Nil by Mouth. Review by Alan Price. Nil by Mouth makes up for so many old British films that patronised working class characters. It might be dark, raw and depressing but not without humour.
year 2022
Poetry review – NOTES ON THE WASTE LAND: Edmund Prestwich considers the relationship between Tim Dooley’s new sequence and the Eliot poem which inspired it
Poetry review – SING ME DOWN FROM THE DARK: Sue Wallace-Shaddad reviews Alexandra Corrin-Tachibana’s poetic exploration of cross-cultural relationships
Poetry review – TITS ON THE MOON: Charles Rammelkamp reviews a selection of diverting poems by Dessa
Poetry review – UNBOTTLED: Emma Storr explores the mysteries outlined in the poems in Olivia Dawson’s pamphlet
Poetry review – AMUSING THE ANGELS: Charles Rammelkamp admires Stewart Florsheim’s skill at holding opposites in tension
THE WASTE LAND: A BIOGRAPHY OF A POEM: Edmund Prestwich admires the depth and scope of Matthew Hollis’s study of T S Eliot’s most famous work
Poetry review – BEAUTIFUL MONSTERS: Thomas Ovans examines Stuart Henson’s carefully curated cabinet of curiosities
Poetry review – MY HOLLYWOOD AND OTHER POEMS: P W Bridgman admires the humanity and discernment in this collection by Boris Dralyuk
Maigret: the complete series. Review by Alan Price. The avuncular detective holds his place high with such other greats like Sherlock Holmes or Philip Marlowe. Network should be highly praised for restoring Maigret. A TV classic returns.
By Alan Price • television, year 2022 • Tags: Alan Price, television