Carey Mulligan shines in this excellent revenge thriller which will linger in your memory, and keep you debating long after its over.
Category: Writing
The “Bond Girl” Formula
In 1967, Roald Dahl, author of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Matilda and The Witches and now screenwriter for YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE was interviewed in Playboy magazine and made a comment about the use of "Bond girls". As quoted in SOME KIND OF HERO, the excellent book on the Bond films by Matthew Field … Continue reading The “Bond Girl” Formula
The Autumn of Terror – available now!
The Autumn of Terror is a new play, a series of monologues about the women that were killed by "Jack the Ripper".
Simple Analysis Skills: Movie Trailers
Simple Analysis skills are important for many school subjects. Here is an "entry level" trailer analysis for students of Media (and fans of movies). #GodzillaVsKong
Simple Analysis Skills: Movie Posters
Simple Analysis skills are important for many school subjects. Here is an "entry level" poster analysis of a new movie poster for students of Media (and fans of movies). #GodzillaVsKong
New Bond Order
While we wait for No Time To Die, I wondered if you could select a handful of Bond movies to create a self contained story - which would you choose?
Zack Snyder’s It’s A Wonderful Life
It's A Wonderful Life is a classic heartwarming movie from Hollywood in the 1940's. So why am I mentioning Zack Snyder?
The 2020 Movies
A list of the "top" ten films I managed to see in 2020. And a few that I'm hoping we'll see in 2021... although that's unlikely...
The Rhythm Section – A discussion
EON Productions brought spy novel THE RHYTHM SECTION to life, with a fantastic central performance by Blake Lively, some good dialogue and cracking action. But did audiences get it?
“STAR TREK: DISCOVERY” ASKS YOU TO LISTEN
The end of Star Trek Discovery Season One was a surprise, with some twists that sent the message that this series was trying hard to be a worthy successor to the series’ previous incarnations. Emotional FinaleSeason Two was still good, yet while some fans preferred it, I found it wandered a little, until the excellent … Continue reading “STAR TREK: DISCOVERY” ASKS YOU TO LISTEN









