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• Book Review – Rivers of London by Ben Aaronovitch

  

  Rivers of London is about Peter Grant, a constable in London, who stumbles upon a magical underworld and is thrust into a grim plot which results in mad crimes... Read more

  Posted on 03 November 2015 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, HISTORY, MOVIES

• Book Review – F*O*B*B*I*T by David Abrams

  

  This is a book about the absurdity of war, focusing on the men who sit behind the lines in the office. Yeah, I was hoping I would like F*O*B*B*I*T because I... Read more

  Posted on 29 October 2015 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, HISTORY, MOVIES

• Movie Review – John Dies at the End (2012)

  Director: Don Coscarelli Stars: Chase Williamson, Rob Mayes, Paul Giamatti, Clancy Brown, Doug Jones, Glynn Turman, Fabianne Therese There’s a drug on the marke... Read more

  Posted on 28 October 2015 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, HISTORY, MOVIES

• Movie Review – Spectre (2015)

  Director: Sam Mendes Stars: Daniel Craig, Christoph Waltz, Lea Seydoux, Ralph Fiennes, Naomie Harris, Ben Whishaw, Dave Bautista, Andrew Scott, Monica Bellucci... Read more

  Posted on 27 October 2015 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, HISTORY, MOVIES

• Movie Review – Don’t Stop Believin’ : Everyman’s Journey (2012)

  Director: Ramona S. Diaz Don’t Stop Believin’: Everyman’s Journey is about Arnel Pineda, who was plucked from obscurity to be the frontman for the legendary ban... Read more

  Posted on 26 October 2015 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, HISTORY, MOVIES

• Movie Review – The Lunchbox (2013)

  Director: Ritesh Batra Stars: Irrfan Khan, Nimrat Kaur, Nawazuddin Siddiqui A mix-up in Mumbai’s lunchbox delivery system mean’s that one woman’s lunch is not... Read more

  Posted on 25 October 2015 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, HISTORY, MOVIES

• Movie Review – Crimson Peak (2015)

  Director: Guillermo Del Toro Stars: Mia Wasikowska, Tom Hiddleston, Jessica Chastain, Charlie Hunnam, Jim Beaver Edith Cushing (Wasikowska) runs from a family... Read more

  Posted on 24 October 2015 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, HISTORY, MOVIES

• Movie Review – Pan (2015)

  

  Director: Joe Wright Stars: Levi Miller, Hugh Jackman, Garrett Hedlund, Noomi Rapace, Adeel Akhtar, Nonso Anozie, Amanda Seyfried, Kathy Burke, Lewis... Read more

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

• Book Review – Dare Me by Megan Abbott

  

  Addy and Beth are on a cheerleading squad and very close friends. Then a new coach comes to their school and she and Beth are instantly at loggerheads. Read more

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

• Movie Review – Beasts of No Nation (2015)

  Director: Cary Joji Fukunaga Stars: Idris Elba, Abraham Attah Beasts of No Nation follows the journey of a child soldier, who ends up joining a rebel army... Read more

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

• Book Review – Best Served Cold by Joe Abercrombie

  

  Monza Murcatto is a deadly soldier with many kills to her name. But when her employer gets wind of a plot to overthrow him, he enlists the aid of six men to kil... Read more

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

• Movie Review – Sicario (2015)

  Director: Denis Villeneuve Stars: Emily Blunt, Josh Brolin, Benicio Del Toro, Daniel Kaluuya After making a horrific discovery, idealistic FBI agent Kate (Blunt... Read more

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

• Movie Review – The Walk (2015)

  Director: Robert Zemeckis Stars: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Ben Kingsley, Charlotte Le Bon, Clément Sibony, César Domboy, Steve Valentine, James Badge Dale, Ben... Read more

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

• Board in the City’s TV Debut!

  This week I’ve been busy trying to promote Board in the City’s Kickstarter. We have under 20 days left now so please if you haven’t already go and check out... Read more

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

• Movie Review – The Package (1989)

  Director: Andrew Davis Stars: Gene Hackman, Tommy Lee Jones, Joanna Cassidy, John Heard Johnny Gallagher (Hackman) is escorting a prisoner (Jones) when he... Read more

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

• Book Review – The Secret Lives of Somerset Maugham by Selina Hastings

  

  The Secret Lives of Somerset Maugham goes into detail about a man who was once the world’s most celebrated writer. Giving insight to his novels, short stories,... Read more

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

• Life as a Freelance Writer – The Struggle of Maintaining Momentum

  Usually on this blog I just keep to movie and book reviews with the occasional board game thing throw in, but recently posting has been erratic and I just wante... Read more

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

• Movie Review – Dumbstruck (2010)

  Director: Mark Goffman Dumbstruck is a documentary that follows five ventriloquists who all have different levels of fame. Terry Fator is the most famous one,... Read more

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

• Latest Library Haul!

  

  Yes it’s time for another look at the books I’ll be reading over the following few weeks, and why I chose what I did. I’m continuing my system of going through... Read more

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

• Movie Review – The Martian (2015)

  Director: Ridley Scott Stars: Matt Damon, Jessica Chastain, Sebastian Stan, Kate Mara, Donald Glover, Jeff Daniels, Sean Bean, Kristen Wiig, Michael Pena,... Read more

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