CULTURE
Hocus Pocus
One thing I love about Halloween is a good horror movie. I cannot translate this to Fizzyween without scarring the monkeys for life. Finding those films that scary and delight for younger audiences is difficult. Middle monkey loves dinosaurs but was terrified by...
Pride (2014)
I should warn you before I start that I may gush about this film. That was your warning. Pride is the story of gay and lesbian activists supporting Welsh miners during the 1984 miners strike. Doesn't it sound fabulous?! This is Joseph...
Stephen King
This is a belated birthday greeting to Stephen King who has just turned 70. Happy birthday, Mr King, and thank you for ensuring that I feel queasy at the smell of Opium by YSL. A friend lent me a copy of Cujo which she had spilt perfume on. Every night...
Strictly!
It is Strictly season and last night thanks to the beloved making us Fizzy paddles the monkeys got to give their scores. It's a bit early in the series but as the eldest Monkey is Len, she had to give a 10. Luckily she gave this to Susan Calman so I...
Educating Yorkshire
Last night after Supervet (I heart Noel) on Channel 4, Educating Greater Manchester was on. I was idly watching but Mum wasn't happy. I was badly bullied from my first day of school to my last at 15 when neither of us could take anymore. Due to my experience school...
Spotlight
I have a soft spot for ensemble cast movies. While there is always something thrilling about an actor giving a tour de force performance that gets all the Oscar buzz, a true ensemble cast movie is a rare and quieter delight. When every performance is in harmony it is...
Young Frankenstein
I do love a revival showing of a great film. Young Frankenstein is one of the bestie's favourites. She can't describe scenes to you without dissolving into giggles. It's showing next week, 27 September, at Picturehouse cinemas. Go and laugh yourself fizzy.
Spy Master
My love of John Le Carré has given me a fascination for the early years of the security and intelligence services. The history is by turns head thumpingly annoying, serendipitous, awesome adventure tale, calamitous and inspiring. My friend Tom pointed me...
Fuzzy Pages
Sometimes when you are mindlessly scrolling through Instagram you find exactly what you need. I discovered Guy Kopsombut's (@4amshower) work the other day. I sat for an hour making small noises of delight at his cartoons. His goal is to make you smile...
Misery Loves Book Club
A while I go, I joined the firm book club. I love books, I love people, I love the sound of my own voice. Perfect! It's filled with lovely people who give me a completely different view point on what we read but the last few books have been re-reads for...
Curl Up TV
As I write this it's 7.20pm, the rain is bucketing down, the wind is howling. The curtains have been drawn and candles have been lit. There are brews and biscuits. To top it off there needs to be telly. I can't be doing with must watch TV. Way too much...
Scoring Strictly
It's the launch of Strictly tonight. Here at Camp Fizzy we are very excited. We have our Fizzy scoring paddles ready. We know that tonight is just pairing the couples up but we have to get the practice in. We take this stuff seriously. Monkey number 1 is...
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