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• Film Review: Bad Lieutenant

  

  Summary: Bad Lieutenant is a good thriller, depicting a man who has sunk very deeply into corruption, to the detriment of his duty as an enforcer of the... Read more

  Posted on 28 May 2013 ENTERTAINMENT

• Film Review: The Thing

  

  Summary: The Thing is a quite good horror film but certainly not a great one More DetailsAbout The Thing (2011)Paleontologist Kate Lloyd (Mary Elizabeth... Read more

  Posted on 27 May 2013 ENTERTAINMENT

• Film Review: Rounders

  

  Summary: Rounders is a great tale of the dangers of gambling and card games. More DetailsAbout Rounders (1998)Mike McDermott (Matt Damon) is a law student who... Read more

  Posted on 27 May 2013 ENTERTAINMENT

• Tweedlers’ Jukebox Song of the Week: 96 Tears

  

  The Stranglers – 96 Tears Our song of the week comes from The Stranglers with their version of 96 Tears. The song was originally recorded in the sixties by... Read more

  Posted on 26 May 2013 ENTERTAINMENT

• Film Review: True Colors

  

  Summary: True Colors is a very good drama of friendship and betrayal, a testament to how power is the be all and end all for some people and how easy it is for... Read more

  Posted on 26 May 2013 ENTERTAINMENT

• Book Review: Holy Sh*t: A Brief History of Swearing – Melissa Mohr

  

  Summary: If you love language, culture or history, this is an excellent read with some real surprises in store. More DetailsAbout Holy Sh*t: A Brief History of... Read more

  Posted on 25 May 2013 ENTERTAINMENT

• Guest Post: Linda M James

  

  Have you ever read a story and given up half way through because you’re really not interested? The characters seem one-dimensional and do things that you don’t... Read more

  Posted on 25 May 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT

• Film Review: Quiz Show

  

  Summary: Quiz Show is a well-acted and carefully paced drama with a somewhat unsatisfying ending. More DetailsAbout Quiz Show (1994)Academy Award(R)-winner... Read more

  Posted on 25 May 2013 ENTERTAINMENT

• Film Review: Piranhaconda

  

  Summary: Piranhaconda can sit shoulder to shoulder with the likes of Mega Piranha and Mega Python vs Gatoroid in the pantheon of truly awful films. More... Read more

  Posted on 24 May 2013 ENTERTAINMENT

• Book Review: Dinner with Churchill: Policy-Making at the Dinner Table – Cita...

  

  Summary: A great read if you have any interest in Churchill and/or this period of 20th century history. More DetailsAbout Dinner with Churchill (2011) A... Read more

  Posted on 23 May 2013 ENTERTAINMENT

• Film Review: Soldier of Orange

  

  Summary: Soldier of Orange is a terrific war film and a very interesting insight into the decisions that faced Dutch men and women during the occupation of thei... Read more

  Posted on 23 May 2013 ENTERTAINMENT

• Film Review: The Woman in the Fifth

  

  Summary: The Woman in the Fifth begins well and makes for a fascinating mystery but it loses itself in the final third. More DetailsAbout The Woman in the Fift... Read more

  Posted on 23 May 2013 ENTERTAINMENT

• Film Review: The Agent

  

  Review of: The Agent (2008)Film: Lesley ManningReviewed by: David M. BrownRating:3On May 22, 2013Last modified:May 22, 2013Summary:Until the final ten minutes... Read more

  Posted on 22 May 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Book Review: Reaping the Harvest

  

  Review: Reaping the Harvest You have to feel sorry for poor Rhychard Bartlett, the main protagonist in Robbie Cox’s novel, Reaping the Harvest. Read more

  Posted on 21 May 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Film Review: The Men Who Stare at Goats

  

  Review: The Men Who Stare at Goats Grant Heslov’s comedy war film follows the story of Bob Wilton (Ewan McGregor) whose marriage falls apart at the outset so... Read more

  Posted on 21 May 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Book Review: Rabid: A Cultural History of the World’s Most Diabolical Virus

  

  Review: Rabid: A Cultural History of the World’s Most Diabolical Virus My usual ratio of reading has been one non-fiction title for every ten fiction titles, bu... Read more

  Posted on 21 May 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Film Review: Johnny Got His Gun

  

  Review: Johnny Got His Gun  Dalton Trumbo’s war film tells the tragic story of Joe (Timothy Bottoms) who is nearly killed fighting in the First World War. Read more

  Posted on 20 May 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Film Review: Fragments

  

  Review: Fragments  Gun crime is a worldwide crisis and I recall a time when the use of guns in the UK was unthinkable but now drive by shootings are not... Read more

  Posted on 20 May 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Tweedlers’ Jukebox Song of the Week – Who’s That Girl?

  Eurythmics – Who’s That Girl? (1983) The Eurythmics are one of the first acts that come to mind when I recall the music of the eighties. Read more

  Posted on 19 May 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Film Review: Wasting Away

  

  Review: Wasting Away  Matthew Kohnen’s Wasting Away is the latest zombie comedy I have come across and given that previously I’ve enjoyed Shaun of the Dead and... Read more

  Posted on 19 May 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE