I got tickets for the last night of this sold out tour just the day before, and I was pleased I did.  The band all performed beautifully, William Gao  got to show off his piano playing, there were great sax solos and Olivia Hardy's voice holds up as well live as in recording.  We were near the back, mainly because we didn't want to queue for hours, and also because we were too short to get lost in the sea of taller people jumping up and down.  I found out afterwards that I have continued my run of failing to spot famous faces, as evidenced by Twitter/X full of photos of Kit Connor just feet from where we were standing.  Overall though a lovely midweek treat.   Vanya  I missed this at the theatre so I am so pleased to have seen it.  This is an acting masterclass from Andrew Scott as he pretty seamlessly plays all of the characters from Chekov's play without taking a breath, costume change or a single wobble as far as I could...