It’s a home-town kidnapping in this episode, when award-winning beer writer David Jesudason whisks me down the road to the Point cinema in Milton Keynes.

Exploring the shiny mirrored red framed pyramid, a huge landmark of 80s entertainment and a multiplex pioneer. David grew up in nearby Dunstable, and so here he pits the wonders of the sleepy glider-town against the bright new city of MK, where the Point helped hollow out his town’s high street, but also was a massive attraction to young David. Discover a world of blockbusters, arcade games and the mysterious Le Club.

David’s minor monster mirrors the 8-bit delights of the Point: the Atari 2600, an early games console from 1977 more famed for its failed ET game than for its functional simplcity.

So let’s go Back to the Future in the DeLorean* in the latest episode of Monstrosities Mon Amour.

*Austin Maxi

David Jesudason is the author of the award winning Desi Pubs, and is twice Michael Jackson Beer Writer of the Year (2023 and 2025). Journalist and Substacker: davidjesudason.substack.com

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