To pause for a moment from looking backwards over the months of not blogging, I wanted to take a quick look forwards at things I’m anticipating (and will probably blog about in the future). Lego Harry Potter I love the Harry Potter books and films. I love the Lego video…
I have mentioned previously my adoration of Charlie Brooker in print (Screen Burn) and on TV (Screenwipe, basically Screen Burn on TV; Newswipe, a mocking and angry look at news; Gameswipe, an intro to video games but with humour), so I was very happy with You Have Been Watching, his…
Michael Mann has made some good films: Last of the Mohicans, Heat, The Insider, Collateral (I’m not sure about Ali); hell, I even liked Miami Vice. The prospect of Mann making a film based on the true story of John Dillinger, with Johnny Depp as Dillinger and Christian Bale as…
I like the work of Ed Brubaker. I enjoyed reading the X-Men books growing up. Brubaker has written some X-Men stories. Therefore, I decided to read them. That makes sense, doesn't it? Let's have a look (with thanks to the library for providing all the TPBs). Uncanny X-Men: Rise and…
I’m sure I loved the Adam West Batman TV series when it was repeated during my youth, with the colourful characters, the silliness, the catchphrases and action. However, I have to confess that I don’t have any love for it any more – I now think it’s silly and stupid…
In which I continue my thoughts on the weekly purchases made during my unintended blogging hiatus. Only two comics for this entry, so it should be quick. Ex Machina #44 In which we learn about origins of The Great Machine. Sort of. In the 2004 part of the story, Bradbury…
This was the book that nearly made me overcome my reticence to blog – wanting to share my thoughts on this novel and how much I enjoyed it almost roused me from my blogging slumber. Almost. Still, better late than never. I can’t recall the last time I bought a…
As mentioned previously, I'll be talking about the films I saw in the cinema while I was not blogging. I saw roughly a film a week, even before I stopped blogging. I used to call these 'reviews' but I think I was flattering myself (although I'll keep the 'film reviews'…
I have lots of current films to talk about (about 20 films, give or take), but I had to get this off my chest first. I'm ashamed for having seen this movie, so I hope this is a lesson for you. I thought this might a sufficiently fluffy film to…
Told you I had lots of comics to talk about, but only two for this week: Fables #87 Bill Willingham has the entirety of fiction to use in Fables, so it should be no surprise that he has plenty of stories to tell after his long-form narrative of The Great…