September 2026 – Fooyah

September 28 2026September 27 2026

Hope

I forced myself to head to the cinema even though I was post-migraine and not fully recovered. I’d already had a nap during the day and I guess that helped with the symptoms quite a bit. It did mess up my plans for the day which went from getting lots of jobs done to none. I did have a great catch up chat with Jase though.

I had booked the 1920 showing of this film and it’s been quite a while since I went to the cinema in the actual evening! I think the last one I saw this late was probably Akira with Smith. The sun was definitely setting as I drove to the theatre, I couldn’t easily tell what the tide was doing but I think it was low. After watching this film I rated it on IMDb and I scored it 8/10. There’s a whole scoring system so read this communication if you get upset at my ratings. I was torn between a score of 6 and 8. I think I’d watch this again, if anything I’d like to laugh out loud more at certain aspects that I didn’t in the cinema.

I enjoyed this film. It’s a great mix between live action and CGI, it works really well. The suspense built up at the beginning is pretty cool and when we finally see the creatures they fit well with the rest of the story. There is clear distinction between two halves of this movie. There’s the town chase, then it settles down for some exposition and then a reveal along with the final chase scenes. Maybe, just maybe the chase scenes are slightly too long and improbable but given the ending I think you can do anything in this film.

I wonder if they are going to make a sequel? The film kinda sets this up or even a movie from the point of view of the creatures. There’s a whole back story created that would be really interesting to explore even in a game. I enjoyed this film and I’m happy with the lore it created. This is another Korean hit that just works.

September 27 2026

Sunrise Views

Morning coffee and some flight simulation is a lovely way to start the day. Using a fictional Keswick Airport also allows instant Lake District views. Check out this look while flying over Cockermouth.

The lighting in this is just gorgeous. And I’m running at around 30FPS. Now, 30FPS to gamers might seem poor performance but let me tell you that for a flight simulator in full widescreen massive mode it is pretty impressive. Yes, my electricity bill might be a lot but I do love how this looks.

Part of the same flight and a contrast in colours to the first screenshot but this one shows the reflections of the water and the low level cloud still over the Lake District.

September 21 2026September 20 2026

Bad Apples

The second part of this two-film weekend was an early afternoon trip to watch Bad Apples. I’d decided that Sunday would be a gym rest day after some shoulder pain Saturday. That mean there was time to fit in a film and then the NFL matches later on. I guess there’s some other things that need doing as well but I can’t remember what they are, except for messing around in Minecraft rebuilding my world – which I deleted! I genuinely can’t remember what the tide was doing as I drove to the cinema, I wasn’t looking, I think I was more amazed that I had followed the car in front of me since my village and I didn’t want them to noticed / feel strange. I rated this film on IMDb as a 6/10 stars, there’s a communication in the past that covers the rules for the rating system. I liked this film but I wouldn’t watch it again.

This was a good film. It was very dark. It was even relatable to me. It covers my profession. It shows aspects of that which hit a little close to home. It’s the sort of thing we’d all like to do, but realise that it’s immoral and we have to cope like everyone else. The film was fun, funny and probably not one I should rave about in the staff room tomorrow. I did like their leather sofas in the staffroom – I want those, I will say that we do have a pool table so that didn’t seem too unlikely in the film.

September 20 2026

Runner

It’s been a double film weekend! The first film was on Saturday and I don’t think I knew anything about this before I entered the theatre. The poster and booking images made it look like an action film. The tide was pretty high as I entered the cinema, only a few feet of mud viewable. I went to the cinema at Rochester. One day I might go to the one at Ashford, just for the shock value! I rated this film on IMDB, there’s a communication covering the rating system here, make sure you search for Runner and not The Runner both are films out this year – this particular film gained six stars from me.

I quite enjoyed this film. It was a stupid action movie with some characterisation. The pairing of Owen Wilson and Reacher made sense and worked well. You kinda end up thinking they are like that in real life. The story was pretty bullshit, but then it always is isn’t it? It was nice to see the scenery around Brisbane – I enjoyed that. I will warn you that the last fifteen minutes of the film seemed a bit of a gore fest with blood and injury everywhere. I guess that’s what you want from your macho actors. Oh, and for some reason I didn’t care for the little girl because of her angel story – that can get in the sea.

September 14 2026September 13 2026

Had To Screenshot

I was doing a thing in X-Plane when the beauty of it struck me. Look at the water, look at the reflections in the glass, and look at the countryside. Just beautiful.

The text boxes in the air just off the nose are other aircraft inputted to the simulator by an add-in I use. It makes flying around less lonely.

September 13 2026September 12 2026

A Rainy Day

Typical isn’t it? No rain in south east UK for absolutely ages and then the day you want to wander around outside looking at pretty aeroplanes the heavens open and makes everything wet. I took some work people on a trip to Biggin Hill to attend the Air Charter Expo – a trade event organised by a friend of mine. He gave us free tickets with the aim of getting people interested in aviation based careers. This event covers the charter side of aviation and this is the third time I’ve been. I previously attended in the guise of an RAFAC Officer and wearing that uniform definitely gives you some kudos around the hangar but this time I was a civilian.

Getting to sit in small private jets with values ranging from GBP5 million to GBP50 million was fun. Overall I think I had two favourite aircraft of the day. First was the lovely little Cirrus SF50, a small jet for the owner pilot to take the family out for taking the family out for the day. It was cute. My most favourite was the Cessna Grand Caravan EX. It just looked chunky, solid and had plenty of space inside. The official website shows it can be fitted with floats and so I have decided I love it.

As this was an event for selling things to people of high net-worth there was also a car parked outside with the aircraft. I didn’t really recognise it as my car knowledge is mostly over ten years old but when I got closer I could see it was a Koenigsegg. I think the rain makes it look better, like it’s sweating. Nice looking car.

September 12 2026

Doing A Pollock

I try and have a play in my flight sim a few times a week. It’s nice and calming, I get to see the countryside and it makes me happy. My initial plan for today’s flight was to take off from Biggin Hill and then head to the coast, go low level over the Channel and then land somewhere in France. However, after take off I thought I’d do some sight seeing over London. I turned west. I could then see Canary Wharf, the City and beyond, but there was a little target right in the middle. A small square on the screen. So, it just had to be done. I was flying the L29 and it’s a lovely little plane, not much fuel capacity but flies well. I pointed the nose at the square and off we went.

I’ve called this communication Doing A Pollock in honour of the actual RAF pilot who flew his Hunter through the bridge. I love how his unit was posted to Africa after his stunt!

September 7 2026September 6 2026

When Bots Attack

This site ponders along not really doing much and there’s about three people actually look at it. I don’t mind that. I’m not making any money from this and it serves more as a repository of films and bands I’ve seen than anything useful for anyone else. What I’m saying is that I expect no real traffic on this site so I was somewhat surprised a few days ago when I got a massive spike in viewership.

For some context the maximum views value is 5000. I shouldn’t be anywhere near that. Around this time I also got an email saying my website was under attack, mostly from the USA.

“we’re sending this notice to make you aware that there is a higher volume of the attacks than usual”

This website was hacked about ten years ago and it took me a while to fix it. I was actually impressed with how the attack worked but it was rather annoying. So, as I write this I will download another backup of this site!

September 6 2026

The Dog Stars

I took a trip to the cinema at Strood. I had booked my tickets earlier in the day not really sure if I was going to make it to the film as I had a shitty migraine. The plan was to pick up a delivery that had gone to a collection point and then head to the cinema IF I felt able to. In the early afternoon I was running at 75% no-go and I used the app to see if I could cancel my ticket but I think it was too late to do that. I didn’t want to get a “black mark” from the cinema so I decided I would go. I went to the parcel collection point, it was closed, and headed to the cinema. The tide was high-ish. It was more high than not. There was a little mudbank still showing, I wasn’t sure if the tide was rising or not.

I rated this film on IMDb after watching it. My migraine had not gone but it dissipated for a while and I was able to watch the film although I did spend time adjusting my sitting position, I couldn’t get comfy. To be honest it was a miserable day which has continued to today. Anyway, I gave this film 6/10. Please read this communication to understand the scoring system.

This film was a pretty standard post-apocalyptic movie. I think I’d rather watch 28 days later, it’s a better movie. The thing that possibly saved this particular film was the scenery – it was pretty amazing. Colorado looks such a pretty state. What I don’t understand is the title of the film. It doesn’t make sense. The dog doesn’t really star. There is a star named after the dog but not plural. There is an actual Dog Star but that wasn’t mentioned. There was one dog in the movie. I’m not sure. I will say the movie looked great. It was directed by Steven Spielberg and when you think about great directors putting out mediocre films you have to realise that they probably do the best they can with the script and money that they’ve got.