The Reluctant Fundamentalist by Mohsin Hamid
At a market in Lahore our narrator, Changez, meets an unidentified American and offer to assist him in finding the best tea …
John Wick dir. by Chad Stahelski, David Leitch
John Wick’s wife has just died. But its okay, she’s left him the gift of a puppy so that he’ll still have …
Birdman dir. by Alejandro G. Iñárritu
Riggan (Michael Keaton) is the star of a series of superhero films, the Birdman of the title, but he wants to be …
Foxcatcher dir. by Bennett Miller
Mark Schultz (Channing Tatum) won gold at the 1984 Olympics. As did his older brother David (Mark Ruffalo). Now they are in …
Strange Days dir. by Kathryn Bigelow
Part of my 2015 Sci-Fi Experience. Made in the mid-nineties this is a film set in the final few days of 1999. …
Symbiont by Mira Grant
Parasitology #2 Part of my Sci Fi Experience 2015 In Parasite we met Sal Mitchell, or Sally as she doesn’t like to …
Cracked not broken by Kevin Hines
When he was nineteen years old Kevin Hines jumped from the Golden Gate bridge in San Francisco to what he thought would …
Riders of the purple sage by Zane Grey
Jane Withersteen is a single woman who wields power despite her Mormon faith. She should be married, have given up control of …
The Winter Long by Seanan McGuire
An October Daye novel: #8 October Daye has come a long way since Simon Torquill transformed her into a fish. She’s uncovered …
The Drop [based on the short story] by Dennis Lehane dir. by Michaël R. Roskam
Bob Saginowski (Tom Hardy) works in a bar in Brooklyn. The pub used to belong to his cousin Marv (James Gandolfini), where …
Hannah’s Gift by Thomas Eidson
Tucker Gibbons, lawman, is in pursuit of some criminals. He has been tracking them for months, ever since they raped and murdered …
Hawkeye : my life as a weapon by Matt Fraction
The first five issues of the Hawkeye series together with issue #6 of Young Avengers. This is the story of what Hawkeye …