Film Review / Eddie the Eagle (2015)
I knew next to nothing about Eddie Edwards or ski jumping before this film. Now I know a little more about Edwards and the only thing I...
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Aug 23, 2022
Film Review / Hacksaw Ridge (2016)
Probably one of my favourite films of all time now, Hacksaw Ridge charts the story of Desmond Doss, a WWII combat medic who refused to...
May 4, 2022
Film Review / Young Guns II (Blaze of Glory) (1990)
Once upon a time in the West an old man claiming to be William H. Bonney, a.k.a. Billy the Kid, sought to hire a lawyer to get a pardon...
Jan 1, 2022
Film Review / Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
Thomas Edward “Ned” Lawrence was an extraordinarily complex man, as I discovered after listening to Legion: Thirteen Ways of Looking at...
Jan 1, 2022
Audiobook Review / Legion: Thirteen Ways of Looking at Lawrence of Arabia
“Lots of people go about saying they alone understand me. They do not see how little they see, each of them separately. My name is...
Aug 1, 2021
Book Review / Choosing Life: My Father’s Journey in Film from Hollywood to Hiroshima
People have always been connected to their ancestors in one way or another. But most records, gravestones, or pictures will never be able...
Apr 9, 2018
Book Review / The Black Prince: England's Greatest Warrior by Michael Jones
I loved this book. I love the reassessment of the Black Prince's personality and re-evaluation of the Sack of Limoges. I went to see a...
Oct 25, 2017
Book Review / Katherine
It's got dated language, idealised versions of the characters whose lives I know better now, and Katherine, though one of my favourite...
May 4, 2017
Book Review / White Gold: The Extraordinary Story of Thomas Pellow...
A riveting multi-sourced account of a majorly overlooked era of European history, the reasons for which you may make of as you will....
Nov 12, 2016
Book Review / The Greatest Traitor The Life of Sir Roger Mortimer, Ruler of England 1327-1330
One of my favourite history books – and books in general – of all time (which is why this review is so long), The Greatest Traitor turned...
May 6, 2016
Book Review / The Scandalous Duchess
I haven’t read any other Anne O’Brien books, so I have no basis for comparison against other works. I’m personally not a fan of...
Apr 11, 2016
Book Review / The Summer Queen (Eleanor of Aquitaine #1)
At approximately 3/5 through I cannot go on. There is basically nothing left to compel me to care anymore. I don't like any of these...
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