Released in February 2021, Ben Nicholas and David Tryhorn’s documentary Pelé chronicles the Brazilian football player’s career and connection with his nation. Find out our thoughts on the documentary in this review!

A Kathy Predergast Artist review / essay

Beautifully-written and utterly un-put-downable. Where the Crawdads Sing is a gripping read! By Delia Owens, this debut best-selling novel is a remarkable and powerful tale and left me gasping for more…

“Netflix. Exhausted. DVDs. Seen them. A woman finds that TV isn’t the only thing to watch during lockdown”.

My Heart Is Not Home is one of the short pieces featured in "Digital Sharing", a KickItDown Production supported by the BBC Writersroom and The Playground Theatre.

Seaside is one of the short pieces featured in "Digital Sharing", a KickItDown Production supported by the BBC Writersroom and The Playground Theatre. 

The Voorman Problem (2011) was a British short directed by Mark Gill. Produced by Baldwin Li and Lee Thomas, this film was first premiered at the Warsaw Film Festival in 2011, which was later nominated for a BAFTA  Award for Best Short Film. 

Working around current restrictions in relation to lockdown in the UK, we managed to view a livestream of Maggi Hambling's sculpture The Scallop at Aldeburgh beach. Here is my review of that event.

Stardew Valley is a farming simulation game made by Eric Barone aka ConcernedApe. This is my review and experience of playing it and how it has helped me with my stress relating to autism and depression.

If I was able to call a film as wondrous as this my first attempt at a feature film I think I would never stop smiling, I would be the proudest of myself that a person has ever been! 

This is my review of Nutcracker and the Four Realms for my Bronze Arts Award. Please comment if you can. Thank you. 

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