18 May 2012
Call no: US author
Genre: sff
Setting: Faerie, USA - San Francisco
7 Stars
2 Comments
An October Daye novel #3 Read for the Once Upon a Time VI challenge October Daye, she’d much prefer you call her Toby, is a changeling, living in San Francisco. And if you’ve read that first sentence there you’ll see … Continue reading
14 April 2012
Cast: Amy Acker, Anna Hutchison, Bradley Whitford, Chris Hemsworth, Fran Kranz, Jesse Williams, Kristen Connolly, Richard Jenkins
Script: Drew Goddard, Joss Whedon
Genre: horror, sff
Setting: the woods
8 Stars
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This is a film that it is best you go see knowing nothing about it. Simply trust in Joss and all will be well, I’m sure you’ll agree. If, however you do not have faith you may want a little … Continue reading
7 April 2012
Call no: 800
Genre: detective & mystery, sff
Setting: California, contemporary
9 Stars
5 Comments
An October Daye novel #2 Read for the Once Upon a Time VI challenge October Daye is a changeling. Her mother is Amandine of the Daoine Sidhe, and her father was a mortal man. She works as a private investigator … Continue reading
23 December 2010
Cast: Scoot McNairy, Whitney Able
Script: Gareth Edwards
Genre: drama, sff
Setting: Mexico
7 Comments
Six years ago NASA launched a probe to investigate the possibility of life in outer space, but upon re-entry the probe broke up. The samples ended up landing on earth. Now every year sees the creatures migratory paths taking them … Continue reading
12 October 2010
Cast: Adrien Brody, Brendan Gleeson, Bryce Dallas Howard, Joaquin Phoenix, Sigourney Weaver, William Hurt
Script: M. Night Shyamalan
Genre: drama
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For this year’s RIP challenge Carl has suggested that as well as reading horror-ific books we might also watch some suitable films and to get the ball rolling on my RIP films I decided to rewatch M. Night Shymalan’s The Village.
I quite enjoyed it the first time around. I don’t seem to recall having been all that surprised by any of the so-called twists or reveals, but it was an enjoyable film.
2 November 2007
Cast: Baltasar Kormákur, Erica Gimpel, Helen Mirren, Julie Christie, Robert John Burke, Sarah Polley
Script: Hal Hatley
Genre: drama, sff
Setting: Iceland
8 Stars
2 Comments
So there I was, flicking around this afternoon when I came across No Such Thing. My wonderful browse feature told me it was the story of a young female reporter who tried to find out what happened her missing fiancée … Continue reading
8 April 2006
Cast: Adrien Brody, Brendan Gleeson, Bryce Dallas Howard, Joaquin Phoenix, Sigourney Weaver, William Hurt
Script: M. Night Shyamalan
Genre: drama
6 Comments
Its been two years since this came out in the cinema, and I’m finally getting to see it. Given that I’ve liked most of what Shyamalan has done, and given that Joaquin Phoenix is a star I’m a little surprised that it has taken me this long. I really enjoyed The Sixth Sense, and loved Unbreakable, but I did hate Signs. Continue reading
10 December 2005
Cast: Dwight Johnson, Karl Urban
Script: Dave Callaham, Wesley Strick
Genre: Action, sff
Setting: Mars, space
2 Stars
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I wasn’t hoping for great things, and all my hopes were met. Not good at all. The basic plot is that some sort of problem sends a group of marines up to Mars to enforce a quarantine and find out … Continue reading
13 July 2005
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7 July 2003
Cast: Ingrid Bergman, Lana Turner, Spencer Tracy
Script: John Lee Mahin
Genre: horror
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Watched Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde over the weekend, the 1941 version, with Spencer Tracy & Ingrid Bergman. It was quite good, interesting point, if one is totally evil does one have a choice? But apart from that I was … Continue reading