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• Movie Review – The Motivation (2013)

  Director: Adam Bhala Lough Stars: Various personalities from the world of street skating. The Motivation is a documentary that takes a look at the Street... Read more

  Posted on 23 November 2015 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, HISTORY, MOVIES

• Movie Review – The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2

  Director: Francis Lawrence Stars: Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Donald Sutherland, Julianne Moore, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Woody Harrelson... Read more

  Posted on 22 November 2015 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, HISTORY, MOVIES

• Book Review – Pig’s Foot by Carlos Acosta

  

  Pig’s Foot takes us on a journey through the history of Cuba through the eyes of a man who is the last in line of his family. Continuing my globe-trotting... Read more

  Posted on 21 November 2015 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, HISTORY, MOVIES

• Book Review – Between the Assassinations by Aravind Adiga

  (No picture this time because I forgot to take one before I went back to the library). Between the Assassinations is set in a fictional Indian town of Kittur,... Read more

  Posted on 20 November 2015 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, HISTORY, MOVIES

• Book Review – The Alexander Cipher by Will Adams

  

  Alexander is an enigmatic figure and his tomb has seemingly been lost to the ancient world. But Daniel Knox gets swept up in a race for the greatest treasure... Read more

  Posted on 19 November 2015 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, HISTORY, MOVIES

• Book Review – Three Brothers by Peter Ackroyd

  

  Harry, Daniel, and Sam are three brothers who each take very different paths through life. And yet, they seem inextricably linked by an ethereal thread, and by... Read more

  Posted on 18 November 2015 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, HISTORY, MOVIES

• Book Review – The Fever by Megan Abbott

  

  The Nashes are a tight family who have formed a strong bond after the mother deserted them. Tom is a teacher, Eli is a hockey player and popular with the... Read more

  Posted on 17 November 2015 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, HISTORY, MOVIES

• Movie Review – Grace Unplugged (2013)

  Director: Brad J. Silverman Stars: AJ Michalka, James Denton, Kevin Pollak, Michael Welch, Shawnee Smith, Jamie Grace 18 year old Grace (Michalka) is the... Read more

  Posted on 16 November 2015 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, HISTORY, MOVIES

• Book Review – Eight White Nights by André Aciman

  

  The nights are getting longer. Winter is setting in. Time to curl up with a cosy romance that takes place between Christmas Eve and New Year. A man meets a... Read more

  Posted on 15 November 2015 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, HISTORY, MOVIES

• Movie Review – If I Had Wings (2013)

  Director: Allan Harmon Stars: Richard Harmon, Jaren Brandt Bartlett, Craig Bierko, Jill Hennessy, Lorne Cardinal, Genevieve Buechner, Jessica Harmon, Dylan... Read more

  Posted on 14 November 2015 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, HISTORY, MOVIES

• Movie Review – Hunter Prey (2010)

  Director: Sandy Collora Stars: Clark Bartram, Damion Poitier, Sandy Collora, Isaac C. Singleton Jr., Erin Grey, Simon Cotton When the Prometheus crashes on a... Read more

  Posted on 13 November 2015 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, HISTORY, MOVIES

• Book Review – Triumff: Her Majesty’s Hero by Dan Abnett

  

  Set in an alternate present-day, Rupert Triumff stumbles upon a plot that threatens the Queen (still Elizabeth, not our Elizabeth). Read more

  Posted on 12 November 2015 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, HISTORY, MOVIES

• Movie Review – Lilting (2014)

  Director: Hong Khaou Stars: Pei-Pei Cheng, Ben Whishaw, Andrew Leung, Peter Bowles, Naomi Christie Two strangers from different cultures are brought together... Read more

  Posted on 11 November 2015 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, HISTORY, MOVIES

• Movie Review – Ask Me Anything (2014)

  Director: Allison Burnett Stars: Britt Robertson, Molly Hagan, Andy Buckley, Robert Patrick, Justin Long, Christian Slater, Martin Sheen, Max Carver, Max Hoffma... Read more

  Posted on 10 November 2015 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, HISTORY, MOVIES

• Book Review – White Horse by Alex Adams

  

  The world is gone but Zoe is still standing, pregnant and on a mission to find Nick, the man she loves. White Horse is told in two forms. Read more

  Posted on 09 November 2015 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, HISTORY, MOVIES

• Movie Review – Circle (2015)

  Directors: Aaron Hann, Mario Miscione Stars: Julie Benz, Mercy Malik, Sara Sanderson, Carter Jenkins, Michael Nardelli, Molly Jackson, Zachary James Rukavina,... Read more

  Posted on 08 November 2015 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, HISTORY, MOVIES

• Movie Review – What We Do In The Shadows (2014)

  Directors: Jemaine Clement, Taika Waititi Stars: Jemaine Clement, Taika Waititi, Jonny Brugh, Cori Gonzalez-Macuer, Stu Rutherford, Ben Fransham What We Do In... Read more

  Posted on 07 November 2015 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, HISTORY, MOVIES

• Movie Review – Ginger Snaps (2000)

  Director: John Fawcett Stars: Katharine Isabelle, Emily Perkins, Kris Lemche Ginger (Isabelle) and Brigitte (Perkins) are sisters who share a strong bond,... Read more

  Posted on 06 November 2015 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, HISTORY, MOVIES

• Movie Review – The Angriest Man in Brooklyn (2014)

  Director: Phil Alden Robinson Stars: Robin Williams, Mila Kunis, Peter Dinklage, Melissa Leo, Hamish Linklater Henry Altmann (Williams) is given 90 minutes to... Read more

  Posted on 05 November 2015 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, HISTORY, MOVIES

• Movie Review – The Babadook (2014)

  Director: Jennifer Kent Stars: Essie Davis, Noah Wiseman, Hayley McElhinney, Daniel Henshall Amelia (Davis) lost her husband in a car crash while on her way to... Read more

  Posted on 04 November 2015 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, HISTORY, MOVIES