Film Review / Hacksaw Ridge (2016)
Probably one of my favourite films of all time now, Hacksaw Ridge charts the story of Desmond Doss, a WWII combat medic who refused to...
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Book Review / TITAN (The Titan Trilogy #1) (2022)
After a devastating war the world is now under the control of a “democratic” global government known as the World Unity and Peace...
Film Review / The Lost Boys (1987)
"How far you willing to go Michael?" I would say there are so few films that really stick with you from the 80s, but that would be a lie....
Book Review / The String Rider (2021)
I read this book last year with the intent of getting the review out then for book of the month (no longer running currently), so many...
Film Review / Young Guns II (Blaze of Glory) (1990)
Once upon a time in the West an old man claiming to be William H. Bonney, a.k.a. Billy the Kid, sought to hire a lawyer to get a pardon...
Audiobook Review / Medieval Woman: Village Life in the Middle Ages
It's hard to really comprehend what life was like before central heating, boilers, regular baths and cars, but this book is probably the...
Film Review / The Decoy Bride (2011)
I mean, David Tennant's in it, so why wouldn't I watch it? The Decoy Bride's the kind of film you find just scrolling through your...
TV Review / Scorpion (2014)
For a show whose intro professes to have a "team of geniuses" it sure present a tone deaf "parp" when blowing its own trumpet. Genus is...
Audiobook Review / Pride and Prejudice
An utterly absorbing audio version of Jane Austen's arguably most popular and timeless tale, brilliantly narrated by the excellent...
Audiobook Review / Not in Your Lifetime: The Assassination of JFK
Not in Your Lifetime: The Assassination of JFK should not be missed by anyone even with a passing interest in the events of 22nd Nov 1963.
Film Review / Moon (2009)
Finally people have found a better way to provide energy to the world by mining the moon for helium-3, helping to end the energy crisis....
Film Review / Primal Fear (1996)
Primal Fear may well be remembered primarily for Edward Norton's outstanding debut performance. It is a film I've seen a good amount of...
Book Review / Curiosity Perfectly Satisfyed': Faraday's Travels in Europe 1813-1815
All the biographies in all the world will never be able to replace the words from the horse's mouth. Blessed we are to be able to...
Audiobook Review / War for the Planet of the Apes: Revelations - The Official Movie Prequel
Yar. One of the rare DNFs on my shelves, and one of the main reasons I don't like listening to novels on audio. The whole atmosphere can...
Book Review / Animal Farm
George Orwell's 'little squib'. I can't remember how long ago I read this for the first time, and the film version gets flung about a bit...
Book Review / Discovering Epitaphs
I picked this book up at Highgate Cemetery in London, which fitted in nicely with the curiosity many share regarding gravestones and...
Book Review / A Clergyman's Daughter
George Orwell never fails to entertain or offer insight, which means The Clergyman’s Daughter is no exception. Though described by Orwell...
Book Review / The Italian Matchmaker
This is the third book by Santa Montefiore I’ve read, and she has so far failed to disappoint. Her books tend to have a glorious weaving...
Audible Original Review / West Cork
On the morning of Christmas Eve 1994 a woman’s body was found in a hedge in a remote part of West Cork. She was identified as Sophie...
Film Review / Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
Thomas Edward “Ned” Lawrence was an extraordinarily complex man, as I discovered after listening to Legion: Thirteen Ways of Looking at...
Audiobook Review / Legion: Thirteen Ways of Looking at Lawrence of Arabia
“Lots of people go about saying they alone understand me. They do not see how little they see, each of them separately. My name is...
Film Review / Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021)
Considering the box office I don't think I even need to brief the plot, I'm pretty sure most of the film-going public has seen this....
Film Review / The Conspirator (2010)
I surprised myself by finding a James McAvoy film I unintentionally haven’t seen, and was even more surprised to find it actually being...
Book Review / Choosing Life: My Father’s Journey in Film from Hollywood to Hiroshima
People have always been connected to their ancestors in one way or another. But most records, gravestones, or pictures will never be able...