Author Archives: Ian

Film review | Resistance – Love and death on the home front in Nazi-occupied Wales

Posted on 25 November 2011 by Ian

Based on the acclaimed novel by Owen Sheers, Resistance is a haunting drama set in that most marvellous of imaginary settings, an alternative history. D-Day has failed, and Southern Britain is now under Nazi occupation. One autumn morning in 1944, … Continue reading →

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BlogalongaBond | The Man with the Golden Gun – As embarrassing as a beige BHS cardi?

Posted on 27 September 2011 by Ian

Back in January, ace film blogger The Incredible Suit launched the BlogalongBond project to fill the 22 months then remaining before the cinema release of the 23rd official Bond film. The idea: encourage fellow bloggers to babble about one Bond … Continue reading →

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Guilty Pleasures | The Man with the Golden Gun – As embarrassing as a beige BHS cardi?

Posted on 22 October 2009 by Ian

When The Man with the Golden Gun is good, it’s very, very good. But when it’s bad, it’s still not as bad as Die Another Day. Or A View to a Kill. Or Moonraker. Or Licence to Kill. Or Quantum … Continue reading →

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Quantum of Solace – Movie Talk’s special agent reviews the new James Bond film

Posted on 29 October 2008 by Ian

Quantum of Solace kicks off 30 minutes after Casino Royale ends. Yet, it seems that half-an-hour was plenty of time for an MI6 surgeon to implant a chip in Bond’s brain, ordering him to wipe someone out every three minutes. … Continue reading →

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