An Occasional Look at Lovecraftian Anthologies Pt. 1
An Occasional Look at Lovecraftian Anthologies O.K. This is going to be the first in a series of reviews covering the many, many Lovecraftian anthologies on the market. It would be completely redundant of me to regurgitate the well-known Facts in the Case M. Lovecraft (1890-1937). Howard Phillips Lovecraft’s massive impact on 20th century imaginative fiction is at this point indisputable and shows every sign of...
Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014)
Don’t Trust Anyone: Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014) Take it easy, folks. There won’t be any spoilers in this review because I want you to go to the cinema and love this movie as much as I do. I will, however, give you one warning: I may just make a complete asshole of myself. I may just go totally over the top about how great Captain America: The Winter Soldier is. I may just say that this is the finest super-hero...
The Sunday Philosophy Club (2004)
No Worries for Miss Marple: The Sunday Philosophy Club Is this a mid-life crisis I’m having? Nah, it couldn’t be. I went through all of that a good ten years ago now. It’s strange, though. That’s twice in two weeks that I’ve fallen in love. Earlier it was with a film; and you can read about The Best Offer elsewhere on this blog. This time it’s with a woman. Well, admittedly she’s a fictional one and only lives between the...
The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014)
A God Named Sparkly? The Amazing Spider-Man 2 God, this is awful. Awful, and endless. Well, it seemed endless to me at any rate. The last time my backside felt so sore after a movie was with Bertolucci’s long 1900. And this is a well-upholstered backside I’m talking about here. There is one thing to be said for Marc Webb’s Marvel sequel, imaginatively titled The Amazing Spider-Man 2 and that is that it shows a refreshing...
The Best Offer (2013)
A State of Permanent Anxiety: The Best Offer (2013) “Each facet catches the light in its own way. It glints and sparkles and flashes uniquely. It would be almost possible to believe that the facet was the jewel; not just a tiny part of it. But, then, as we move the jewel another facet catches the light…” Neil Gaiman, The Sandman Volume Nine: The Kindly Ones I can’t stop thinking about this film; I simply can’t. ...
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