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Read more about the article Comics I Bought 15 April 2010

Comics I Bought 15 April 2010

  • Post author:David Norman
  • Post published:11 July 2010
  • Post category:comic book reviews

Time for some more rambling thoughts on comic books I purchased several months ago for reasons that seem to elude me at this precise moment in time. I think it's the heat ... Fables #94 I'm definitely repeating myself when it comes to Fables: Bill Willingham writes a good story…

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Read more about the article Comics I Bought 8 April 2010

Comics I Bought 8 April 2010

  • Post author:David Norman
  • Post published:10 July 2010
  • Post category:comic book reviews

Week 2 of April comics, and we have five to talk about, so let's get to it. Batman and Robin #11 Dick Grayson being attacked by a Robin being controlled by his mother through his spine, 99 Fiends attacking in a graveyard, mysteries under Wayne Manor, and Sexton doesn't seem…

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Read more about the article Comics I Bought 1 April 2010

Comics I Bought 1 April 2010

  • Post author:David Norman
  • Post published:9 July 2010
  • Post category:comic book reviews

Back in time, although not as far back as the film reviews from my student days of the past week: comic books I purchased back in April of this year, as I provide my limited thoughts on them in a strange quest to document my consumption of entertainment and try…

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Read more about the article Book: Thanks For Nothing By Jack Dee

Book: Thanks For Nothing By Jack Dee

  • Post author:David Norman
  • Post published:8 July 2010
  • Post category:books

I first saw Jack Dee live in the small bar at the top of the Union Building of the University of Bristol over 20 years ago, with a small handful of other people. The few of us who were there enjoyed his wonderfully deadpan style, so it was no surprise…

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Read more about the article Retro Film Reviews: Primary Colours

Retro Film Reviews: Primary Colours

  • Post author:David Norman
  • Post published:7 July 2010
  • Post category:film reviews

[The final trip down memory lane, because this is the last film review I did for the student newspaper. This was published on 24 June 1998 – another gap of several months between this and the previous review. I wish I could remember why I was so infrequently used –…

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Read more about the article Retro Film Review: Good Will Hunting

Retro Film Review: Good Will Hunting

  • Post author:David Norman
  • Post published:6 July 2010
  • Post category:film reviews

[Another film review written for my student newspaper, this time from 6 March 1998. A quick note to explain the first sentence: Felix was and presumably still is the student paper of Imperial College, one of the top universities in the UK, and known originally for the more technical sciences…

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Read more about the article Retro Film Review: Face/Off

Retro Film Review: Face/Off

  • Post author:David Norman
  • Post published:5 July 2010
  • Post category:film reviews

[Another of my film reviews for my student newspaper, this time from 7 November 1997. I remember that I begged the film editor to review this film when it came out, because I was a big fan of John Woo's Hong Kong films. It was apparently tough to get a…

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Read more about the article Retro Film Review: Fools Rush In

Retro Film Review: Fools Rush In

  • Post author:David Norman
  • Post published:4 July 2010
  • Post category:film reviews

[Continuing my posting of film reviews I wrote for my student newspaper, this one from 31 October 1997. I was happy to be reviewing this – I like romantic comedies, and I think Salma Hayek is rather sexy (shh, don't tell my girlfriend) – and the review got prime position…

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Read more about the article Retro Film Review: Ma Vie En Rose

Retro Film Review: Ma Vie En Rose

  • Post author:David Norman
  • Post published:3 July 2010
  • Post category:film reviews

[This the second of my film reviews during my time of writing reviews for my student newspaper, this one from 24 October 1997. I was given a word limit for this review, because I think that the film reviews editor knew that he didn't want to give too much space…

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Read more about the article Retro Film Review: Hard Eight

Retro Film Review: Hard Eight

  • Post author:David Norman
  • Post published:2 July 2010
  • Post category:film reviews

[As I mentioned before, I did film reviews for my student newspaper a long time ago. I turned up to volunteer my services and the film editor luckily said I could have a go. I was happy just to be seeing films for free before they came out in the…

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