Woke up this morning and was reminded that it's 5 years since fright-fringed f#ckwit Sia released the cinematic aberration that was Music so to celebrate (and warn future generations) I thought I'd reshare the link to my review from the time. Enjoy.  If that's the right word.  

  Everyone's been doing their top 5 films of the year so thought I'd join in....   5. Kodak Professional Tri-X ASA 400   4. Kodak Portra 400 Professional ISO 400   3. Fujifilm Pro 400H   2. Fuji Sensia 200   1. Fuji 200    

  It's been another packed year here at Autastic Towers and as 2025 grinds to a crashing halt it's time for a review of the highs and lows of the year with a special mention to those who deserve extra credit. Oh and massive amounts of piss-taking and slagging for those who deserve it.  Warning tho' there'll probably be some time jumps (a bit like Doctor Who when it was good) as some of the stuff is still either ongoing or linked, also expect heady amounts of swearing. And slight sarcasm.  As a plus point it'll be much shorter than usual this year (probably) as we've gone from places like Social Work and housing getting in touch with excuses as to why they haven't helped yet to just totally blanking us and leaving us to just struggle on our own, tho' that does give me an excuse to concentrate on the big picture and see how society treated us as a whole. Anyway, enjoy. As seems to be the norm now, I spent most of January  (still) coping with my (stress...

As with last time, there's not much you can say about the Glasgow Film Theatre re: Autism accessibility because as far as venues go it has to be one of the most all round disability friendly and inclusive places in the city, if not the country. And seven years on from the initial Glasgow city council Autism Initiative it's actually gotten even better.  And yes I'm biased. And not just because I've had my work on the big screen there. The cinema does it all -  Access Film Club  (Autism, Neurodivergent and Learning Disabled-friendly screenings), closed caption, Take Two family events,  Visible Cinema  (Deaf and hard of hearing-friendly screenings),  Movie Memories  (Dementia- friendly screenings) and it also has genuinely brilliant and knowledgeable staff (amongst other things) which all adds up to make the GFT a perfect example of how a venue can tackle the issues of inclusion and get it right. And the fact that it's a small cinema with charity status and a majo...

Next up in the ongoing Seven Up reviews  is Glasgow's Gallery of Modern Art . Located in the centre of Glasgow, just off Buchanan Street and is probably most famous for having a statue of The Duke of Wellington outside it with a traffic cone on his head. Glaswegians eh?   As mentioned in the original piece , GoMA was quite a tricky one to review, being as it is quite small (relatively speaking) and walking around it is used to be a wee bit like wandering around a brightly lit rabbit warren as designed by Stanley Kubrick.     But it the intervening years the lighting in the gallery seems to have been softened and the use of space seems to have been altered so the whole place is now seemingly much bigger and much more warm and welcoming. Plus - as like last time -  the staff are always incredibly friendly and helpful with plenty of time to chat about the venues Autism provision which includes a variety of workshops and the availability of sensory backpack...

A triple bill of Autistic outings today as we revisit St Mungo Museum of Religious Life and art and also to an Autie-eye view of the Provand's Lordship and Glasgow Cathedral to see how the venues are fairing seven years on from Glasgow's Autism initiative . A quick note that these reviews will be fairly brief as (spoiler warning!) Glasgow Museums have actually been really consistent when it comes to Autism friendly venues since the original Autism initiative began all those years back in 2018 . So, are you sitting comfortably? Then I'll begin, with the St Mungo Museum of Religious Life and Art. As mentioned previously, named after Glasgow's patron saint and based in Glasgow's Cathedral Precinct, the museum is built on the site of the medieval Bishops’ Castle with galleries of objects and art exploring the importance of religion in peoples’ lives across the world and throughout history. Like Cassidy and his love for The Riverside Museum , St Mungo's is a favo...