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Rushmere Album Review
Released: 28th March 2025 Published by: Island Records Since 2007, Mumford & Sons have made their mark on UK music with a distinctive...
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The Ministry of Time Book Review
Released: 2024 Genre: Fiction, Sci-Fi, Romance As a newcomer to the UK literary scene, Kaliane Bradley jumped in with short stories,...
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Civilization Beyond Earth and Sid Meier's Starships: The Strategy Phase No One Remembers
With the recent release of #CivilizationVII , I'm taking a look back at the franchise's forgotten sci-fi phase in my latest video...
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The Trading Game by Gary Stevenson Book Review
Released: 5th March 2025 (Original Hardback) Genre: Non-Fiction, Society, Finance, Politics Number of Pages: 408 Inside the glass towers...
Mar 222 min read
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Black Bag Movie Review
Released: 14th March 2025 (UK and US) Length: 94 Minutes Certificate: 15 Director: Steven Soderbergh Starring: Michael Fassbender, Cate...
Mar 163 min read
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Invincible Series Review (Season 3)
Released: 6th February - 13th March 2025 Number of Episodes: 8 Certificate: 18 Where To Watch: Amazon Prime Created by: Robert Kirkman...
Mar 143 min read
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Mickey 17 Movie Review
Released: 7th March 2025 (UK and US) Length: 137 Minutes Certificate: 15 Director: Bong Joon-ho Starring: Robert Pattinson, Naomi Ackie,...
Mar 123 min read
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Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky Book Review
Released: 1866 (Original release) Genre: Society, Crime, Philosophy Number of Pages: 434 Widely considered one of the pioneering Russian...
Mar 42 min read
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10 Controversial Oscar Nominees
In the lead-up to #Oscars2025 , I take a look at ten contentious film nominees from the last fifty years that cooked up a lot of debate....
Feb 271 min read
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People Watching Album Review
Released: 20th February 2025 Published By: Polydor After a four-year break, the UK musician Sam Fender has returned with the very...
Feb 222 min read
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Wellness by Nathan Hill Book Review
Released: 5th September 2024 Genre: Society, Drama, Romance Nathan Hill is an American journalist who recently made the jump to novels....
Feb 172 min read
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Captain America: Brave New World Movie Review
Released: 14th February 2025 (UK and US) Length: 118 Minutes Certificate: 12A Director: Julius Onah Starring: Anthony Mackie, Danny...
Feb 163 min read
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The Brutalist Movie Review
Released: 24th January 2025 (UK) Length: 215 Minutes Certificate: 18 Director: Brady Corbet Starring: Adrien Brody, Felicity Jones, Guy...
Feb 63 min read
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Democracy Hacked: How Technology is destabilising Global Politics by Martin Moore Book Review
Released: 27th September 2018 Genre: Politics, Society, Technology Martin Moore is a director and researcher at King’s College London who...
Feb 42 min read
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Better Man Movie Review
Released: 26th December 2024 Length: 135 Minutes Certificate: 15 Director: Michael Gracey Starring: Robbie Williams, Jonno Davies,...
Jan 263 min read
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The Council: Evolving The Point And Click Adventure Game
My latest #gaming analysis is on #TheCouncil, an overlooked and underrated adventure game that evolves from other episodic titles from...
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The Mercies by Kiran Millwood Hargrave Book Review
Released: 2020 Genre: Fiction, Drama, Historical Kiran Millwood Hargrave is a UK writer who mainly focuses on children’s books. The...
Jan 212 min read
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We Live In Time Movie Review
Released: 1st January 2025 (UK) Length: 108 Minutes Certificate: 15 Director: John Crowley Starring: Andrew Garfield, Florence Pugh,...
Jan 123 min read
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Nosferatu Movie Review
Released: 1st January 2024 Length: 132 Minutes Certificate: 15 Director: Robert Eggers Starring: Lily-Rose Depp, Nicholas Hoult, Bill...
Jan 103 min read
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A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara
Released: 10th March 2015 Genre: Drama, Society, Fiction Number of Pages: 720 Hanya Yanagihara has written three novels over the last...
Jan 62 min read
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2024 in Film: The Year in Review
2024 was a year of two halves for cinema; on one side we had many crowd-pleasing titles and plenty of bold genre efforts that made their...
Dec 31, 20245 min read
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Anora Movie Review
Released: 1st November 2024 (UK) Length: 139 Minutes Certificate: 18 Director: Sean Baker Starring: Mikey Madison, Mark Eydelshteyn, Yura...
Nov 24, 20243 min read
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Gladiator II Movie Review
Released: 15th November 2024 (UK) Length: 148 Minutes Certificate: 15 Director: Ridley Scott Starring: Paul Mescal, Pedro Pascal, Joseph...
Nov 17, 20243 min read
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One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest: Creating Audience Empathy
My latest #film analysis is now available on YouTube, I'm looking at #OneFlewOverTheCuckoo'sNest and how such a simple film creates so...
Nov 14, 20241 min read
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Material World by Ed Conway Book Review
Released: 2024 (Paperback Version) Genre: Geopolitics, Society, History Number of Pages: 444 In the 21st Century the western world has...
Nov 1, 20242 min read
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For the Overlord! | A Triumph Studios Duology Retrospective
My shorter retrospective on #Overlord and #OverlordII from #TriumphStudios is now available on YouTube. I look into this unique IP and...
Oct 10, 20241 min read
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The Substance Movie Review
Released: 20th September 2024 (UK and US) Length: 141 Minutes Certificate: 18 Director: Coralie Fargeat Starring: Demi Moore, Margeret...
Oct 9, 20243 min read
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Joker: Folie à Deux Movie Review
Released: 4th October 2024 (UK and US) Length: 138 Minutes Certificate: 15 Director: Todd Phillips Staring: Joaquin Phoenix, Lady Gaga,...
Oct 5, 20243 min read
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Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe Book Review
Released: 1958 Genre: Society, Drama, Historical Number of Pages: 152 Widely regarded as one of the greatest books ever written, Chinua...
Oct 5, 20242 min read
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Megalopolis Movie Review
Released: 27th September 2024 (UK and US) Length: 138 Minutes Certificate: 15 Director: Francis Ford Coppola Starring: Adam Driver,...
Sep 29, 20243 min read
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Why We Sleep by Matthew Walker Book Review
Released: 3rd October 2017 Genre: Non-Fiction, Science, Society Matthew Walker is one of the leading minds on sleep, how it works and why...
Sep 25, 20242 min read
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Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver Book Review
Released: 18th October 2022 Genre: Drama Barbara Kingsolver is a highly acclaimed American author known for humanistic stories. Her...
Aug 23, 20242 min read
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Trap Movie Review
Released: 2nd August 2024 (UK and US) Length: 105 Minutes Certificate: 15 Director: M. Night Shyamalan Starring: Josh Hartnett, Ariel...
Aug 21, 20243 min read
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Alien: Romulus Movie Review
Released: 16th August 2024 Length: 119 Minutes Certificate: 15 Director: Fede Álvarez Starring: Cailee Spaeny, David Jonsson, Archie...
Aug 17, 20243 min read
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The Surprising Fun Factor of Aliens Vs Predator 2010
With #AlienRomulus arriving tomorrow, I'm taking a look back at the critically maligned #AliensVsPredator from Rebellion Developments...
Aug 15, 20241 min read
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Alien Resurrection Movie Review
Released: 6th November 1997 Length: 109 Minutes Certificate: 18 Director: Jean-Pierre Jeunet Starring: Sigourney Weaver, Winona Ryder,...
Aug 12, 20243 min read
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House of the Dragon Series Review (Season 2)
Released: June 16th to August 4th 2024 Number of Episodes: 8 Where to Watch: NowTV Certificate: 18 Created by: Ryan Condal and George...
Aug 5, 20243 min read
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Deadpool and Wolverine Movie Review
Released: 25th July 2024 (UK and US) Length: 128 Minutes Certificate: 15 Director: Shawn Levy Starring: Ryan Reynolds, Hugh Jackman, Emma...
Jul 26, 20243 min read
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Those About To Die Series Review (Season 1)
Released: 18th July 2024 Number of Episodes: 10 Where To Watch: Peacock or Amazon Prime Certificate: 18 Created by: Roland Emmerich and...
Jul 23, 20243 min read
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Longlegs Movie Review
Released: 12th July 2024 (UK and US) Length: 101 Minutes Certificate: 15 Director: Osgood Perkins Starring: Maika Monroe, Nicolas Cage,...
Jul 14, 20243 min read
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An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth by Chris Hadfield Book Review
Released: October 2013 Genre: Non-Fiction, Autobiography, Space Chris Hadfield is easily the most decorated Canadian astronaut, having...
Jul 12, 20242 min read
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The Legacy of Doom|A First-Person Shooter Retrospective
My latest #gaming retrospective on #DOOM from #IDSoftware is now available on YouTube. I take a look back at the franchise's thirty-year...
Jul 11, 20241 min read
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The Bikeriders Movie Review
Released: 21st June 2024 (UK and US) Length: 116 Minutes Certificate: 15 Director: Jeff Nichols Starring: Jodie Comer, Austin Butler, Tom...
Jul 8, 20243 min read
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Metro 2035 by Dmitry Glukhovsky Book Review
Released: 12th June 2015 Genre: Dystopian, Sci-Fi, Horror Dmitry Glukhovsky is one of the most widely respected writers in Russia with...
Jul 5, 20242 min read
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A Quiet Place: Day One Movie Review
Released: 28th June 2024 (UK and US) Length: 99 Minutes Certificate: 15 Director: Michael Sarnoski Starring: Lupita Nyong'o, Joseph...
Jun 28, 20243 min read
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Kygo Album Review
Released: 21st June 2024 Published by: RCA Records Kyrre Gørvell-Dahll, best known as his stage name Kygo, has released a self-titled...
Jun 23, 20242 min read
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Chasing the Scream by Johann Hari Book Review
Released: 2015 Genre: Non-Fiction, Society, Politics Johann Hari is a writer who focuses on many deep-seated issues from mental health to...
Jun 15, 20242 min read
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Poverty Safari by Darren McGarvey Book Review
Released: 2017 Genre: Non-Fiction, Society, Politics Number of Pages: 205 As a child who lived through deprivation, Darren McGarvey has a...
Jun 14, 20242 min read
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Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes Movie Review
Released: 10th May 2024 (UK and US) Length: 145 Minutes Certificate: 12A Director: Wes Ball Starring: Owen Teague, Freya Allen, Kevin...
Jun 8, 20243 min read
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The Inmate by Freida McFadden Book Review
Released: March 2024 (Current Version) Genre: Thriller, Fiction, Drama Number of Pages: 323 Frieda McFadden is a well known writer with a...
Jun 6, 20242 min read
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