Number 200 on the top 1000 films of all time is Quentin Tarantino’s martial arts thriller ‘Kill Bill Volume 1.’ I just happened to see this film on TV,… Read more “Kill Bill Volume 1 Review”
A Series of Unfortunate Events – The Penultimate Peril review
Dear reader, we are thankfully nearing the end of the suffering of the Baudelaires. But there is no reason you have to suffer with them. Press alt… Read more “A Series of Unfortunate Events – The Penultimate Peril review”
14/04/25 Southampton day trip – a day of book exchanges, inaccessible waterfronts and the worst internet connectivity ever
Read my St Alban’s travel logue. You will find Southampton eighty miles southwest of London in the country of Hampshire. It has a simple etymology. Ham is… Read more “14/04/25 Southampton day trip – a day of book exchanges, inaccessible waterfronts and the worst internet connectivity ever”
The Big Lebowski review
Number 152 on the top 1000 films of all time is the Coen Brothers’ crime drama The Big Lebowski. Jeffrey “The Dude” Lebowski (Jeff Bridges) is a slacker. He… Read more “The Big Lebowski review”
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels review
Number 149 on the top 1000 films of all time is Guy Ritchie’s comedy caper, Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels. Eddie, (Nick Moran) Tom, (Jason Flemying) Soap (Dexter… Read more “Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels review”
31/03/25 St Alban’s – A Day of stroking cats, dressing up and a lack of corner shops
Read my Southend travelogue here. The 20th city on my list is the Hertfordshire city of St Albans which you will find twenty miles north-west of London.… Read more “31/03/25 St Alban’s – A Day of stroking cats, dressing up and a lack of corner shops”
A Series of Unfortunate Events – The Grim Grotto review
Dear Reader, while the ending for the Baudelaires is drawing near, while they continue to suffer needlessly, there is no reason you need to suffer as well. … Read more “A Series of Unfortunate Events – The Grim Grotto review”
Underground Review
Number 148 on the top 1000 films of all time is the epic Serbian comedy-drama Underground. Underground opens on friends Peter “Black” Popara (Lazar Ristovski) and Markon Aren (Miki… Read more “Underground Review”
17/03/25 – Southend Day Trip – A day of £7 fish and chips, heart-shaped poetry and the longest pleasure pier in the world
Read my Salisbury travelogue here. The nineteenth city on my list is the Essex city of Southend-Upon-Sea. You will find this city forty miles east of London.… Read more “17/03/25 – Southend Day Trip – A day of £7 fish and chips, heart-shaped poetry and the longest pleasure pier in the world”
A Series of Unfortunate Events – The Slippery Slope review
Dear Reader, you have had a year’s respite from the unfortunate series of events that have plagued the lives of the Baudelaire orphans. Unfortunately, Netflix have uploaded… Read more “A Series of Unfortunate Events – The Slippery Slope review”