He Runs the Moon: Tales from the Cities
Book
He Runs the Moon is a collection of wonderfully atmospheric stories of life in the rundown Capitol...
Spirit House, the Cookbook
Helen Brierty and Annette Fear
Book
With the huge success of Spirit House,Thai Cooking, first published in 2004 and the four later...
The Taste of Belgium
Book
First published in 1996 (and selling over 50,000 copies) but out of print for many years, now back...
Artist/Rebel/Dandy: Men of Fashion
Kate Irvin and Laurie Anne Brewer
Book
Artist/Rebel/Dandy celebrates the pleasures of the sharp-dressed man, from the discreet...
LeftSideCut (3778 KP) rated In Search of Darkness (2019) in Movies
Aug 12, 2020
It's 4+ hour runtime is a gushing love letter to 80s horror, covering the decade year by year, with interviews from an impressive cast of genre icons - John Carpenter, Larry Cohen, Joe Dante, Barbara Crampton, Doug Bradley, Tom Atkins, Lori Cardille, Nick Castle, Jeffrey Combs, Kane Hodder, Tom Holland, Heather Langenkamp, Don Mancini, Cassandra Peterson, Caroline Williams, Brian Yuzner, and many more!
The documentary doesn't break any new ground, truth be told, but it's hard to not to appreciate all of these films being covered in one place. The sheer amount of titles discussed is pretty vast.
It's put together nicely as well. Old grainy film trailers tend to set the tone of each entry, but all of the footage shown is crystal clear and HD. The graphics are eye catching, with classic one sheets on display throughout, and it's all set too a great synth soundtrack courtesy of Weary Pines.
Really worth checking out - I split my viewing over a few nights and was honestly gutted when I had none left to watch. Director David A. Weiner did a great job with this documentary, and has a second one coming next year entitled In Search of Tomorrow, focusing on the Sci-Fi films of the 80s, and I can't wait to see it!
Farming Simulator 16
Games
App
Manage your own farm and drive massive machines in an open world! Farming Simulator 16 allows you...
ClareR (5667 KP) rated Song of the Huntress in Books
Jun 25, 2024
This had just the right amount of history, myth and magic for me - well, anything with those three things in is a winner, in my opinion!
With the resurgence of Greek Myth (yes, I’m a fan), it has been really heartening to see the odd Norse and Celtic myth and folklore book coming out. I enjoy a good retelling, and 5is is a good read. Yes, there are some seemingly modern themes: Æthelburg and Herla’s attraction and Ine’s asexuality in particular, but who’s to say these weren’t appropriate in 60AD? I’m sure homosexuality and asexuality have been a ‘thing’ for as long as there’s been humans (there probably is someone who could say - this is the internet, after all).
To me, as a listener/ reader, this just felt really genuine and well researched. I loved learning about the characters and their world.
Just as Sistersong left me eagerly awaiting Song of the Huntress, I’m really looking forward to whatever comes next from Lucy Holland.
Edith Cavell: Nurse, Martyr, Heroine
Book
Edith Cavell was born in 1865, daughter of a Norfolk vicar, and shot in Brussels on 12 October 1915...
Fighting Spirit: The Autobiography of Fernando Ricksen
Fernando Ricksen, Vincent De Vries and Barry Ferguson
Book
Fernando Ricksen is a fighter. As a footballer, he carved out a fearsome reputation for Rangers,...
Louis Van Gaal: The Biography
Book
So who is Louis van Gaal? An inflexible ex-PE teacher who only knows how to act like a dictator or a...
Matthew Krueger (10051 KP) Aug 12, 2020