Tag: review
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Fishers, a seafood restaurant in Clifton
There are two Fishers restaurants, one opened in Oxford in 1995 and the second in Clifton, Bristol, in 2001. The second location was the setting of our dinner on Saturday and 11 of us gathered to celebrate two birthdays. The restaurant interior is designed in a nautical theme: ventilator pipes, sails on the celings, ships […]
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Folk House Cafe, Bristol
In the last few years, my experience of visiting the Folk House has been one of walking through the alleyway off Park St, walking into the little concrete garden, noting that there was no one about and then walking swiftly out again. I must have done it three or four times so this time I […]
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Dogtooth, a reflection
A couple of warnings about Dogtooth, stay until the end and don’t get lost in the content. The synopsis describes it as a film about a dysfunctional family where the parents keep the children away from outside influence in a utopian setting. A slow breakdown of this reality ensues when the father brings in someone […]
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Alphabeat, Bristol
Two location changes saw Alphabeat‘s gig move from the green and prettily located Anson Rooms in Clifton, down to the centre and then to the back-of-an-industrial-estate feel of Bedminster. Through an alleyway, in the rain, I made my way to Fiddlers and got there eight minutes early. He arrived eight minutes late which gave me […]
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Thai Classic, Whiteladies Rd
Just over a year ago I went speed dating at the downstairs bar at Channings in Clifton. Each date lasted around four minutes. The 20 women stayed at their allocated table and the men moved around the room. I found it amazing how much you could pick up about people from such a short space […]
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The Lido, Bristol
My first visit to the Lido was for a black coffee in the middle of winter. The winding route to the quiet and shadowy Oakfield Place was confusing enough to make me late when I tried to follow it for my second visit last Autumn. The first visit was beautiful but quiet, cold and moody […]
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Vashti Bunyan and The Cedar, reflection
Local band, the Cedar, were already on stage and singing when I arrived late on Thursday night. I was kindly instructed to wait at the door, go up the stairs, wait at the back and then go forward when there was a song break. I was touched by the care the St George’s team took […]
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1234, a reflection
So much to say about 1234, but where to start? The soundtrack was immense and guitar led as fitting for an Indie tribute of a movie. Giles Borg’s first feature film is a veritable trove of indie music with each short scene preceded by a title track of a classic song such as ‘c is […]
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NON-KO, a reflection
I have long given up on building expectations around Japanese movies but I was still surprised by Non-Ko. Opening scene. A woman sits at a bar drinking whiskey from a glass filled with an impressive amount of ice (think –berg). She downs the drink and asks for a refill. She’s been there a while and […]
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