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Lost at Sea by Bryan Lee O’Malley Review
Bryan Lee O’Malley’s first graphic novel Lost at Sea was quite a disappointment to me. I’m a big fan of O’Malley as an author, Scott Pilgrim is obviously a hipsters bible and his most recent effort Seconds is brilliant in … Continue reading
Posted in Graphic Novels, Novels
Tagged america, Anna Kendrick, art, artistic, Aubrey Plaza, books, bryan lee o'malley, california, Canada, Comics, coming of age, dc, Edgar Wright, existential, funko, Funko Pops, geek, Graphic Novel, Hot Fuzz, Kieran Culkin, Lost at Sea, Marvel, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Michael Cera, nerd, Novels, reading, road trip, Scott Pilgrim, Sean of the Dead, Seconds, self discovery, teenager, teens, themes, travel, vancouver
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Max Richter – Sleep. The adult lulaby
I don’t know how many of you out there have heard of Max Richter, whose music has been featured in such films as Waltz with Bashir, Shutter Island and Prometheus but I am a massive fan of his. To me … Continue reading
Posted in Music, Uncategorized
Tagged Album, art, Cinema Music, Classical, classical music, composer, Ennio Morricone, Hans Zimmer, John Williams, Max Richter, movies, music, Piano, Prometheus, shutter island, Sleep, Star Wars, strings, Waltz with bashir
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Graphic Novel Review: Doctor Strange Season One (Greg Pak, Emma Rios)
In the wake of the news that Doctor Strange is getting the Marvel movie treatment and they’ve cast Sherlock star Benedict Cumberbatch in the lead role, I thought I’d check out Doctor Strange: Season One. I’d read theĀ Ant-Man: Season One … Continue reading
Posted in Graphic Novels
Tagged Adaption, Ant-Man, art, Batman, Benedict Cumberbatch, Comic Books, Daredevil, dc, Doctor Strange, Dr. Doom, Emma Rios, Fantastic Four, Graphic Novels, Greg Pak, Hulk, magic, Marvel, Marvel Season One, movie, Spider-Man, Superman
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Graphic Novel Review: Superior (Mark Millar & Leinil Francis Yu)
Superior is a curious graphic novel. It does a lot of things right but it also seemed to do quite a few things wrong. It’s a classic Mark Millar (Kick-Ass, Wanted) affair, in that it is very teen appealing but … Continue reading
Graphic Novel Roundup: Marvels, Deadpool Kills the Marvel Universe, Ms. Marvel
The series where I review the graphic novels I’ve read this week! It’s been a Marvel heavy graphic novel session this week but that’s no bad thing. The 3 graphic novels I’ve got through this week are Marvels (Alex Ross … Continue reading
Posted in Comics, Graphic Novels, Novels
Tagged art, blog, blogging, Captain America, comic adaption, Comics, dc, Deadpool, Fantastic Four, film, Graphic Novel, Marvel, Ms Marvel, Novels, reading, Spider-Man, Superpowers, The Human Torch, Wolverine, Writing, X-Men
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5 of the Best Documentary Films
I think documentaries get a bad rep of being dull or slow; incapable of action or humour. We’ve seen more and more in recent years that the documentary genre can make some of the most tense and exciting films out … Continue reading
Posted in Films
Tagged art, banksy, documentary, donkey kong, exit through the gift shop, film, Films, games, grizzly man, indie game, indie game: the movie, king of kong, movie, movies, ps3, the cove, tv, video games, xbox 360, xbox live
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Seconds: A Graphic Novel by Bryan Lee O’Malley – Review
After the wild success of hipster Bible, Scott Pilgrim, Bryan Lee had a huge task following it up. Seconds is a different beast than Scott Pilgrim, but it has the familiar warmth and nergasmic content that drew in the masses. … Continue reading
Posted in Novels
Tagged art, books, bryan lee o'malley, Comics, film, geek, Graphic Novel, hipster, indie, literature, nerd, Novel, quirky, reading, Scott Pilgrim, Seconds
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Recent Film Thoughts
Just a quick blog of my thoughts on some of the recent releases on the big screen. Amazing Spider-man 2 Remaking Spider-man never made sense to me. I’m not against remakes, I think it can be good to revisit iconic … Continue reading
Oscar thoughts
First Blog. Instead of doing a dodgy introduction on why I’m blogging, let’s just get cracking instead. Just a quick blog to give my thoughts on the Oscars this year. I thought the academy got it mostly right this year. … Continue reading