Local cinema was showing the first three episodes of Twin Peaks so thought I’d channel my inner Liam Verdon and attend. 

SO WONDERFUL. Absurd, funny, fascinating. A remarkable ability to balance an incredibly large cast of character with EASE. I’m so hooked, I could’ve sat and watched the rest of the season.

Most iconic whale since Brendan Fraiser

Bong Joon Ho seems to make two types of film: taut psychological thrillers and sci-fi satires of late capitalism. He's a master of the former but has a more mixed record in the latter. Mickey 17 is a lot of fun overall but the humour doesn't always land and the satire is too unsubtle to truly satisfy: Mark Ruffalo's Trump-esque demagogue is more-or-less an impression of the man rather than using him as a reference point. But there's enough imagination on display to be constantly entertaining, particularly the wonderfully realised aliens.

BFI london film festival 2024 - film #14

please someone pat gopal on the head and call him a good boy, think he'd enjoy it