This is a recording of a stand-up show where Jason Manford considers lots of life’s problems.
6/10
Month: November 2019
This BBC sitcom is about Hyacinth and Richard Bucket – which she insists be pronounced Bouquet. She is very snobby and hates her lovely family because she considers them common.
6/10
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Report, The (2019)
This political thriller film is based on a real life investigation into the CIA’s secret use of torture following 9/11.
5/10
The normal entry fee here is £10 (free for National Trust Members). Guided walks are available on certain days and are included in the entry fee.
The autumn colours are nice, but the entry kiosk can cause delays and confusion when meeting for guided walks, the shop and cafe are combined and very small which makes it hard to use.
7/10
A domestic comedy about 2 couples and their friends who are having a dinner party where one couple tries to announce the name they plan to use for their unborn baby. Things don’t go to plan when one of them tells their friend about a name too early and they are upset at his suggestion that the baby will be called Adolf. There is a lot of confusion and laughs as the full explanation of the name is only revealed gradually.
8/10
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Pizza Express – Leggera Peperonata
This is a vegan pasta dish with a sauce made from tomato, peppers and chilli with a rocket salad on top.
The salad gets a bit soggy from the sauce, but overall the dish tastes reasonable.
7/10
A strange dark family comedy about a family who have a seriously disabled daughter and how they try to use humour to cope.
5/10
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Cider with Rosie (2015)
This was a TV adaptation of a coming of age story set at the end of WW1 about a single mother and her children including her son who starts to gain an interest in girls.
4/10
This is an odd comedy that is unfunny and too complex. It is about a thief who tries to rob a billionaire but is caught.
2/10
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Collette (2018)
This film looks at the incredibly confusing life of Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette, who helped her husband WIlly to be a successful author but was initially ignored. When he started having affairs, she found women to have affairs with too. She then decided to start taking on more masculine identities and became a successful author in her own right.
4/10