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Man of Yesterday
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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 Dinosaur Project (2012)
Director: Sid Bennett Stars: Richard Dillane, Peter Brooke, Matt Kane, Natasha Loring, Stephen Jennings, Andre Weideman, Abena Ayiva After receiving reports of ... Read more
Posted on 18 December 2014 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, HISTORY, MOVIES -
Movie Review – Cheap Thrills (2013)
Director: E.L. Katz Stars: Ethan Embry, Pat Healy, Sara Paxton, David Koechner Craig (Healy) is a struggling writer who has just lost his job and is threatened... Read more
Posted on 16 December 2014 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, HISTORY, MOVIES -
Movie Review – Her (2013)
Director: Spike Jonze Stars: Joaquin Phoenix, Scarlett Johansson, Amy Adams, Chris Pratt, Rooney Mara, Matt Letscher Theodore (Phoenix) is a writer who is... Read more
Posted on 15 December 2014 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, HISTORY, MOVIES -
Book Review – The Slow Regard of Silent Things by Patrick Rothfuss
This year my very good friend introduced me to The Kingkiller Chronicles and I found them to be absolutely fantastic. I soon joined the frustrated group of... Read more
Posted on 14 December 2014 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, HISTORY, MOVIES -
Movie Reviews – The Hobbit Trilogy (2012-2014)
Director: Peter Jackson Stars: Martin Freeman, Ian McKellen, Richard Armitage, Ken Stott, James Nesbitt, Aiden Turner, Benedict Cumberbatch, Hugo Weaving, Andy... Read more
Posted on 13 December 2014 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, HISTORY, MOVIES -
Book Review – The Walking Dead Compendium 1 by Robert Kirkman, Tony Moore &...
This mammoth tome collects the first 48 issues of The Walking Dead, split up into 8 chapters (which can also be purchased as individual options, I think... Read more
Posted on 12 December 2014 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, HISTORY, MOVIES -
Movie Review – In Security (2013)
Directors: Adam Even Beamer Stars: Ethan Embry, Michael Gladis, Clea DuVall, Cary Elwes, Gabriel Morales Also known as Armed Response, In Security is about a... Read more
Posted on 11 December 2014 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, HISTORY, MOVIES -
Movie Review – The Big Circus (1959)
Director: Joseph M. Newman Stars: Victor Mature, Red Buttons, Rhonda Fleming, Kathryn Grant, Vincent Price, Peter Lorre, Gilbert Roland, David Nelson, Adele Mar... Read more
Posted on 10 December 2014 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, HISTORY, MOVIES -
Movie Review – The Right Stuff (1983)
Director: Philip Kaufman Stars: Ed Harris, Sam Shepherd, Dennis Quaid, Scott Glen, Lance Henriksen, Fred Ward, Barbara Hershey, Veronica Cartwright, Pamela Reed... Read more
Posted on 09 December 2014 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, HISTORY, MOVIES -
Book Review – Y: The Last Man Book 1 by Brian K. Vaughan & Pia Guerra
Y: The Last Man is set in a world where every man dies, every man that is except Yorick who, along with his pet monkey, is the last man alive. Read more
Posted on 08 December 2014 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, HISTORY, MOVIES -
Movie Review – The Thing From Another World (1951)
Director: Christian Nyby Stars: Margaret Sheridan, Kenneth Tobey, Robert Cornthwaite, Douglas Spencer, James Young, Dewey Martin, Eduard Franz, James Arness A... Read more
Posted on 07 December 2014 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, HISTORY, MOVIES -
Movie Review – Tuck Everlasting (2002)
Director: Jay Russell Stars: Alexis Bledel, William Hurt, Ben Kingsley, Sissy Spacek, Jonathan Jackson, Scott Bairstow, Amy Irving, Victor Garber Winnie (Bledel... Read more
Posted on 06 December 2014 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, HISTORY, MOVIES -
Movie Review – Lawless (2012)
Director: John Hillcoat Stars: Tom Hardy, Shia LaBeouf, Jason Clarke, Gary Oldman, Jessica Chastain, Guy Pearce, Mia Wasikowska, Dane DeHaan Based on a true... Read more
Posted on 05 December 2014 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, HISTORY, MOVIES -
Movie Review – The Painted Veil (2006)
Director: John Curran Stars: Edward Norton, Naomi Watts, Liev Schreiber, Toby Jones, Diana Rigg Walter (Norton) is an intelligent but rather dull man who studie... Read more
Posted on 04 December 2014 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, HISTORY, MOVIES -
Movie Review – Almost Christmas (2013)
Director: Phil Morrison Stars: Paul Giamatti, Paul Rudd It’s Almost Christmas and Dennis (Giamatti) is out on parole. He looks for work and ends up selling... Read more
Posted on 03 December 2014 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, HISTORY, MOVIES -
Game Review – The Walking Dead Season 2
Both seasons of the game were on sale on Steam recently so I downloaded them at the same time and I’m glad I did because season 2 of Telltale’s The Walking... Read more
Posted on 02 December 2014 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, HISTORY, MOVIES -
Movie Review – Paddington (2014)
Director: Paul King Stars: Hugh Bonneville, Peter Capaldi, Nicole Kidman, Ben Whishaw, Sally Hawkins, Samuel Joslin, Madeline Harris, Julie Walters, Michael... Read more
Posted on 01 December 2014 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, HISTORY, MOVIES -
Movie Review – Horrible Bosses 2 (2014)
Director: Sean Anders Stars: Jason Bateman, Jason Sudeikis, Charlie Day, Jennifer Aniston, Chris Pine, Christoph Waltz, Jamie Foxx, Kevin Spacey Following on... Read more
Posted on 30 November 2014 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, HISTORY, MOVIES -
Movie Review – The Monk (2011)
Director: Dominik Moll Stars: Vincent Cassel, Deborah Francois, Josephine Joy In the 17th Century, a famed monk (Cassel) is tempted by Satan. The Monk is a... Read more
Posted on 29 November 2014 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, HISTORY, MOVIES -
Movie Review – Until Death (2007)
Director: Simon Fellows Stars: Jean-Claude Van Damme, Selina Giles, Mark Dymond, William Ash, Stephen Rea Anthony Stowe (Van Damme) is a crooked cop with a... Read more
Posted on 28 November 2014 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, HISTORY, MOVIES