Archive for the ‘Reviews’ Category
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7 best snow movies
23 Dec 2021BEST SNOW MOVIES I can’t guarantee a White Christmas, but we can slump in front of the TV to watch…
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Please do not ask for mercy… – review
03 Nov 2021REVIEW: PLEASE DO NOT ASK FOR MERCY… AS A REFUSAL OFTEN OFFENDS BY PAUL BASSETT DAVIES If this review is…
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5 more things I learned from TV (and the movies)
17 Jun 2021LEARNED FROM TV Last week’s blog sparked some interesting responses. So many of you got back to me with what…
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10 things I learned from the movies and TV
26 May 202110 THINGS I LEARNED FROM THE MOVIES & TV We’ve all learned from the movies. Films and TV shows are…
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Hallucinations at the Oscars
23 Apr 2021HALLUCINATIONS AT THE OSCARS Like staring into a fire, part of the fun of watching all the films submitted for…
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Foul Play – a murder mystery in your own home
19 Mar 2021FOUL PLAY – MURDER MYSTERY GAME REVIEW Those of you who have been hanging on my every blog will remember…
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Putting on the squeeze. Squeeze Me by Carl Hiaasen
26 Feb 2021REVIEW: SQUEEZE ME BY CARL HIAASEN What’s a poor author to do? You write a comic novel that satirises the…
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Fight club: Review of Lionel Shriver’s The Motion of the Body Through Space
11 Nov 2020LIONEL SHRIVER’S THE MOTION OF THE BODY THROUGH SPACE Bestselling author Lionel Shriver is not one to run away from…
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Breaking bad? Review of Graham Greene’s Travels with My Aunt
30 Oct 2020REVIEW: TRAVELS WITH MY AUNT I’m very into re-reading at the moment (if you’re interested there’s a great article on…
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Will you be gripped by The Singapore Grip? Review
26 Sep 2020GRIPPED BY THE SINGAPORE GRIP – REVIEW As disaster looms, the incompetents in charge can offer only complacency, arrogance and…