Sparks - Lawnmower (Official Audio)

I am always a sucker for quirky music, which probably explains why I've been a fan of Sparks since seeing them live several times over the years. Lawnmower might be my favourie song, just for the sheer avant garde, a catchy hook. It might be good to hear from people that don't know much of their music, and whether or not it is of interest to them.

Love Never Dies - FULL STAGE SHOW | The Shows Must Go On - Stay Home #Wi...

Well, that was worth checking out whilst it's still online if you ask me. A somewhat superior sequel to the iconic musical, with engaging musicality throughout this 2011 production.

Official Jane Eyre directed by Sally Cookson | Free National Theatre Liv...

This is an outstanding production from 2015 that anyone that has an interesting in performance, theatre, or acting, a must-see. With extraordinary use of music, lighting, and reasonable size of actors to accommodate all the roles, this excellent production brings Jane Eyre to a modern audience and deserves to be seen as part of the Nation Theatre’s offer to stream its back catalogue.

Review: The Da Vinci Code

The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown
My rating: 4 of 5 stars



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Review: All the Light We Cannot See

All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

All the Light We Cannot See is a lovely woven story entwined with two unconventional archetypes you wouldn't expect to find in a World War 2 story: the first being a blind French teenager, the second being a German youth that is rather good at all things engineering. There is also a cast of supporting characters, including a pompous diamond hunter and loving relatives that look after one of our main protagonists, which makes for a rather entertaining read.
It helps that Doerr's highly descriptive writing really paints a vivid picture of their settings, especially for France in all the detail that our blind protagonist would notice. It works well to make us step into their world as well as makes the periodic setting really stand out when reading this novel.
Whilst some may not like its short chapter jumping in and out of different scenes and characters, it does add cinematic pacing when reading a good chunk of this book at a time. Therefore, it is recommended that you read this in a manageable portion rather than on a chapter-by-chapter basis to get the most out of reading this, otherwise you may find it difficult to immerse into All the Light We Cannot See's mise-en-scene.
That being said, All the Light We Cannot See is a highly engaging work from a period you would've thought has been done to death by now. However, with Doerr's writing, cinematic pacing, and fully-fledged characters, this makes a welcoming period piece, and well worth reading whether it is for the historical detail, or the dramatic relationships establish with these characters from both sides of this historic setting.


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The Turning Point

I've always found Steve Cutts to be very close to the truth with his approach to screen-cartooning, and with this piece, he manages to encapsulate some of the ethical problems hitting contemporary society in such a striking manner. You might find this challenging, but that is the whole point of this film.

Christmas E-Card 2019

Here is my Christmas e-card that I drew for some friends that I forgot to do cards for this season. It's been a while since I drew my own festive card, but I think I still got the knack to do such things.