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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 – Marilyn Monroe: The Biography by Donald Spoto
Marilyn Monroe is probably the most iconic woman ever. There has been much written about her and in the years since her death many conspiracy theories and rumor... Read more
Posted on 20 May 2014 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, HISTORY -
Movie Review – Monster Island (2004)
Director: Jack Perez Stars: Carmen Electra, Daniel Letterie, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, C. Ernst Harth, Adam West In Monster Island Carmen Electra is captured by ... Read more
Posted on 19 May 2014 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, HISTORY, MOVIES -
Movie Review – Timecode (2000)
Director: Mike Figgis Stars: Salma Hayek, Richard Edson, Leslie Mann, Xander Berkeley, Golden Brooks, Julian Sands, loads of other people. Read more
Posted on 18 May 2014 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, HISTORY, MOVIES -
Movie Review – Godzilla (2014)
Director: Gareth Edwards Stars: Bryan Cranston, Ken Watanabe, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Elizabeth Olsen, Juliette Binoche, Godzilla Godzilla, king of the monsters... Read more
Posted on 17 May 2014 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, HISTORY, MOVIES -
Movie Review – 20 Million Miles to Earth (1957)
Director: Nathan Juran Stars: William Hopper, Joan Taylor, Frank Puglia, John Zaremba, Thomas Browne Henry A monster movie, woo! Read more
Posted on 15 May 2014 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, HISTORY, MOVIES -
Movie Review – A Bronx Tale (1993)
Director: Robert De Niro Stars: Robert De Niro, Chazz Palminteri, Lillo Brancato This is the coming of age tale of ‘C’ (Brancato), who is pulled between the... Read more
Posted on 09 May 2014 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, HISTORY, MOVIES -
Movie Reviews – Bernie (2011)
Director: Richard Linklater Stars: Jack Black, Shirley MacLaine, Matthew McConaughey and a whole lot of townspeople Bernie is based on the true story of Bernie... Read more
Posted on 09 May 2014 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, HISTORY, MOVIES -
The Big White (2005)
Director: Mark Mylod Stars: Robin Williams, Giovanni Ribisi, Holly Hunter, Woody Harrelson Paul Barnell (Williams) cares for his wife, Margaret (Hunter) who... Read more
Posted on 09 May 2014 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, HISTORY, MOVIES -
Movie Review – Michael Clayton (2007)
Director: Tony Gilroy Stars; George Clooney, Tilda Swinton, Tom Wilkinson In this film George Clooney plays a guy called Michael Clayton who has an amorphous jo... Read more
Posted on 09 May 2014 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, HISTORY, MOVIES -
Movie Review – Despicable Me 2 (2013)
Directors: Pierre Coffin, Chris Renaud Stars: Steve Carell, Kristen Wiig, Benjamin Bratt, Miranda Cosgrove, Russell Brand, Elsie Fisher, Dana Gaier In this... Read more
Posted on 05 May 2014 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, HISTORY, MOVIES -
Book Review – Leviathan Wakes by James S.A. Corey
Leviathan Wakes is a space opera published by Orbit Books that follows the split narrative of Jim Holden, an idealistic captain, and Joe Miller, a detective... Read more
Posted on 02 May 2014 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, HISTORY, MOVIES -
Movie Review – Mysterious Skin (2004) (aka the Most Difficult Movie I’ve Ever Ha...
Director: Gregg Araki Stars: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Brady Corbet, Michelle Trachtenberg, Elisabeth Shue, Lisa Long,Chris Mulkey, Bill Sage, Jeff Licon, Mary... Read more
Posted on 01 May 2014 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, HISTORY, MOVIES -
Movie Review – Akeelah and the Bee (2006)
Director: Doug Atchison Stars: Keke Palmer, Angela Bassett, Laurence Fishburne, J. R. Villarreal, Sean Michael Afable, Curtis Armstrong Akeelah (Palmer) isn’t... Read more
Posted on 30 April 2014 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, HISTORY, MOVIES -
Movie Review – Two for the Money (2005)
Director: D. J. Caruso Stars: Al Pacino, Matthew McConaughey, Rene Russo, Jeremy Piven Two for the Money follows the story of Brandon (McConaughey), a football... Read more
Posted on 29 April 2014 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, HISTORY, MOVIES -
Book Review – Combat Camera: From Auntie Beeb to the Afghan Frontline by...
Ordinarily I shy away from hot-button issues and current events and prefer to think about things in fictional worlds, so this book isn’t something I would... Read more
Posted on 28 April 2014 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, HISTORY, MOVIES -
Movie Review – 15 Minutes (2001)
Director: John Herzfeld Stars: Robert De Niro, Ed Burns, Kelsey Grammar, Avery Brooks, Melina Kanakaredes, Vera Farmiga, Karel Roden, Oleg Taktarov 15 Minutes i... Read more
Posted on 28 April 2014 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, HISTORY, MOVIES -
Movie Review – Red Rock West (1993)
Director: John Dahl Stars: Nicolas Cage, J.T. Walsh, Lara Flynn Boyle and Dennis Hopper Michael (Cage) is a drifter desperately searching for a job. Read more
Posted on 27 April 2014 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, HISTORY, MOVIES -
Movie Review – The Other Woman (2014)
Director: Nick Cassavetes Stars: Cameron Diaz, Leslie Mann, Kate Upton, Nicky Minaj and Nikolaj Coster-Waldau Carly (Diaz) is a successful lawyer who almost... Read more
Posted on 27 April 2014 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, HISTORY, MOVIES -
Book Review – Fractured by Dani Atkins
In Fractured, Rachel is just about to go off to university and is wondering how the lives of her and her friends change. Then an accident happens and her life i... Read more
Posted on 26 April 2014 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, HISTORY, MOVIES -
Movie Review – Transcendence (2014)
Director: Wally Pfisken Stars: Johnny Depp, Rebecca Hall, Paul Bettany, Kate Mara, Cillian Murphy and Morgan Freeman After Dr. Will Caster (Depp) is attacked... Read more
Posted on 26 April 2014 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, HISTORY, MOVIES