Reviews archive
The learned monster
Written on 18 Dec, 2023
I listened at night, headphones on and lights off. The aural landscape pulling me into Victor Frankenstein’s world deeper than any screen version could.
See the galaxy from your living room
Written on 22 May, 2023
What makes something recognisably ‘Star Wars’? In the early 80s there were many attempts to copy the Star Wars formula but none could successfully capture what made tales from a galaxy far, far away so enticing.
Hello everybody peeps
Written on 16 Oct, 2022
Thor: Love and Thunder has its moments. Not amongst them is the channeling of Stavros by Russell Crowe for his Zeus performance.
Middle Earth
Written on 7 Aug, 2022
I like Terry Pratchett, so why have I taken 10+ years to get through three books of The Long Earth series?
A story of two battles
Written on 14 May, 2020
Watching films in bitesize chunks (which is often the case with things the rest of the family don’t want to watch) has one benefit: Sometimes I’m watching a bit I really like just when I’m in the mood for it.