Jun
2010 22
2010 22
Solomon Kane
Robert E. Howard has gone down in history as the creator of Conan The Barbarian, one of the most enduring creations in all of fantasy literature. Not a bad legacy, but far from his only accomplishment. Through the pages of Weird Tales and other pulp magazines of the 1930s, he offered a whole bunch of ...
Jun
2010 2
2010 2
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo Film Review
The Millenium Trilogy is a series of best- selling crime novels, written by Swedish journalist Stieg Larsson, shortly before his death in 2004. The three books (translated in English as The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, The Girl Who Played with Fire and The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets’ Nest) were hugely successful in Sweden, ...
May
2010 12
2010 12
The Crazies (Film Review)
In the opening credits of The Crazies, we catch fleeting images of fire and devastation, before flashing back 48 hours earlier, to an ordinary farming community. It all looks normal enough, but the voice of Johnny Cash singing “We ‘ll Meet Again” over images of small- town Americana tells you everything you need. These people ...
Apr
2010 16
2010 16
Shutter Island Film Review
Once in a while it’s almost impossible to ‘get’ a film while watching it for the first time. The reasons for this vary: It could be the plot, the direction, the editing or it could simply be the viewer’s fault*. In any case, while watching Shutter Island the other day, I experienced such a profound ...
Apr
2010 5
2010 5
Spartacus: Blood and Sand TV Review
Ancient Rome isn’t a typical era as a subject for TV drama. It’s difficult to do right, as you either need a big budget, or great actors to create something worthwhile (two qualities that television is often short of). Which is why Spartacus creators, Sam Raimi, Steven S. DeKnight and Robert Tapert deserve respect. Like ...
Mar
2010 16
2010 16
EDGE OF DARKNESS (film review. sort of…)
“It was the time of the preacher in the year of 01 Now the lesson is over and the killin’ s begun” (Willie Nelson) So, Mel Gibson is back, apparently. His latest star vehicle is a film adaptation of Edge Of Darkness, one of the most successful BBC TV series of all time. But does ...
Mar
2010 9
2010 9
LEGION (film review)
One good thing about Crows ‘n’ Bones is that these days we have access to a variety of new film releases. The reason for this? Well… a) We get invited to glamorous film premieres around the world. Or: b) Illegal downloading. Guess which option describes us. In any case, this is an improvement from the days when ...
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