Archives: Solo Items

Solo activities like books, TV series or films to enjoy in your own company

Beetlejuice Beetlejuice

Tim Burton's sequel is exactly what you'd expect. The humour of the original? Yes. Some of the effect from the 80s? Also yes. Oh, and Monica Bellucci as well. What's not to love?

Bosch: Legacy

Based on the brilliant books, Detective Bosch's adventures spanned 7 seasons. Newly retired but hitting the streets of LA as a private eye, this sequel series is just as stylish and entertaining.

The Tom Ripley series

Tom Ripley's famous through the recent NetFlix series. The books give a glimpse into the mind of an amoral psychopath. Eerie, nail-biting stuff; perfect company as the days get colder.

Alien: Romulus

I loved this nail-biting story! It's a worthy instalment in the Alien saga, and the focus on using practical effects, not CGI, really hammers the horror home.

The Thick of It

Foul-mouthed laugh-out-loud comedy from Armando Iannucci. It's a brilliant look at how politics should (not) be conducted.

Ezra

De Niro's had some flops lately but the heart-wrenching Ezra pulls no punches. With a star turn by Bobby Cannavale, it'll pluck at your heartstrings.

FUBAR

Fancy a piece of action-comedy silliness? Schwarzenegger's Fubar is all that and with the 2nd season due soon, now's a good time to catch up.

Lolita

A beautifully written piece of literature, but an uncomfortable read. Nabokov's controversial classic has me cringing at intervals while admiring the prose.

Challengers

Luca Guadagnino's latest opus examines relationships from within the confines of tennis. And as Luca always says, in any love triangle, all points of the triangle must touch.

Blue Lights

Gritty and lined with latent tension, the BBC's Blue Lights is a Belfast-based police procedural about rookie officers in Northern Ireland. Be warned though; the accent is as tough as they are!