Nought forever by Malorie Blackman
A long time ago I read the first three books in the Noughts and Crosses series by Blackman, and really, really...
2 April 2019
Blood Father dir. by Jean-François Richet
An ex-convict (Mel Gibson) and his estranged daughter (Erin Moriarty) go on the run from her drug-dealing boyfriend (Diego Luna) and...
24 October 2016
Winter’s tale by Mark Helprin
Peter Lake was once in training to be a mechanic, but a tragedy meant that he was cast out of that...
18 December 2011
Tsotsi [based on book] by Athol Fugard dir. by Gavin Hood
This traces a few days in the life of the teenage gang leader Tsotsi. When we first meet him, he and...
2 April 2006
The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton
ISBN: 0006722253 I decided to reread this after hearing that the film has been recut and rereleased. The Outsiders is one...
10 October 2005
Vanity Fair [based on book] by William Makepiece Thackery dir. by Mira Nair
Oh dear, oh dear, oh dear. This is not a good film. To be honest it isn’t even worth discussing, apart...
19 July 2005
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