This site started as a way for me to channel my anxieties into something creative in the early days of the pandemic, and as I said at the launch of 40×40, I’ve often struggled to find time to sit down and watch, make notes and write about films that, frankly, often have very limited appeal.

However, I thought giving myself a deadline and setting an actual challenge to really make an effort and clear some space from the Late Reviews shelf would be a great motivator, so 40×40 was born.