FILM OF THE MONTH ~ AUGUST 2012

August was another tricky month for choosing the best of best, with both Duncan Jones’ Moon and Mark Herman’s The Boy In Striped Pajamas making an impact on me, both scoring 10/10. But in the end, I went with my first choice, Moon. Both surprised me with how good they were and how good I thought they were. But I feel that Moon crept under the…

A COMMENT ON “NOW PLAYING PODCAST: BATMAN RETROSPECTIVE”

Being an avid Podcast listener, I've now discovered, and it would seem to be late as usual, the Now Playing Podcasts. I have just begun to listen a series of podcasts recorded throughout the year leading up to The Dark Knight Rises release, of all the Batman Films. They follow the movies in a similar…

TOP 20 “TRUE STORIES” ON FILM

Here, I took a look at my personal take on the Top 20 so-called "True Stories" as seen on film. To keep the list as diverse as possible, the rules are that only ONE film from any given genre will be included, for example, only one film from World War 2, one from 9/11 or Tombstone…