Many years ago I had a huge morbid fascination with Jack the Ripper. I’ve always really liked the explanation from Stephen Knight’s Jack the Ripper: The Final Solution. This proposed that it was all a Masonic plot to cover up an unwise assignation by Queen Victoria’s grandson, the Duke of Clarence. This was used as… Continue reading From Hell
Month: August 2002
Mulholland Drive
I saw Mulholland Drive last night. What the fuck was that all about? Don’t get me wrong. That’s not a criticism. Far from it. I thought it was a great film. I loved the fact that two thirds of the way through, everything changed and suddenly you were desperately trying to make sense of what… Continue reading Mulholland Drive
How Not To Go To The Theatre
I made a massive screw-up this week. My step-daughter is doing her GCSEs next year. One of the plays she will be studying is Romeo & Juliet. As it’s currently playing at the Open Air Theatre in Regent’s Park and the Open Air Theatre is one of the best places to see any kind of… Continue reading How Not To Go To The Theatre
A Modest Proposal
Imagine there are two land masses next to each other. One much larger than the other. We’ll call them Big and Small. Most of the people living in Small want Small to remain independent from Big. There is, however, a significant minority of Smallites who value links with Big so highly that they’d like Small… Continue reading A Modest Proposal
The Breakfast Club
Whilst flicking through my cable channels at about 2am last night I came across The Breakfast Club. This is one of my favourite films from the mid-80s and it still looked great last night. There’s one thing that really bothers me about it though. To me the most interesting character in it is the slightly… Continue reading The Breakfast Club