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Review: High-Rise

Posted by on Nov 17, 2015 in action, All, Books, Film, Reviews, sci-fi, thriller | 0 comments

Ten minutes in to High Rise, Tom Hiddleston nonchalantly pulls the rubberised facial muscles from the skeleton of a cadaver. This graphic...

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The post-apocalyptic Zorro movie lives again

Posted by on Aug 19, 2015 in action, All, Books, Film, sci-fi, thriller | 0 comments

I first reported on the Zorro Reborn movie way back in 2011. Since then it has been in development hell, but it appears they are dusting...

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I’ve Learnt It From Game of Thrones

Posted by on Apr 10, 2015 in action, All, Books, drama, fantasy, horror, News, thriller, TV, war | 0 comments

It’s official: Game of Thrones is the most successful HBO series, ever. That’s short-hand for the most successful TV series, ever. Season...

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The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1 and the Curse of the Two-Part Finale

Posted by on Dec 8, 2014 in action, All, Books, Film, Reviews, sci-fi, thriller | 0 comments

Mockingjay Part 1 has finally landed. Though ‘landed’ is a bit of a strong word for a movie that never really takes off. Just like...

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Review: Divergent

Posted by on Apr 5, 2014 in All, Books, Film, Reviews | 0 comments

So many dystopian America, female-lead, Young Adult book adaptations to watch and so little time.Divergent, based on Veronica Roth’s novel...

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And you thought Choose Your Own Adventure was dead? – It’s on YouTube!

Posted by on Sep 9, 2013 in All, Books, News | 0 comments

Growing up in an era of various Choose Your Own Adventure Books (though I was probably technically a wee bit too old for them) and reading...

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The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones – Sexy goths in role-reversal teen rune-romp

Posted by on Aug 20, 2013 in All, Books, Film, Reviews | 0 comments

Buffy may have started the trend for the world being saved by the unassuming, weak American teenager, but The Mortal Instruments: City of...

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Adam Truscott Insists “The Great Gatsby” Should Be Called “The Great Leo”

Posted by on May 16, 2013 in All, Books, Film, Reviews | 0 comments

Oh, Leo. You’ve done it again, old sport. I remember when you acted Johnny Depp off the screen aged five (ish). I remember when I hoped...

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Soon we will all be able to drink in the Hemlock Grove

Posted by on Mar 12, 2013 in All, Books, News, TV | 0 comments

One of my favorite bits in film is when Chris Knight in REAL GENIUS (played by Val Kilmer at his smart-assed best) says: I was thinking of...

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The Magic of Harry Potter

Posted by on Dec 8, 2012 in All, Books, Film, News | 0 comments

On Saturday 15th December, join Light House Media Centre in Wolverhampton for a book launch of J.K. Rowling: Harry Potter (New Casebooks),...

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