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Man of Yesterday
http://manofyesterday.wordpress.com/
This blog is written by the author Robert D. Spake, mostly used for movie, book and board game reviews. It also contains links to his books and interviews he has participated in.
LATEST ARTICLES ( 634 )
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Movie Review – The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (2006)
Director: Mamoru Hosoda Stars: Riisa Naka, Takuya Ishida, Mitsutaka Itakura, Ayami Kakiuchi Makoto (Naka) is a teenage girl who finds that she can leap through... Read more
Posted on 13 March 2015 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, HISTORY, MOVIES -
19 Things I Learned By Trying Out Romantic Comedy Movie Stuff In Real Life
Originally posted on Thought Catalog: No Strings Attached [DVD] . Everything I know about dating I learned from leading men in romantic comedies. Read more
Posted on 13 March 2015 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, HISTORY, MOVIES -
Book Review – Age of Ultron by Brian Michael Bendis
With the film of the same name to be released soon, I’m sure that Age of Ultron will receive a lot of attention. I’m also sure that a lot of people will refuse... Read more
Posted on 12 March 2015 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, HISTORY, MOVIES -
Book Review – Maus by Art Spiegelman
Maus is a Pulitzer Prize-winning graphic novel by Art Spiegelman. It’s mainly about his father’s experiences during World War II, but Spigelman also writes abou... Read more
Posted on 11 March 2015 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, HISTORY, MOVIES -
Moved Out!
Apologies for not having posted anything for a couple of days. I had intended to have at least one post every day for the whole year but that plan has been... Read more
Posted on 10 March 2015 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, HISTORY, MOVIES -
Movie Review – Focus (2015)
Directors: Glenn Ficcara John Requa Stars: Will Smith, Margot Robbie, Rodrigo Santoro Nicky (Smith) is an experienced conman who takes a newcomer, Jess... Read more
Posted on 05 March 2015 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, HISTORY, MOVIES -
Movie Review – Doubt (2008)
Director: John Patrick Shanley Stars: Meryl Streep, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Amy Adams, Viola Davis When a nun starts to suspect a priest of being a child... Read more
Posted on 04 March 2015 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, HISTORY, MOVIES -
Movie Review – Bad Neighbours (2014)
Director: Nicholas Stoller Stars: Seth Rogen, Zac Efron, Dave Franco, Rose Byrne When a frat house moves in next door, new parents Mac (Rogen) and Kelly... Read more
Posted on 03 March 2015 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, HISTORY, MOVIES -
Movie Review – Knights of Badassdom (2013)
Director: Joe Lynch Stars: Ryan Kwanten, Peter Dinklage, Summer Glau, Steve Zahn, Margarita Levieva, Jimmi Simpson, Danny Pudi After Joe (Kwanten) is dumped by... Read more
Posted on 02 March 2015 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, HISTORY, MOVIES -
Book Review: Love at First Type – A Chronicle of Addiction to Online Dating
ManOfYesterday:Review of my book Love at First Type! Originally posted on My Tiny Obsessions: “We’ve all searched for love at one time or another and a popular... Read more
Posted on 02 March 2015 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, HISTORY, MOVIES -
Book Review – Robert Mitchum: Baby, I Don’t Care by Lee Server
Baby I Don’t Care is a biography of the legendary Hollywood actor Robert Mitchum. He lived an interesting life. For a time in his youth he was a homeless drifte... Read more
Posted on 01 March 2015 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, HISTORY, MOVIES -
Movie Review – The Wind Rises (2013)
Director: Hayao Miyazaki Stars: Hideaki Anno, Hidetoshi Nishijima, Miori Takimoto, Jiro Horikoshi (Anno) was an airplane designer inspired by the famed Italian... Read more
Posted on 28 February 2015 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, HISTORY, MOVIES -
Movie Review – Mr. Peabody & Sherman (2014)
Director: Rob Minkoff Stars: Ty Burrell, Max Charles, Ariel Winter Mr. Peabody (Burrell) is a genius and all-round amazing dog, and he adopts Sherman (Charles). Read more
Posted on 27 February 2015 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, HISTORY, MOVIES -
D&D 5E Campaign Update – Enter the Owl Bear
Our initial hope for a regular biweekly routine was quickly abandoned so this was the first time we had played in about a month, due to various circumstances. Read more
Posted on 26 February 2015 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, HISTORY, MOVIES -
Movie Review – Hercules (2014)
Director: Brett Ratner Stars: Dwayne Johnson, Ian McShane, John Hurt, Joseph Fiennes, Rufus Sewell, Aksel Hennie, Ingrid Bolso Berdal, Tobias Santelmann, Reece... Read more
Posted on 25 February 2015 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, HISTORY, MOVIES -
Movie Review – Journey to Dinosaur Island (2014)
Director: Matt Drummond Stars: Darius Williams, Kate Rasmussen Lucas (Williams) is eager for adventure and soon finds himself stranded on a mysterious island... Read more
Posted on 24 February 2015 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, HISTORY, MOVIES -
Board Game First Impressions – Love Letter
First Impressions is where I’ve played a game but haven’t played it enough to give a full review, and also won’t have the opportunity to play it more any time... Read more
Posted on 23 February 2015 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, HISTORY, MOVIES -
Movie Review – Project Almanac (2015)
Director: Dean Israelite Stars: Jonny Weston, Sofia Black-D’Elia, Sam Lerner, Allen Evangelista, Virginia Gardner While searching around his father’s old things... Read more
Posted on 22 February 2015 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, HISTORY, MOVIES -
Movie Review – The Machine (2013)
Director: Caradog W. James Stars: Caity Lotz, Toby Stephens, Denis Lawson Vincent (Stephens) and Ava (Lotz) are two artificial intelligence engineers who work... Read more
Posted on 21 February 2015 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, HISTORY, MOVIES -
Upcoming Reviews
I’ve taken a little trip this week so no new blog from me today but I thought I’d give a little taste of what’s to come. This week I watched Project Almanac... Read more
Posted on 20 February 2015 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, HISTORY, MOVIES