Broken relationships and their outcomes are common human experiences knowing no national, racial, political or religious boundaries. My ★★★ review of Shayda on Letterboxd: boxd.it/5QShG5

I for one welcome the place Taylor Swift holds in the world and embrace her ‘poptimism’ as a positive force for good. This documentary pointed me to her music and I’ll keep listening despite the haters. My ★★★½ review of Miss Americana on Letterboxd: boxd.it/5S1MDN

The outcome is an historical moment but you’re still caught up in the high stakes involved and in the elation of the moment as people pour in to share in King’s (and Rustin’s) vision of a more inclusive America. My ★★★½ review of Rustin on Letterboxd: boxd.it/5THw9v

Once you start in on this survival drama about the 2004 Boxing Day tsunami you get hooked and before you know it you’ve watched the whole film again. My ★★★★ review of The Impossible on Letterboxd: boxd.it/5Ua1pF

Anatomy of a Fall (dir. Justine Triet) was my personal favourite of the Academy Award Best Picture nominations and is a cinematic tour de force in its portrait of a complex marriage. My ★★★★★ review on Letterboxd: boxd.it/5UBPE5

Its steam-punk aesthetic is stylistically daring and it’s infused with wicked humour and incisive commentary on gender politics in an extreme fairy tale of liberation from male control. My ★★★★ review of Poor Things on Letterboxd: boxd.it/5UEWFl

I can’t think what it must have been like for fans of the best selling science fiction novel of all time to go and see this movie in 1984. I imagine they wept profusely. My ★★★ review of Dune on Letterboxd: boxd.it/69zQ23

I flipped pretty quickly from ‘he’s definitely guilty’ to ‘hey wait a minute’ so I guess that means either American Nightmare is a well structured crime documentary or I’m an idiot. Im going to go with the former. My ★★★½ review on Letterboxd: boxd.it/5WSxJN

Beyoncé’s new album, ‘Cowboy Carter’ is not a country album. It’s a genre defying masterpiece that showcases a consummate artist at the height of her powers. Outstanding! #beyoncé #COWBOYCARTER

The paperback edition of my book 'John Wesley's Political World' ships from Routledge on 27 May for $62.39 routledge.com/John-Wesleys-P…

A new experience for me from peer reviewer no. 2 - unsolicited spiritual advice about how I might like to reflect on myself, as a substitute for a reasoned response to my argument. Just another one of the hazards of Christian academia.

An hilarious comment on identity politics and a portrait of a Black middle class family negotiating its own authenticity in the face of predominantly white expectations. My ★★★★ review of American Fiction on Letterboxd: boxd.it/60dEcP

I know I’m out on a limb here but I found The Creator laboured and dull. Sure, it looked good and had some great design elements but story-wise it was lacking. I found its AI apocalypticism shallow compared to similar films. My ★★ review on Letterboxd: boxd.it/61ccSv

The high concept of representing political conservatives like Augustus Pinochet and Margaret Thatcher as vampires is ambitious and clever. ‘Soulless creatures of the devil live among us’. My ★★★ review of El Conde on Letterboxd: boxd.it/61gtLz

I’ve decided to migrate across to Threads. See you there if you’d like to keep engaging with my ramblings.

“If we cannot think alike, we may love alike”: Can the Methodist schism over queer clergy and same-sex marriage yet be healed? abc.net.au/religion/metho… via ABC Australia

AFTER THE REFERENDUM: WHAT COMES NEXT? A public webinar by the Uniting Church National History Society with Mark Kickett and Sharon Hollis Date and Time: 11 September 2024 07:00 PM Canberra, Melbourne, Sydney divinity.zoom.us/j/82201639676...

A nice review by Declan Ellis of our book, “A Curious Machine”: Wesleyan Reflections on the Posthuman Future iscast.org/reviews/a-curi…

The Boss preaches up a storm in Manchester, resisting Fascist America, quoting James Baldwin, and calling people to action and prayer. Worth a listen. youtu.be/6ZHWIYHlXOs?fe…