Thursday, March 07, 2002

I haven't really felt like posting much as I'm on heavy penicillin to treat a dental abcess - ewww!
Anyway, I've been to see a few things -
1) the Church of Simian last Saturday in Brixton. I should be uploading a proper review of this very soon, but suffice to say it was as good as everything they promised, with the addition of a man in a monkey suit who scared the life out of me when he was wandering through the dimly lit crowd!
2) In the Bedroom. I wasn't really in the mood for this quiet and depressing Bergmanesque movie, although I can see what the fuss is about. It is very well made (and it's the director's debut, isn't it?), and in terms of delicately creating the overall mood of the family's grief it really works.
3) Fridge at the Scala last night. Mixed reactions here. A 70 minute set which had some fine moments, but I have to say about 20 minutes of it was absolute tosh. The jazzier, dubby stuff worked well but some of it stretched the audience's patience too far. Full review very soon.