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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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Book Review – Avatar: The Last Airbender – The Lost Adventures
Unfortunately there are too many people to credit in this. Avatar: The Last Airbender – The Lost Adventures collects a number of short comics that take place... Read more
Posted on 10 November 2014 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, HISTORY, MOVIES -
Movie Review – August: Osage County (2013)
Director: John Wells Stars: Meryl Streep, Julia Roberts, Ewan McGregor, Dermot Mulroney, Chris Cooper, Abigail Breslin, Benedict Cumberbatch, Margo Martindale,... Read more
Posted on 09 November 2014 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, HISTORY, MOVIES -
Movie Review – Interstellar (2014)
Director: Christopher Nolan Stars: Matthew McConaughey, Anne Hathaway, Michael Caine, John Lithgow, Matt Damon, Wes Bentley, Jessica Chastain, Casey Affleck,... Read more
Posted on 08 November 2014 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, HISTORY, MOVIES -
Book Review – The Great Big Book of Horrible Things: The Definitive Chronicle...
I should have done another picture to show you how big this book is. It’s a hefty hardback that’s a little under 600 pages long, packed with loads of informatio... Read more
Posted on 07 November 2014 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, HISTORY, MOVIES -
Movie Review – Killer Joe (2011)
Director: William Friedkin Stars: Matthew McConaughey, Emile Hirsch, Juno Temple, Thomas Haden Church, Gina Gershon Chris (Hirsch) is in deep debt so he... Read more
Posted on 06 November 2014 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, HISTORY, MOVIES -
Movie Review – Shame (2011)
Director: Steve McQueen Stars: Michael Fassbender, Carey Mulligan, James Badge Dale Brandon (Fassbender) is a man who struggles with the inner turmoil of his... Read more
Posted on 05 November 2014 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, HISTORY, MOVIES -
Movie Review – Nightcrawler (2014)
Director: Dan Gilroy Stars: Jake Gyllenhaal, Rene Russo, Bill Paxton, Riz Ahmed Man, Nightcrawler was so rubbish I mean, I don’t mind taking liberties with comi... Read more
Posted on 04 November 2014 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, HISTORY, MOVIES -
Movie Review – The Cabin in the Woods (2012)
Director: Drew Goddard Stars: Chris Hemsworth, Kristen Connolly, Anna Hutchison, Fran Kranz, Jesse Williams, Richard Jenkins, Bradley Whitford, Brian White,... Read more
Posted on 03 November 2014 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, HISTORY, MOVIES -
Movie Review – Severance (2006)
Director: Christopher Smith Stars: Danny Dyer, Toby Stephens, Claudie Blakley, Andy Nyman, Babou Ceesay, Tim McInnerny, Laura Harris A team-building weekend in... Read more
Posted on 02 November 2014 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, HISTORY, MOVIES -
Movie Review – The Curse of Frankenstein (1957)
Director: Terence Fisher Stars: Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee, Hazel Court, Robert Urquhart, Valerie Gaunt Victor Frankenstein (Cushing) is a precocious... Read more
Posted on 01 November 2014 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, HISTORY, MOVIES -
Movie Review – Dracula (1958)
Director: Terence Fisher Stars: Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing, Michael Gough, Melissa Stribling, Carol Marsh, John Van Eyssen, Valerie Gaunt In this classic... Read more
Posted on 31 October 2014 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, HISTORY, MOVIES -
Movie Review – 4.3.2.1. (2010)
Directors: Noel Clarke Mark Davis Stars: Ophelia Lovibond, Emma Roberts, Tamsin Egerton, Shanika Warren-Markland. Adam Deacon, Linzey Cocker, Noel Clarke... Read more
Posted on 30 October 2014 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, HISTORY, MOVIES -
Movie Review – Step Up 2 The Streets (2008)
Director: Jon M. Chu Stars: Briana Evigan, Robert Hoffman, Adam G. Sevani, Cassie Ventura, Danielle Polanco, Black Thomas, Harry Shum Jr. Read more
Posted on 29 October 2014 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, HISTORY, MOVIES -
Book Review – Liza of Lambeth by W. Somerset Maugham
Liza is a chirpy young woman growing up in London. She has a suitor of her own age called Tom, but she doesn’t love him. She looks after her mother, who... Read more
Posted on 28 October 2014 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, HISTORY, MOVIES -
Movie Review – The Best Man Holiday (2013)
Director: Malcolm D. Lee Stars: Monica Calhoun, Morris Chestnut, Melissa De Sousa, Taye Diggs, Regina Hall, Terrence Howard, Sanaa Lathan, Nia Long, Harold... Read more
Posted on 27 October 2014 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, HISTORY, MOVIES -
Movie Review – Fury (2014)
Director: David Ayer Stars: Brad Pitt, Shia LaBoeuf, Jon Bernthal, Michael Pena, Logan Lerman Fury tells the story of the American tanks during WWII. Read more
Posted on 26 October 2014 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, HISTORY, MOVIES -
Movie Review – Bad Day at Black Rock (1955)
Director: John Sturges Stars: Spencer Tracy, Ernest Borgnine, Lee Marvin, Robert Ryan, Anne Francis, Dean Jagger, Walter Brennan, John Ericson John J. Read more
Posted on 25 October 2014 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, HISTORY, MOVIES -
Movie Review – The Way (2010)
Director: Emilio Estevez Stars: Martin Sheen, Emilio Estevez, Deborah Kara Unger, James Nesbitt, Yorik van Wageningen Tom (Sheen) is golfing one day when he get... Read more
Posted on 24 October 2014 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, HISTORY, MOVIES -
5 Movie Monsters
Originally posted on Dave's Corner of the Universe: Recently I wrote a post about five modern monsters. Weather you believe they are real or from the realm of... Read more
Posted on 23 October 2014 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, HISTORY, MOVIES -
Book Review – Full Dark, No Stars by Stephen King
Full Dark, No Stars contains four stories. 1922 is about a man who is finally confessing to the murder of his wife. Big Driver follows a woman who tries to exac... Read more
Posted on 23 October 2014 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, HISTORY, MOVIES