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If I had to sum up my reaction to New Pompeii in one sentence it would be this: interesting premise, uninspiring execution.
That’s not to say that it contains no positive features, as it definitely does, but I was largely underwhelmed by the plot, narration and characters.
Continue reading “New Pompeii by Daniel Godfrey”
I was watching Irish people on YouTube react to Rick and Morty when one of them said something that stuck in my mind: ‘I don’t consider [Rick and Morty] sci-fi though’.
That got me thinking: what is it about Rick and Morty that differentiates it in the minds of the average media consumer from the rest of science fiction?
“I am torn and I am mended – I want everything and need nothing – I love you and I am content without you.
Even so, come quickly!”
It’s not often that I read a book which I feel like I can recommend to everyone, a book that I believe both my mother and my best friend- people who have generally disparate albeit overlapping tastes- will get something out of.
So, on the occasion that I stumble across a book of this rare and special type, like The Essex Serpent by Sarah Perry, it is generally a very rare and special book indeed.
Dear MenKind,
When I entered your shop, I saw that your tagline was ‘Original Gifts for Men’.
First, these gifts are in no way original. ‘Gifts for Men that Can Also be Found in Several Other Shops and Online Probably for a Cheaper Price’, would be more accurate.
What’s the most compelling piece of theatre you’ve ever seen? Some may name a legendary production of Hamlet they once saw, others might maintain that nothing will ever be more dramatic than the latest groundbreaking one-man play, more people would probably cite a scene from a gritty American box-set like Breaking Bad or The Wire.
Me, I can say with absolute certainty that the best and most compelling piece of theatre I’ve ever had the fortune to witness is this short six and a half minute clip from the popular television game show Golden Balls.
Continue reading “TO STEAL, OR NOT TO STEAL? THAT IS THE QUESTION”
I was slightly apprehensive going into Dunkirk. I was worried that I would feel bored as I had heard it was mostly action with barely any dialogue, that it would repeat the same war-movie clichés and exalt some kind of quasi-mythical patriotic British-ness that would totally alienate me.
I forgot these worries within the first few minutes of the film.
