18 September 2011
Call no: 800
Genre: graphic novel, horror, sff
10 Stars
13 Comments
Illustrated by Nate Taylor Read for this year’s RIP challenge. Check out the RIP review site. Everywhere I have seen this book mentioned there comes a warning; this is not a book for children. It looks like one, it is … Continue reading
Author: Patrick Ness ; Bk 3 in Chaos Walking trilogy.
The final book in a series can often be a tough one to read and enjoy. On the one hand you want it to end happily ever after for the characters. Especially is you are at all invested in them. But at the same time you also want it to be truthful. By which I mean you don’t want the author to duck the difficult decisions and have some quick get out of jail clause. And I’m happy to say that Ness manages it all, with some brilliant writing along the way. Continue reading
9 September 2008
Cast: Adam Scott, John C. Reilly, Kathryn Hahn, Mary Steenburgen, Richard Jenkins, Will Ferrell
Script: Adam Mckay, John C. Reilly, Ron Koslow, Trevor Munson, Will Ferrell
Genre: comedy
1 Comment
One day my father just said, “Goddamn it, you’re seventeen, stop being a fucking dinosaur and get a job!”
14 February 2007
Cast: Bill Bailey, Jim Broadbent, Nick Frost, Olivia Colman, Paddy Considine, Simon Pegg, Tim Barlow, Timothy Dalton
Script: Edgar Wright, Simon Pegg
Genre: comedy
9 Stars
9 Comments
Basically, if you didn’t like Shaun of the Dead you probably won’t like this film. Okay, so there are no zombies here, but the style of humour remains the same. Personally I loved it. Pegg plays the role of Nicholas … Continue reading
19 September 2006
Cast: Ciarán Hinds, James Purefoy, Kevin McKidd, Polly Walker, Ray Stevenson, Robert Pattinson
Script: Adrian Hodges, Alexandra Cunningham, Bruno Heller, David Frankel, John Milius, William J. MacDonald
Genre: Action, historical fiction
Setting: Ancient world, Rome
10 Stars
4 Comments
it has been four hundred years since the founding of the Republic, and in that time Rome has grown into a mighty power. But military might, and subjugated lands don’t mean everything is happy at home. While Gaius Julius Caesar … Continue reading