War of the Worlds
As Earth is invaded by alien tripod fighting machines, one family fights for survival.
Read moreMovies
Cinema is another part of culture, and I classify posts related to movies I’ve seen or am interested in discussing in this category.
Full Frontal
A day in the life of a group of men and women in Hollywood, in the hours leading up to a friend’s birthday party.
Read moreThe Last Picture Show
The spirit of the novel is captured perfectly; that of the desperation and claustrophobia of small town life, where generation after generation undergo the same rites of passage, living out the same lives of frustration and unrealised dreams.
Read moreMadagascar
Spoiled by their upbringing with no idea what wild life is really like, four animals from New York Central Zoo escape, unwittingly assisted by four absconding penguins, and find themselves in Madagascar, among a bunch of merry lemurs.
Read moreOctober Sky
The true story of Homer Hickam, a coal miner’s son who was inspired by the first Sputnik launch to take up rocketry against his father’s wishes.
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