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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 – Triple 9 (2016)
Director: John Hillcoat Stars: Chiwetel Ejiofor, Anthony Mackie, Kate Winslet, Aaron Paul, Casey Affleck, Woody Harrelson, Norman Reedus, Clifton Collins Jr. Read more
Posted on 09 February 2016 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, HISTORY, MOVIES -
Movie Review – Dirty Grandpa (2016)
Director: Dan Mazer Stars: Zac Efron, Robert De Niro, Zoey Deutch, Aubrey Plaza, Jason Mantzoukas, Dermot Mulroney, Julianne Hough After his grandmother died,... Read more
Posted on 08 February 2016 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, HISTORY, MOVIES -
Movie Review – Zoolander 2 (2016)
Director: Ben Stiller Stars: Ben Stiller, Owen Wilson, Will Ferrell, Penelope Cruz, Kristen Wiig, many celebrity cameos After a catastrophic acciden, Derek... Read more
Posted on 07 February 2016 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, HISTORY, MOVIES -
Movie Review – The Finest Hours (2016)
Director: Craig Gillespie Stars: Chris Pine, Casey Affleck, Holliday Grainger, Ben Foster, Eric Bana, Kyle Gallner, Ben Ortiz, John Magaro, Graham McTavish,... Read more
Posted on 04 February 2016 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, HISTORY, MOVIES -
Movie Review – The Big Short (2016)
Director: Adam McKay Stars: Christian Bale, Steve Carell, Ryan Gosling, Brad Pitt, Rafe Spall, Hamish Linklater, Jeremy Strong, Marisa Tomei, John Magaro, Finn... Read more
Posted on 31 January 2016 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, HISTORY, MOVIES -
Movie Review – Room (2016)
Director: Lenny Abrahamson Stars: Brie Larson, Jacob Tremblay, Sean Bridgers, Joan Allen, William H. Macy, Tom McCamus Room is about the relationship between a... Read more
Posted on 30 January 2016 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, HISTORY, MOVIES -
Movie Review – Goosebumps (2016)
Director: Rob Letterman Stars: Jack Black, Dylan Minnette, Odeya Rush, Ryan Lee, Amy Ryan, Jillian Bell After moving to the middle of nowhere, Madison, Delaware... Read more
Posted on 29 January 2016 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, HISTORY, MOVIES -
Movie Review – Trophy Kids (2013)
Director: Chris Bell Trophy Kids is a documentary that takes a look at a few parents who drive their kids hard to be a success in various sports. Read more
Posted on 29 January 2016 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, HISTORY, MOVIES -
Board Game Review – Legendary: Marvel Secret Wars Vol 1 & 2
I finally got my hands on volume 2 of Secret Wars last week and I’ve played through with all the new content so here’s my review of both the latest sets! Read more
Posted on 28 January 2016 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, HISTORY, MOVIES -
Movie Review – The Hateful Eight (2016)
Director: Quentin Tarantino Stars: Samuel L. Jackson, Kurt Russell, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Tim Roth, Michael Madsen, Walter Goggins, Bruce Dern, James Parks,... Read more
Posted on 23 January 2016 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, HISTORY, MOVIES -
Movie Review – The Danish Girl (2016)
Director: Tom Hooper Stars: Eddie Redmayne Alice Vikander, Matthias Schoenaerts, Amber Heard, Ben Whishaw, Sebastian Koch It’s 1926 in Denmark. Read more
Posted on 22 January 2016 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, HISTORY, MOVIES -
Movie Review – The Revenant (2016)
Director: Alejandro G. Inarritu Stars: Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Hardy, Domhnall Gleeson, Will Poulter A man’s epic story of survival. Read more
Posted on 21 January 2016 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, HISTORY, MOVIES -
Brief Board Game Reviews 3
It’s under 50 days until Board in the City CIC opens a cafe in Southampton, so we’re working hard to play a lot of games so that we know what to have in our... Read more
Posted on 16 January 2016 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, HISTORY, MOVIES -
Book Review – Batman: The Man Who Laughs by Ed Brubaker Et Al
I had a fancy dress party for my birthday last weekend and my flatmate went as The Joker, which got me in the moon to read this. Read more
Posted on 14 January 2016 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, HISTORY, MOVIES -
Book Review – The Autobiography of James T. Kirk by David A. Goodman
Take that Picard-lovers. In this fictional biography, the legendary Captain takes us on a galaxy-spanning journey that offers an intimate look into one of the... Read more
Posted on 11 January 2016 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, HISTORY, MOVIES -
Movie Review – Creed (2016)
Director: Ryan Coogler Stars: Michael B. Jordan, Sylvester Stallone, Tessa Thompson, Tony Bellew, Andre Ward, Phylicia Rashad After a troubled childhood, the so... Read more
Posted on 08 January 2016 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, HISTORY, MOVIES -
Book Review – The Essential Spider-Man Vol. 8
Yes everyone’s favourite wall-crawler is back for another collection that takes us up to issue #185. For the uninitiated the Essential line of comics reprints... Read more
Posted on 07 January 2016 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, HISTORY, MOVIES -
Book Review – Of Dice and Men by David M. Ewalt
This book is about me! Well, okay, not exactly. But I do play Dungeons Dragons so it is kind of. David M. Ewalt’s book is a biography of the world’s most... Read more
Posted on 04 January 2016 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, HISTORY, MOVIES -
Top Ten Anticipated Movies of 2016!
And a happy birthday to me! It’s a new year and after my look back at 2015 we have to look forward at the movies that are coming out this year. Read more
Posted on 01 January 2016 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, HISTORY, MOVIES -
Top Ten Movies of 2015!
Yesterday I published a list of my top five worst movies of the year, and today it’s time to celebrate the best ones. It’s actually been a great year for... Read more
Posted on 31 December 2015 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, HISTORY, MOVIES