Don’t know about films, but Danny Boyles National Theatre version was very impressive. Currently available in both versions on National Theatre at home.
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This looks right up my street, thanks 
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On a bit of a roll at the minute with books, been getting through them quite quickly which I haven’t done for years.
Recently read ‘Coal Black Mornings’ Brett Anderson’s autobiography covering his childhood up to the point where Suede were about to break through, i’m not a huge Suede fan by any means but I enjoyed the book, he’s a very good writer and conveys the frustrations and disappointments of a working class upbringing really well.
Read ‘Of Mice and Men’, first time since school 30+ years ago, obviously picked up more things from it this time as a middle aged man than I did as a clueless teenager all those years ago.
About to start ‘Money’ by Martin Amis, never read anything by him before.
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I went to see that, it was great. Cumberbatch was playing the monster, near the start an audience member’s phone went off. He immediately in role looked up groaned and shambled slowly toward the sound!
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The Ford Fucktard, as we call it.
Actually, Dodge Ram drivers are arguably an ever lower form of life (that last word doing a lot of heavy lifting tbh).
Typically adorned with “F🍁ck Trudeau” decals, and Canadian flags (which have been appropriated by the fucktard contingent in a similar way to how I recall the St George’s Cross had been in my country of birth) - some inspired wag referred to the demographic as the “Timbit Taliban” during the freedumb convoy era, you get the idea.
Depressingly, the F-150 remains the biggest selling vehicle in North America.
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I really enjoyed Money, Martin Amis is a great writer. London Fields really good too if you like his style.
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In the past few years I’ve been testing the waters of orchestral music. After buying a beginners selection of LPs, reading the Classical Music For Dummies book and a few others I decided it was time to delve a bit deeper into the full history. I’m well into this book and I’m finding it a easy and captivating read.
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Im loving Loophole, so good. Seeing MH twice in December, career retrospective at the Liverpool Philharmonic looks like it will be an amazing night.
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Yeah, Loophole’s sounding beautiful, especially side 2. Merry Go Round may be in my top 5 mick tracks. Coda is pure Shack. Was hoping to go to Liverpool gig, but have had to rein in my elaborate 50th bday plans. They were amazing at Earth in Hackney.
Saw him and Nat do an acoustic thing at Rough Trade last month, he was looking and sounding great.
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Dave Haslam’s latest Substack considers photo labelling manipulation.
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That was a great read. Thanks.
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I remember taking Last Exit To Brooklyn and The Wasp Factory by Iain Banks to read in ibiza during thr 90s - big mistake - not the kind of books to be reading after big nights out. Should have taken something a bit lighter!
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Add Trainspotting to that list and that was my Ibiza reading list in 1995 
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Money has no real plot and reprehensible characters but I thoroughly enjoyed it. As you said, Amis is a fantastic writer and can be devastatingly funny.
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