I've recently had two conversations about this film on little town blues and how they play out in a city that doesn't sleep. So, I thought I'd give it another look. Still an incredible piece of work.

There is an early scene where Carey Mulligan's Sissy sings *New York New York* slowly, beautifully, all the way through with the camera mostly close on her face, occasionally cutting to Michael Fassbender's Brandon in tears, and it is absolutely electrifying; I've thought…

I was very curious going to see this about why Steve McQueen (whose work I lovelovelove) was getting involved in a plucky Britain WW2 trope story. I should have had more faith in him. I haven't read any press about this film, but it wouldn't surprise me at all if he has read Juliet Gardiner's incredible social history of the Blitz, and Paul Gilroy on the 'myth of the Blitz', alongside Boys' Own adventures and, appropriately enough as it's London,…

Enjoyed this very much indeed! I love a Robert Harris and this is a great, and visually stunning, adaptation of a fun and thrilling story with an ending that is at once lovely, provocative and in keeping with the history, if not the tradition, of the Papacy.

As a child, I went to a fairly low Protestant church (standard evangelical C of E: Good News Bible and quite a bit of guitar) and this film really captures everything that is…