Murder Being Once Done: (A Wexford Case)
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The seventh book to feature the classic crime-solving detective, Chief Inspector Wexford. It seems...
Murder Most Fowl
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Spring may be around the corner, but organic farmer-turned-sleuth Cam Flaherty will have to set...
The Sweeney (2012)
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Based on the ’70s UK TV show, The Sweeney is an action-packed British police thriller from the...
The Electric Horseman (1979)
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Robert Redford plays an ex-world champion cowboy, reduced to huckstering breakfast food in a suit...
Two Minute Warning (1976)
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A nightmare of fear and panic unfolds in this chilling tale of a lone gunman who sets his sights on...
The Sugarland Express (1974)
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The Sugarland Express, a gripping drama co-written and directed by a 26-year-old Steven Spielberg,...
The Ugandan Morality Crusade: The Brutal Campaign Against Homosexuality and Pornography Under Yoweri Museveni
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In 1999, General Museveni, Uganda's autocratic leader, ordered police to arrest homosexuals for...
Hazel (2934 KP) rated What Will Burn (Inspector McLean #11) in Books
Mar 7, 2021
Mr Oswald manages to continue to write ever interesting and intriguing stories featuring DI Tony McLean, his excellent team and eclectic mix of friends, which are all superbly written, within a story which cleverly mixes the past and the present with a smattering of the unexplained; it all blends together seamlessly to give an engaging and totally engrossing read.
I would highly recommend reading any of the books in the series especially if you enjoy something a bit different than the usual police procedurals.
Thank you to Headline and NetGalley for my copy in return for an honest, unbiased and unedited review.
Awix (3310 KP) rated Death Line (1972) in Movies
Nov 18, 2020
An odd mixture of slasher movie, cannibal splatter and sheer existential bleakness results in a very distinctive film; it would probably be much better known if original casting Marlon Brando (playing a degenerate inbred plague-ridden cannibal; would have been an interesting challenge for a Method actor) had been able to participate. As it is, most of the acting is done by Donald Pleasence (who may be trying a bit too hard). Works much harder at creating a dismal, oppressive atmosphere than at actually being scary, though there are a few effective shocks. The cannibals themselves are depicted relatively sympathetically and considerable pathos is generated. Not your typical horror film, but very creepy and unsettling.
David McK (3600 KP) rated Demolition Man (1993) in Movies
Feb 1, 2021
In 1993.
So nearly 30 years ago now (writing this in early 2021).
Starring a pre tax evasion Wesley Snipes, Sylvester Stallone and a very young Sandra Bullock, this is a sci fi actioner set in a (supposedly) utopian future where there is no crime, and in which Snipes character of Simon Phoenix escapes from his cryo-freeze prison (in which he was placed in 1996!), leading the hopelessly outmatched police force of the time to reanimated his original captor John Spartan (Stallone) at the suggestion of the 90s-mad Sandra Bullock Lieutenant Huxley, who was also put on ice after being framed by Phoenix for the killing of 30 civilians.
Yes, it's aged.
Yes, it still well worth a watch.