Two series, five films, and one more book

Monthly round-ups are for paid subscribers. If you like my work and want to read more, you can upgrade your subscription for less than 60p a week. (Make sure you use web version to get the best price - upgrading via the app/using Apple Pay will have its own fees - avoid them!) It’s also my duty here to tell you about my book, which you can buy in the UK here, or pre-order for US/Canada here. I think it’s probably perfect for anyone who has found themselves here, and for every single person you know and love, but I would say that, wouldn’t I? Anyway, let’s move on to some things that I can have a normal opinion on - stuff I did not make but have feedback on regardless! Doctors, dinosaurs, Matt Damon’s beard and Javier Bardem’s tracksuits. Let’s go.

I’ve been doing these round-ups for a few years in various guises and this month might be the first time that I’ve entirely forgotten to include a book I really loved! Sometimes I choose not to include something I didn’t finish, but I don’t think I’ve ever actively adored something and then immediately completely forgotten about its existence. But that’s what happened in July, apologies to this author!

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