He wears cardigans and vintage eyeglasses. He uses an old typewriter. He longs for true romance and a soul mate to complete him. He would never take advantage of a woman. He is sensitive, affable, self-deprecating, quirky, sharp, soulful, idealistic, and brooding. He manifests early in young female brains and continues to descend from dreamland in the form of Hugh Grant in … [Read more...] about Ruby Sparks and the Bumbling Soulful Dream Guy
Reviews
The Dark Knight Rises review: Nolan’s adventure in the ashes
I am super pleased to introduce Oliver Wood as a guest reviewer. Oliver is a freelance writer with an interest in philosophy and literature. To date he has been published in BBC Homes & Antiques, Beyond magazine, and Exposed magazine. He is always on the lookout for exciting new projects to work on. Find him on Twitter. With the ability to attract those who enjoy breezy … [Read more...] about The Dark Knight Rises review: Nolan’s adventure in the ashes
Review: Rise of the Planet of the Apes
When a guy plays an ape more than once, he's not typecast, he's just really good at it. Andy Serkis is a CG-based star once again and once again he is tremendous. Rise of the Planet of the Apes is over-the-top, laughably absurd at times, and a really enjoyable ride. Full disclosure, I'm a Planet of the Apes fan from the good ol' days, so my tendency to love a good talking … [Read more...] about Review: Rise of the Planet of the Apes
Incoherent sobbing and sappy gratitude… or my attempt at reviewing Deathly Hallows Part 2
Now that twelve years of reading and watching is over, I'm loathe to remove the "Harry Potter" link in the site navigation. Thankfully, the Harry Potter documentary will be my rationale for keeping it up there (forever, muhaha). The books have always held a very special place in my heart. I've gone through various phases of obsession during those years, including some fan … [Read more...] about Incoherent sobbing and sappy gratitude… or my attempt at reviewing Deathly Hallows Part 2
Review: TrollHunter (2011)
TrollHunter (Trolljegeren) is a genre that I don't often see done well: self-aware horror-comedy. André Øvredal directs this mockumentary with Otto Jespersen as the Troll Hunter himself, Glenn Erland Tosterud, Tomas Alf Larsen, and Johanna Mørck. And if you can't already tell, the film comes from Norway. A group of young journalists are on a mission to investigate some bear … [Read more...] about Review: TrollHunter (2011)