So it continues…

The lockdown is rumbling on till at least early May, and I am finding myself losing patience with a lot of things. They might be small things to some, but they’re things which nonetheless have been irritating me. For example, on Mario Maker 2, I’ve found myself booing several levels and being quite critical of […]

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Mild Nerves

I felt a bit frayed today. There’s a little pit of worry, anxiety, in my chest, not helped by a trip to the supermarket that saw people getting in my way nearly every single time I went to grab what I needed. The longer this situation continues, the more I suspect it will unsettle me. […]

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A-Z Movie Challenge – N

N… N… I desperately want to move away from kids films… But I can’t think of any films beginning with N beyond Night at the Museum, released in 2006, about a guard at a museum (obviously) who discovers that the exhibitions come to life every night. He has to somehow contain the chaos and unravel […]

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A-Z Movie Challenge – M

Monsters Inc, if only because once again it’s the first film to pop into my head. This 2001 film is all about a monster world, and the work of a special team of monsters that provide power for their city by scaring children. The great irony is that they also fear children, believing them to […]

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Monday Isolation Madness

As the original three week quarantine comes to an end, and instead of a normal routine resuming, we continue to endure the isolation, my wife, daughter and I hatched a plan to make Monday dinner time a little more interesting. Since it’s impossible to go out for a meal, we got dressed up indoors instead. […]

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A-Z Movie Challenge – L

This one is easy. I scarcely need to introduce the original, classic Lion King, the film that would go on to be the highest grossing hand-drawn animated movie of all time, and one firmly entrenched in popular culture. From the sweeping, epic opening song, to the iconic characters, this 1994 sensation has left an indelible […]

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A-Z Movie Challenge – K

K is, to begin with, quite tricky, at least until I searched and then found a few – and remembered Kindergarten Cop. This 1990 movie stars Arnold Schwarzenegger as Detective John Kimble, a tough, gruff copper who ends up taking his partner’s place in an undercover operation as a kindergarten teacher. Cue much hilarity as […]

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