Posts Tagged ‘review’

Double Cross is James Patterson’s latest Alex Cross based crime novel. This time, the eponymous hero heads for Africa.
There’s a lot of good and bad things you can say about Patterson’s work, but the fact remains his novels regularly top the bestseller lists and he remains immensely popular with a huge fanbase. And I am [...]

Merlin is the new primetime BBC series, that takes the Arthurian legend into the kind of territory that was used for the channels Robin Hood and others.
So yes, it’s a “re-imagining” of the classic. It concerns a young Merlin and a young Arthur. In this series, Uther is on the throne of Camelot, and has [...]

I’ve already posted a brief rundown of the Malazan Empire series up to this novel, so it makes sense to continue. If you haven’t started reading it yet… maybe there’s hope here
Reapers Gale is the seventh massive novel in the Malazan Books Of The Fallen by Steven Erikson. It continues the story set [...]

So… Heroes is back!
And, I’m glad to say, it’s as brilliant as ever
Unlike, say, Prison Break Heroes has me hooked right from the start. After a sadly shortened second season due to the writers strike it seems the best has been kept until now.
Like Lost, Heroes has a continuing storyline constantly referencing events [...]

This movie is a satire on America’s involvement in countries such as Iraq, and also the influence of big business on the American government.
But don’t let that bother you – it’s a fun romp!
This stars John Cusack as Brand Hauser, a reluctant assasin. Here, Cusack perfects his downtrodden, angst ridden style. He’s perfect for the [...]