Jonah, Groundhog Day? Yes, it’s a wonderful (and very clever) movie – but oddly melancholy, I always think. While on the topic of movies, there’s no need for you to go and see the (original) Japanese Ring, by the way. It’s good enough (I saw it earlier this week along with a dreary prequel called Ring O) and the idea behind it is truly spooky, but, contrary to what some people say, it’s no more frightening than the American remake. Best movie I’ve seen recently? 25th Hour. Brilliant and astonishing – and as bleak as anything that Swift could have dreamed up.