‘A friend should always underestimate your virtues and an enemy overestimate your faults.’ Mario Puzo “I came here today because I heard Don Corleone is an honorable man”. Ah, yes, The Godfather. One of the greatest Hollywood films ever created, with a superstar cast including Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, James Caan, Robert Duvall, Richard Castellano,Continue reading “Book Review #10: The Godfather”
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Film Review #7: The Irishman
Epic in terms of its scope, length and time period covered, The Irishman is one of Martin Scorsese’s finest films and an elegiac summation of his six decade career in filmmaking. An adaption of Charles Brandt’s true crime novel I Heard You Paint Houses, The Irishman tells the story and life of truck driver turnedContinue reading “Film Review #7: The Irishman”
Martin Scorsese Films in 250 words or less
Ahead of the release of Martin Scorsese’s new film this month, Killers of the Flower Moon, I take a brief look at some of his most (and least) well known films… Taxi Driver (1976) One of Scorsese’s earliest works, Taxi Driver brilliantly captures the depression, loneliness and dark world of its protagonist, Travis Beckle (RobertContinue reading “Martin Scorsese Films in 250 words or less”
Book Review #9: With a Mind to Kill
The criminals and conspiractors he had been fighting all his life were becoming superannuated as time moved on, and another decade, youger and brasher than any that had gone before, imposed itself. With a Mind to Kill, written by British crime author Anthony Horowitz, is the latest James Bond novel published by Jonathan Cape andContinue reading “Book Review #9: With a Mind to Kill”
Denzel Washington Movies
Ease is a greater threat to progress than hardship. Denzel Washington American actor and filmmaker Denzel Washington has been on our screens for over four decades. This month, I take a look and review some of his hit films… The Equalizer (2014) Director: Antoine Fuqua A hugely enjoyable and entertaining action film, even if theContinue reading “Denzel Washington Movies”
Book Review #5: The Man with the Golden Gun
Mister, there’s something quite extra about the smell of death. Care to try it? The Man with the Golden Gun is the twelfth and final James Bond novel by Ian Fleming, and was originally published posthumously in 1965. Missing and presumed dead after his last mission in Japan, Bond returns to Britain, brainwashed by theContinue reading “Book Review #5: The Man with the Golden Gun”
Book Review #4: You Only Live Twice
You only live twice: Once when you are born And once when you look death in the face. after BashÅ, Japanese poet, 1643-94 You Only Live Twice is the eleventh James Bond novel by Ian Fleming, and was originally published in 1964. It is the third and final book in the Blofeld / SPECTRE trilogy,Continue reading “Book Review #4: You Only Live Twice”
Book Review #2: On Her Majesty’s Secret Service
“Bond’s right hand flashed out and the face of the Rolex disintegrated against the man’s jaw.” On Her Majesty’s Secret Service is the tenth James Bond novel by Ian Fleming, and was originally published in 1963. It is the second book in the Blofeld/ SPECTRE trilogy, which began with Thunderball and concludes with You OnlyContinue reading “Book Review #2: On Her Majesty’s Secret Service”
Album Review #1: Crowded House – Dreamers Are Waiting
20 June 2021 Just some brief thoughts on one of my favourite albums so far this year. Yes Crowded House are BACK after an 11 year absence since their last album Intriguer in 2010, with both a new lineup and album. The house has been renovated. The band’s new lineup now includes original members NeilContinue reading “Album Review #1: Crowded House – Dreamers Are Waiting”
Film Review #2: The Godfather Coda: The Death of Michael Corleone
Reviewed 3 March 2021 It is no secret that The Godfather Part III is often maligned when compared to the previous two Godfather films, by both critics and fans alike. Released in 1990, its mixed reviews focused in particular on the convoluted and uneven plot; the acting from Sofia Coppola; and its disappointing resolution toContinue reading “Film Review #2: The Godfather Coda: The Death of Michael Corleone”
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