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Many a Prophetic Word Spoken in Jest
Plot:Michael Berg (Ralph Fiennes) is a dethatched man. Divorced but the father of a daughter he doesn't see enough of, he reflects upon his past. At 15 years old (David Kross) he was struck down by...
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A Review of "Marvellous"
Plot: “Marvellous” is based on the true story of Neil Baldwin. Baldwin was diagnosed with “learning difficulties” at school, but didn’t allow the label to discourage him from achieving as much in life...
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After Magna Carta "Sealed not Signed"
So, my busy schedule puts me at a loss once again to produce anything particularly meaningful on yet another very important historic day. 800 years ago this week, on 19th June, King John and 25...
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Widening the View - Children and Entertainment Today
I cast my mind back to 2010 and my then three year old daughter has woken me up. It’s too early and I need my sleep. In desperation to grab a bit more dozing time she is given a mobile phone with...
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Middle Class Marketing and Bubbles of Archiac Amusement
There are few terms that scream middleclass marketing in the 21st century like “Organic” and “Fairtrade”. The marketing technique is simple. Target people who can afford to pay more for a product and...
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A Pro Rational Tour De Force
Four hundred years ago the world made a major step forward in its attitude towards information, learning and thinking. We call this period The Enlightenment. It would see the emergence of the...
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A CGI Rant
English: I made this image with computer-generated imagery. 2 views of a man with an M2A1-7 United States Army flamethrower. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)There is definitely a lot to be said about the way...
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Plausible Sequel or Too Far Out to Sea - Broadchurch 2
Plot: Detective InspectorAlex Hardy (David Tennant) and his former partner ex-Detective Sergeant Ellie Miller (Oliva Coleman), now a uniformed Police Constable working traffic, are brought together...
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The modern horror movie is in a pretty sorry state if this is what the kids are raving on about today. I didn’t read much into the hype. All I knew was that it wasn’t yet another “found film” or a...
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Mary Shelley's Counter-Enlightenment
For those who are unaware of one of the most famous stories in Gothic literature, I would like to introduce you to “the story of Frankenstein… I think it will thrill you. It may shock you. It might...
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Arrive, Park and Hand in Your Keys
“You keep using that term. I do not think it means what you think it means… then again” - (Paraphrased from) “The Princess Bride”The term “meet and greet”, when associated with airports, is widely...
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Bride of Frankenstein - "to gods and monsters!"
With Boris Karloff in Bride of Frankenstein (1935) (Photo credit: Wikipedia)In honour of the 80th anniversay of "The Bride of Frankenstein" I have unearthed this short review I submitted a fair few...
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Of Ravens and Wolves - Tribute to Joan Aiken
The Wolves of Willoughby Chase (film) (Photo credit: Wikipedia)Today I was reminded by a very nice doodle on Google that is the 91st birthday of the great children's novelist, Joan Aiken. Aiken was one...
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Saving the Soul of a Movie Franchise
The Batsuit of The Dark Knight, worn by Christian Bale. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)Forgive my pedantry here, but there are feature film Remakes, feature film Re-Adaptations of non-feature film material...
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Art and Artist?
I read the below article, "Our Woody Allen Problem" a few days ago in "Psychology Today". It is interesting that others have pondered the cognitive dissonance we seem to face when we don't agree with...
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“Gums 2” or “Why a Jaws Remake will Probably Suck!”
Jaws (franchise) (Photo credit: Wikipedia)Following on from my article regarding reboots, my attention was recently drawn to the threat that a remake of “Jaws” was in the works. Forgive me for being...
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A Fresh Cut - A Review of "Byzantium"
Eleanor Webb (Saoirse Ronan) and her mother, Clara (Gemma Arterton), are vampires. They have been this way for over 200 years. The pair regularly flees from the pursuit of The Brethren, an all-male...
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Striking from the Shadows of '50s Pulp Fiction - Review of Robert Bloch's...
Just off a junction on a busy highway there still exists Bates Motel. This struggling business is run by Norman Bates who endures an oppressive relationship from his unhinged mother who seems...
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Continuiry Bond - A Review of "Spectre"
With this, Eon Films’ fourth instalment of their James Bond reboot starring Daniel Craig, there was clearly a strong intention to both pay homage to the previous franchise and to reward those who have...
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Worst.Vampire. Hunters. Ever.
“The Strain”, it would appear, was a puzzling labour of love for director/writer Guillermo del Toro. In 2006 he put the idea for a vampire TV series to producers, but it wasn’t picked up. Not to be...
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The Great Organic Swindle
Making my way over to my hotel’s breakfast bar I was immediately struck by the many odd-shaped fruits that greeted me. Their roughness and complete lack of uniformity seemed at total odds with the...
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Night to Remember?
Plot:1930s West Virginia: A bogus preacher, Reverend Harry Powell (Robert Mitchum), who has been secretly murdering wealthy widows, finds himself in a cell with a robber, Ben Harper (Peter Graves),...
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EU English Civil War
I don't need to be told about how important the upcoming EU Referendum is to the UK. I am not in need of scaremongering on either side and I appreciate the irony in me moaning yet adding to an already...
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The Year the Music Died
Within the space of 10 minutes my morning radio channel was haunted by two cover songs: Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah” and John Lennon’s “Imagine”. Not before this I saw everyone go crazy on social...
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My Conflict with Conflict
So I saw one of these "Be a better writer..." ads pop up on my newsfeed recently. Maybe I was tired and my mental defences were low, but I read the first paragraph. The key thing, this short story...
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