Night Stalker “What’s the Frequency, Kolchak?”
One of the few consolations of recent months has been the opportunity to make some headway into the perpetual pile of unwatched DVDs stacked in the cabinet beneath my television. […]
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Buffy the Vampire Slayer “Normal Again”
It was my privilege to have been asked to appear on a recently released instalment of the Projections podcast, a production that mostly discusses film from various psychological perspectives. The […]
Fatal Attraction / Single White Female / Thirteen
In my final look-back at the Cinematic Representations of Mental Illness course I attended at Crouch End Picturehouse late last year, I reflect upon three films we considered that portray Borderline Personality Disorder. A […]
American Psycho / Gone Girl / To Die For
For my penultimate look-back at the Cinematic Representations of Mental Illness course I attended at Crouch End Picturehouse late last year, there was something of a shift away from more recognised mental disorders to […]
Requiem for a Dream / Factory Girl / Shame
Resuming my look-back at the Cinematic Representations of Mental Illness course I attended at Crouch End Picturehouse late last year, for its fourth week three powerful films explored themes of addiction. Addiction has […]
The Machinist / Coherence / Unsane
Week three of the Cinematic Representations of Mental Illness course I recently attended at Crouch End Picturehouse explored three films chosen to represent the theme of psychosis. The topic was introduced with a […]
Melancholia / The Girl on the Train / Three Colours: Blue
For week two of the excellent Cinematic Representations of Mental Illness course at my local cinema, the lovely Crouch End Picturehouse, we explored three distinctive movies that had been selected for their […]
Adaptation. / The Invitation / Safe
In the past fortnight I have started an evening course being run over six weekly sessions at my local cinema, the stylish and welcoming Crouch End Picturehouse, one of my favourite […]
Chris Packham: Asperger’s and Me
Title: Chris Packham: Asperger’s and Me Director: Charlie Russell Executive Producer: Tom Barry Producer: Lizzie Kempton Network: BBC Two Airdate: 17 October 2017 Full disclosure: I am a huge fan of Chris […]
EastEnders “Lee Carter’s Suicide Bid”
Title: EastEnders Writer: Lauren Klee Director: Toby Frow Network: BBC One Airdate: 30 December 2016 Today is Time to Talk Day in the UK, an initiative by the Time for Change […]
FRAME OF MIND 