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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 Croods (2013)
Directors: Kirk De Micco, Chris Sanders Stars: Nicolas Cage, Emma Stone, Ryan Reynolds, Catherine Keener, Cloris Leachman, Clark Duke The Croods focuses on a... Read more
Posted on 13 June 2014 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, HISTORY, MOVIES -
Movie Review – Valhalla Rising (2009)
Director: Nicolas Winding Refn Stars: Mads Mikkelsen, Maarten Stevenson, a few other people. One Eye (Mikkelsen) is a mute warrior who has been held captive by ... Read more
Posted on 12 June 2014 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, HISTORY, MOVIES -
Movie Review – Admission (2013)
Director: Paul Weitz Stars: Tina Fey, Paul Rudd, Wallace Shawn, Nat Wolff, Michael Sheen, Lily Tomlin, Travaris Spears Admission deals with an admissions office... Read more
Posted on 11 June 2014 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, HISTORY, MOVIES -
Movie Review – The Long Gray Line (1955)
Director – John Ford Stars: Tyrone Power, Maureen O’Hara, Donald Crisp, Betsy Palmer, William Leslie, Patrick Wayne, Ward Bond, Robert Francis The Long Gray Lin... Read more
Posted on 09 June 2014 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, HISTORY, MOVIES -
Movie Review – Kickboxer (1989)
Directors: Mark DiSalle David Worth Stars: Jean-Claude Van Damme, Dennis Alexio, Dennis Chan, Haskell V. Anderson III, Rochelle Ashana, Michael Qissi Kurt... Read more
Posted on 08 June 2014 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, HISTORY, MOVIES -
Movie Review – Renaissance (2006)
Director: Christian Volckman Stars: Daniel Craig, Romola Garai, Ian Holm, Catherine McCormack, Jonathon Pryce, Kevork Malikyan The time is 2054. The place is... Read more
Posted on 07 June 2014 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, HISTORY, MOVIES -
Movie Review – 22 Jump Street (2014)
Directors: Phil Lord Christopher Miller Stars: Channing Tatum, Jonah Hill, Ice Cube, Peter Stormare, Wyatt Russell, Amber Stevens, Jillian Bell In this sequel... Read more
Posted on 06 June 2014 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, HISTORY, MOVIES -
Movie Review – Thinner (1996)
Director: Tom Holland Stars: Robert John Burke, Joe Mantegna, Lucinda Jenney, Michael Constantine, Kari Wuhner. Billy (Burke) is a lawyer who inadvertently... Read more
Posted on 06 June 2014 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, HISTORY, MOVIES -
Book Review – The Expanse 3: Abaddon’s Gate by James S.A. Corey
So far I’ve had mixed feelings about this series. I enjoyed Leviathan Wakes a lot but I was sorely disappointed with Caliban’s War. Now I come to Abaddon’s... Read more
Posted on 05 June 2014 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, HISTORY, MOVIES -
Movie Review – The Human Stain (2003)
Director: Robert Benton Stars: Anthony Hopkins, Nicole Kidman, Gary SInise, Ed Harris, Wentworth Miller, Clark Gregg, Jacinda Barrett, Harry Lennix, Anna Deaver... Read more
Posted on 05 June 2014 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, HISTORY, MOVIES -
Movie Review – He Got Game (1998)
Director: Spike Lee Stars: Denzel Washington, Ray Allen, Milla Jovovich, Rosario Dawson, Zelda Harris, Hill Harper Jesus Shuttlesworth (Allen) is the number... Read more
Posted on 04 June 2014 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, HISTORY, MOVIES -
Movie Review – Edge of Tomorrow (2014)
Director: Doug Liman Stars: Tom Cruise, Emily Blunt, Brendan Gleeson, Bill Paxton. After a meteorite crashes on Earth, humanity becomes embroiled in a war with... Read more
Posted on 02 June 2014 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, HISTORY, MOVIES -
Book Review – The Expanse Book 2: Caliban’s War by James S. A. Corey
Caliban’s War is the second book in The Expanse series, following on from Leviathan Wakes, so there will be spoilers for that book. Caliban’s War picks up the... Read more
Posted on 01 June 2014 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, HISTORY, MOVIES -
Movie Review – Maleficent (2014)
Director: Robert Stromberg Stars: Angelina Jolie, Elle Fanning, Sharlto Copley, Sam Riley In this retelling of the famous fairytale Sleeping Beauty, Angelina... Read more
Posted on 01 June 2014 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, HISTORY, MOVIES -
Movie Review – A Million Ways to Die in the West (2014)
Director: Seth MacFarlane Stars: Seth MacFarlane, Charlize Theron, Giovanni Ribisi, Neil Patrick Harris, Amanda Seyfried, Sarah Silverman and Liam Neeson A... Read more
Posted on 31 May 2014 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, HISTORY, MOVIES -
Movie Review – Berberian Sound Studio (2012)
Director: Peter Strickland Stars: Toby Jones, Cosimo Fusco, Antonio Mancino, Fatma Mohamed, some other people blah. Warning: This film contains disturbing... Read more
Posted on 30 May 2014 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, HISTORY, MOVIES -
Movie Review – Warlords of Atlantis (1978)
Director: Kevin Connor Stars: Doug McClure, Peter GIlmore, Shane Rimmer, Lea Brodie, Michael Gothard, Hal Galili, John Ratzenberger, Donald Bisset On an... Read more
Posted on 29 May 2014 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, HISTORY, MOVIES -
Movie Review – A Cock and Bull Story (2005)
Director: Michael Winterbottom Stars: Steve Coogan, Rob Brydon, Naomie Harris, Dylan Moran, Jeremy Northam, Kelly MacDonald, Gillian Anderson, James Fleet and... Read more
Posted on 27 May 2014 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, HISTORY, MOVIES -
Movie Review – X-Men Days of Future Past (2014)
Director: Bryan Singer Stars: Hugh Jackman, James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence, Nicholas Hoult, Peter DInklage, Ellen Page, Shawn Ashmore, Hall... Read more
Posted on 24 May 2014 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, HISTORY, MOVIES -
Board Game Review – Marvel Legendary: Paint the Town Red Expansion
Another ‘small box’ expansion for Legendary, Paint the Town Red, as you can see, is very much Spider-Man focused. It comes with five new heroes, two masterminds... Read more
Posted on 21 May 2014 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, HISTORY, MOVIES