by Neil | May 28, 2008 | Entertainment, Film, Guillermo del Toro, Horror, Movies, Review, Thoughts
Cronos was made in 1993 and still represents one of the most original takes on the vampire genre in recent years. The film, Guillermo Del Toro’s third film, tells the story of Jesus Gris, an antique seller, who happens upon a golden scarab hidden in the base of...by Neil | Apr 6, 2008 | Books, Comment, Entertainment, Fiction, Neil Gaiman, Reading, Review, Thoughts
I read Odd and the Frost Giants yesterday as a break from labouring on The Woodsman. Something I could fall into for an hour in order to think about something else; no real intention to review it. Reviewing Neil’s work is hard because I am quite clearly and obviously...by Neil | Mar 21, 2008 | Books, Comment, Entertainment, Reading, Review, Science Fiction, Thoughts
Spin was the second of the e-books released for free to Tor’s mailing list and I started reading it pretty much by accident having been caught short without a book on my commute home. Spin begins from a very simple – almost silly – premise. What would...by Neil | Mar 17, 2008 | Entertainment, Film, Movies, Review, Science Fiction and Fantasy, Thoughts
I went to the cinema on the weekend for the first time in what felt like an age. I was vaguely disappointed that there wasn’t a more interesting selection of flicks on offer but saw that Jumper was on. Pushing my reservations about Hayden Christensen to one side I...by Neil | Feb 2, 2008 | Entertainment, Film, Horror, Movies, Review, Thoughts
I finally got round to seeing Sweeney Todd. Sweeney Todd tells the tale of the demon barber of Fleet street, an early prototype of the serial killer who first appeared in penny dreadfuls of the early 1800s. Cutting his way through a swathe of victims whilst his...by Neil | Jan 17, 2008 | Entertainment, Film, Horror, Movies, Review, Richard Matheson, Science Fiction and Fantasy, Wil Smith
Hmmm. I finally got round to seeing the recent film adaption of I Am Legend starring Will Smith. I have to admit I was nervous as to what Hollywood had done to one of my favourite books, I’d avoided other, earlier, adaptions for that reason. And quite...