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  • A Bond Retrospective: Sean Connery

    18/09/2018
    “Bond. James Bond.” With those famed words, the greatest single British contribution to cinema was born. A secret agent that has spawned a film series like no other. A character that is still as engaging today, after 24 films, as he was back when he dominated the global box...

  • Morning Movie Review (Crazy Rish Asians, American Animals & The Predator)

    16/09/2018
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  • My Hopes For Agents of SHIELD Season 6

    11/09/2018
    Agents of SHIELD is a show that has changed and grown dramatically since its debut in September of 2013. From its premiere it’s gone from strength to strength; the opening ten episodes of this past season might rival the opening ten episodes of season 3 as my favourite run...

  • Westworld Has A Death Problem

    04/09/2018
    Death is the business of Westworld. Guests flock to the futuristic immersive amusement park to kill without guilt, the robotic hosts being repaired the following night and by the next morning they remember nothing of the previous day’s murder. Survival and immortality are key parts of Westworld but moving...

  • My Hopes for The Orville Season 2

    28/08/2018
    First seasons are always hard, particularly for a series trying to be two shows at once. I enjoyed the debut season of The Orville but I struggled with what the show actually was for most of its episodes. Is it a comedy or is it a drama? I’m still...

  • Revisiting Predators

    21/08/2018
    In the run up to the release of The Predator in just a few short weeks, I’m revisiting the Predator sequels released so far; looking at what works and doesn’t work before finally sitting down to see if Shane Black can offer the ultimate Predator sequel. As I explored...

  • BlacKkKlansman – Movie Review

    14/08/2018
    Watch this video on YouTube As a historian, who considers herself to be fairly woke, I was super excited to go see BlacKkKlansman. Starring John David Washington as the lead, Ron Stallworth, this movie delves into the true story of the first African American detective in the Colorado Springs Police...

  • Revisiting Predator 2

    14/08/2018
    1987’s Predator is one of my favourite films but I’ve never wanted a sequel. Instead a prequel always seemed more interesting to me. We know that the Predators come to earth to hunt every ten years, so why not go back in time to see an earlier hunt in...

  • The Darkest Minds – Movie Review

    12/08/2018
    Watch this video on YouTube The Darkest Minds is a young adult novel written by Alexandra Bracken and directed by Jennifer Yuh Nelson and follows a group of teenagers who are on the run from the government after mysteriously obtaining superpowers. The first 15 minutes of the film is...