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Man of Yesterday
http://manofyesterday.wordpress.com/
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 Intern (2015)
Director: Nancy Meyers Stars: Robert De Niro, Anne Hathaway, Anders Holm, Rene Russo, Adam Devine, JoJo Kushner, Andrew Rannells, Zack Pearlman, Christina... Read more
Posted on 08 October 2015 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, HISTORY, MOVIES -
Movie Review – Everest (2015)
Director: Baltasar Kormákar Stars: Jason Clarke, Josh Brolin, Jake Gyllenhaal, Keira Knightley, John Hawkes, Thomas M. Wright, Martin Henderson, Ang Puhla... Read more
Posted on 07 October 2015 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, HISTORY, MOVIES -
Board in the City Kickstarter is LIVE!
Hello! I’ve posted about this a little while ago but I’m involved in setting up a board game cafe here in Southampton, UK. We’ve been doing a lot of events and... Read more
Posted on 06 October 2015 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, HISTORY, MOVIES -
Movie Review – Hotel Transylvania 2 (2015)
Director: Genndy Tartakovsky Stars: Adam Sandler, Andy Samberg, Selena Gomez, Kevin James, Steve Buscemi, David Spade, Megan Mullally, Fran Drescher, Nick... Read more
Posted on 06 October 2015 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, HISTORY, MOVIES -
Book Review – Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes
Charlie Gordon has an IQ of 68 and is thirty-three years old. He lives a simple life, sweeping the floor at a bakery and attending classes at a school for the... Read more
Posted on 05 October 2015 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, HISTORY, MOVIES -
Movie Review – Not Easily Broken (2009)
Director: Bill Duke Stars: Morris Chestnut, Taraji P. Henson, Maeve Quinlan, Kevin Hart, Jenifer Lewis At one point a happily married couple, Dave and Clarice... Read more
Posted on 01 October 2015 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, HISTORY, MOVIES -
Movie Review – Loving Annabelle (2006)
Director: Katherine Brooks Stars: Erin Kelly, Diane Gaidry, Laura Breckenridge, Michelle Horn, Ilene Graff Loving Annabelle is the story of an illicit affair... Read more
Posted on 30 September 2015 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, HISTORY, MOVIES -
Book Review – Downfall by Jeff Abbott
Sam Capra is a retired CIA agent who only wants to run bars and spend time with his son, Daniel. But one evening a young woman runs into his bar screaming for... Read more
Posted on 29 September 2015 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, HISTORY, MOVIES -
Book Review – The End of Everything by Megan Abbott
Lizzie and Evie are two thirteen year old girls who are inseparable, until Evie goes missing, and Lizzie realizes that their friendship wasn’t quite what she... Read more
Posted on 28 September 2015 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, HISTORY, MOVIES -
Movie Review – The Invisible Woman (2013)
Director: Ralph Fiennes Stars: Ralph Fiennes, Felicity Jones, Kristin Scott Thomas A film about Charles Dickens and the mistress he had until his death. I’ve... Read more
Posted on 27 September 2015 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, HISTORY, MOVIES -
Movie Review – The Boy in the Striped Pajamas (2008)
Director: Mark Herman Stars: Asa Butterfield, David Thewlis, Jack Scanlon, Vera Farmiga, Amber Beattie, Cara Horgan, Rupert Friend World War II as seen through... Read more
Posted on 26 September 2015 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, HISTORY, MOVIES -
Movie Review – What Maisie Knew (2012)
Directors: Scott McGehee David Siegel Stars: Onata Aprile, Julianne Moore, Steve Coogan, Alexander Skarsgard, Joanna Vanderham Told from the point of view of ... Read more
Posted on 26 September 2015 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, HISTORY, MOVIES -
Movie Review – Blackfish (2013)
Director: Gabriela Cowperthwaite This documentary follows the controversial captivity of whales, focusing on some tragic events that happened at Sea World.... Read more
Posted on 25 September 2015 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, HISTORY, MOVIES -
Movie Review – Get Real (1998)
Director: Simon Shore Stars: Ben Silverstone, Brad Gorton, Charlotte Brittain, Stacy Hart, Kate McEnery, Patrick Nielsen, Tim Harris, James D. Read more
Posted on 24 September 2015 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, HISTORY, MOVIES -
Movie Review – Sex, Lies, and Videotape (1989)
Director: Steven Soderbergh Stars: Andie MacDowell, James Spader, Laura San Giacomo, Peter Gallagher A sexually repressed woman’s husband is having an affair... Read more
Posted on 23 September 2015 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, HISTORY, MOVIES -
Movie Review – The Crucible (1996)
Director: Nicholas Hytner Stars: Winona Ryder, Daniel Day-Lewis, Paul Scofield, Joan Allen, Bruce Davison, Rob Campbell, Jeffrey Jones Based on a play by... Read more
Posted on 22 September 2015 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, HISTORY, MOVIES -
Book Review – The First and Last Freedom by J. Krishnamurti
In this book, one of the world’s greatest thinkers examines our search for truth and whether it will actually set us free or not. Read more
Posted on 21 September 2015 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, HISTORY, MOVIES -
Movie Review – The Last Airbender (2010)
Director: M. Knight Shyamalan Stars: Noah Ringer, Dev Patel, Nicola Peltz, Jackson Rathbone, Shaun Toub, Aasif Mandvi, Cliff Curtis, Seychelle Gabriel Based on... Read more
Posted on 18 September 2015 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, HISTORY, MOVIES -
Movie Review – Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials (2015)
Director: Wes Ball Stars: Dylan O’Brien, Ki Hong Lee, Kaya Scodelario, Thomas Brodie-Sangster, Dexter Darden, Alexander Flores, Jacob Lofland, Rosa Salazar,... Read more
Posted on 17 September 2015 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, HISTORY, MOVIES -
Movie Review – The Visit (2015)
Director: M. Knight Shyamalan Stars: Olivia DeJonge, Ed Oxenbould, Deanna Dunagan, Peter McRobbie, Kathryn Hahn Two children are sent to their grandparents’... Read more
Posted on 16 September 2015 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, HISTORY, MOVIES