Star Trek: Into Darkness (2013)
Star Trek: Into Darkness (2013) I must say, I do harbour a fondness for obsessives. You know what I mean: men and women who take their passion for a particular subject to extreme levels. As Cthulhu is my judge, how could I not relate to them, since I have my own grand obsessions? But Star Trek enthusiasts? Man, we are onto a whole different pinnacle there! It must take a really dedicated fan (atic) perseverance...
Hannibal: The Series Episodes 1-3
Hannibal: The Series Episodes 1-3 When I was a young fella the word ‘cannibal’ would generally be associated with the cartoon image of a big African native with a bone through his nose and a missionary in a bubbling cooking-pot. In the last twenty or so years, of course, it has been almost impossible to hear ‘cannibal’ without seeing a photo of Anthony Hopkins staring through the bars of his cage with a rather disconcerting...
Custom-Made Terrorists and Big Metal Patriots: Iron Man Three (2013)
Custom-Made Terrorists and Big Metal Patriots: Iron Man Three (2013) There are strange people out there who are hedging their bets by giving mixed signals on whether they enjoyed this latest Marvel super-hero outing. I don’t care, because here it is: the only thing not inspired, surprising and eye-popping about Iron Man Three is…well, that’s it. That title. Iron Man Three. Come on, you guys get paid a ginormous...
Sad Swan Song: Ash By James Herbert
Sad Swan Song: Ash By James Herbert I really, really wanted to like this final novel from the well-known British horror writer James Herbert. On the surface it looked like just my kind of thing: a haunted castle in Scotland and a book of a size that you could really get your teeth into. And as I say, it was the guy’s swan song since he died in March. But oh, what a disappointment is Ash. It is in fact not so much a horror novel...
“We’re All Going Insane Sooner Or Later”: Bernie (2012)
“We’re All Going Insane Sooner Or Later”: Bernie (2012) Finally reaching these shores after many months, Richard Linklater’s strange little character study Bernie reminds me that every country is in itself many countries. I mean, here is a movie set in Texas and yet I recognise so much of Ireland in it. How else would you explain those truly weird people in North Tipperary voting in and siding with a known crook and chancer like TD...
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