The Drop is a crime drama set against a Brooklyn backdrop that stars Tom Hardy, Noomi Rapace and rather fittingly, James Gandolfini in his last screen performance. It marks the Hollywood debut of Belgian director Michael R. Roskam and is a prime example of how to quietly build tension. Bob Saginowski (Tom…
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Barton’s Movie Reviews – GONE GIRL
Gone Girl is the highly anticipated new film from director David Fincher. Based on Gillian Flynn’s hugely popular book of the same name, Gone Girl is a thriller with plenty of mystery and enough twists and turns to make this a perfect fit for a Fincher adaptation. It’s a match made in heaven…
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Barton’s Movie Reviews – THE FAULT IN OUR STARS
An emotional roller coaster from start to finish, The Fault in Our Stars has made its way into UK cinemas and will no doubt have the majority of its audience reaching for the tissues. Based on John Green’s 2012 novel of the same name, The Fault in Our Stars tells the story of Hazel (Shailene…
Read MoreMetro 2033 and Dmitrij Gluchovskij’s way with words
This review will be a bit different. I’m not as fast a reader as Kennie, I’m the kind of person that reads a book in three or four months. I have not yet completed Metro 2033, so this will not be a review of the story itself, rather a deep…
Read MoreBook Review: The Man in the Black Suit – Everything’s Eventual by Stephen King.
My name is Gary, I was nine years old when I met him. I was fishing, I did that to help take my mind off of things. He told me horrible things, dreadful things. I got away from him then, but I have gotten older, I fear he may come…
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