There Will Be Blood
Synopsis: This widely acclaimed masterpiece and must see American epic features the Academy Award winning performance of Daniel Day-Lewis (Best Actor, 2007). Daniel Plainview and son are independent oil men, […]
Category Archives: Literature
Grandville
Grandville, by Bryan Talbot 8.0 While the cover may not suggest it, ‘Grandville’ is more than a mere action comic. Sure, it has quite its share of action (more on […]
How the West Was Won
Synopsis: With courage, sinew and conflict: that’s how the west was won. With three directors, five interlocked stories, some of movie history’s most legendary action scenes and a constellation of […]
True Grit (2010)
Synopsis: True Grit is a powerful story of vengeance and valor set in an unforgiving and unpredictable frontier where justice is simple and mercy is rare. Mattie Ross (Hailee Steinfeld), is […]
L’ennemi, vol. 1: Les mouches
L’ennemi, vol. 1: Les mouches, by Thierry Robberecht, Albert Pagliaro and Cosimo Lorenzo Pancini 5.5 I grabbed this book off the cuff while I was at the library, browsing. I […]
Being There
Being There, by Jerzy Kosinski 8.25 This is my second time reading the book, although I’ve seen the film a good handful of times. In fact, it’s my adulation of […]
No Country for Old Men
Synopsis: There Are No Clean Getaways Acclaimed filmmakers Joel and Ethan Coen deliver their most gripping and ambitious film yet in this sizzling and supercharged action-thriller. When a man stumbles […]
Sweet Tooth, vol. 1
Sweet Tooth, vol. 1, by Jeff Lemire 6.75 I’m not really sure what to think of this one. It’s a good book (story, writing, characters, ..etc), but it seems self-consciously […]
The Couriers
The Couriers, by Brian Wood and Rob G 6.75 This is a hand-me-down book that was given to me by a friend. I can see why he didn’t hold on […]
American Vampire, vol. 2
American Vampire, vol. 2, by Scott Snyder, Farael Albuquerque and Mateus Santolouco 7.5 For this book, Snyder goes his own way throughout and gives us two separate stories (a 3-volume […]
Bat-Manga!: The Secret History of Batman in Japan
Bat-Manga!: The Secret History of Batman in Japan, by Chip Kidd and Jiro Kuwata 6.5 ‘Bat-Manga’? What an awesome title! I didn’t even know that this book existed until I […]
Ten Little Indians (1965)
Synopsis: One Of Agatha Christie’s Best-Loved Mysteries Ten people – eight strangers and two married domestics-attend a posh weekend at a remote castle. What’s the occasion? Each has unwittingly been […]
Space Mounties, vol. 1: Les mondes stochastiques
Space Mounties, vol. 1: Les mondes stochastiques, by Guilhem and Veys 5.5 Oof… what can I say about this book? It was given to me by a friend who didn’t […]
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