Number 144 on the top 1000 films of all time is Sean Penn’s 2007 biopic Into the Wild. Into the Wild tells the real-life story of Christopher Mccandless (Emile… Read more “Into the Wild review”
Author: jameslintonwriting
James is a graduate of English Literature from Newcastle University. Across his life, he’s written silly stories about talking birds and cats, teenage angst-ridden poetry and is currently working on his first novel. When he’s not writing, you’ll find him imagining scenarios that will never happen.
Kill Bill Volume Two review
Number 324 on the top 1000 films of all time is Quentin Tarantino’s Kill Bill Volume 2. This is another film I’m watching out of order as… Read more “Kill Bill Volume Two review”
True Romance review
Number 344 on the top 1000 films of all time is Tony Scott’s romantic crime drama True Romance. I am watching this film out of order as I recently… Read more “True Romance review”
Touch of Evil review
Number 163 on the top 1000 films of all time is Orson Welles’ 1958 noir classic Touch of Evil. Miguel Vargas, of the Pan-American Narcotics commission, (Charlton Heston) is… Read more “Touch of Evil review”
My Sassy Girl review
Number 162 on the top 1000 films of all time is the Korean romantic-comedy My Sassy Girl. Gyeon-Woo (Cha Tae-Hyun) is a college student who is very unlucky in… Read more “My Sassy Girl review”
Fanny and Alexander review
Number 161 on the top 1000 films of all time is the 1982 Swedish historical drama: Fanny and Alexander. Directed by the legendary Ingmar Bergman, Fanny and Alexander is… Read more “Fanny and Alexander review”
16/06/25 Wolverhampton day trip – A day of gorillas, peaky blinders and a flock of vicious geese
Read my Worcester travel logue here Wolverhampton is a special city. Not only is it the 26th city on my list, but also the last city I… Read more “16/06/25 Wolverhampton day trip – A day of gorillas, peaky blinders and a flock of vicious geese”
Incendies review
Number 160 on the top 1000 films of all time is the French-Canadian war thriller Incendies. Jeanne Marwan (Melissa Desormeaux-Poulin) and Simon Marwan (Maxim Gaudette) are twins whose mother… Read more “Incendies review”
09/06/25 – Worcester – A day of nightmare trains, half-naked lions and a whole load of charity shops
Read my Wakefield travellogue here. What’s the hardest thing in the English language to say? Not squirrel or antidisestablishmentarianism, but Worcestershire sauce. A close second would be… Read more “09/06/25 – Worcester – A day of nightmare trains, half-naked lions and a whole load of charity shops”
Gran Torino Review
Number 157 on the top 1000 films of all time is the 2008 drama Gran Torino. Directed, produced and starring Clint Eastwood, Gran Torino focusses on Walt Kowalski… Read more “Gran Torino Review”
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