By the time I press publish, it will have been 152 days or 1326.5 2001: A Space Odysseys since I last set foot in a cinema. However, on day 153 I shall gallantly walk into Curzon Victoria and yell just as William Wallace did in the Best Picture winner. I will be back.

In that eternity, many things have happened. The border between Belgium and France was changed by a disgruntled farmer, the Suez Canal was blocked and the rest of the world realised what I’d preached for ages, Paddington 2 is the greatest film of all time (Here’s hoping CitizenRayne.blogspot.com, the Raynes Park based 6th best film blog in SW London don’t read this). Yet throughout this, one has yearned to be taken away into a whole new world, and that yearning has not wavered, so here we go:

Over the next week, I doth lower my guard and embrace you all returning to the cinema. Whether you are watching the brilliant Judas & The Black Messiah or Minari, or you decide to see Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway, because why not, I shall not judge you or frown upon your decisions. Whether you go alone, or are making out during Schindler’s List, as long as I’m not disturbed, I don’t really care. It’s just so great to be back.

Personally, on Monday, I will be watching the Greek film Apple. I know very little about it, other than it’s about someone with Amnesia. At some point soon, I’ll re-watch Minari & Sound of Metal as well. I might even consider Ammonite, but that depends how my weekend goes.

My big news is because it’s now been five months without the cinema, myself and Surbiton Rebel Wilson Fan Club will be calling a ceasefire. It’s been a bloody, bruising battle over the third spot on the official SW London film charts, however what unites us all is the love of film and regardless of our different tastes, we shall both be putting down our keyboards and instead watching films.

I look forward to returning to the cinema with you all.

Unless you eat popcorn. If that’s the case, then you can piss off.