Reviews – Page 40

Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn – Book Review

October 1, 2019September 12, 2022yggdrasille

I’ve already watched the mostly excellent HBO adaptation with Amy Adams before reading Gillian Flynn’s debut novel, but having read her other books I think I’d have had a fair idea of what to expect anyway. As her musical namesake Gillian Welch sings, You know some girls are bright as the morning / And some have a dark turn of mind.

Under The Skin – Film Review

September 27, 2019March 28, 2024yggdrasille

I can’t say if I “enjoyed” this artsy and perplexing sci-fi film in a conventional sense, but I always appreciate a unique movie and Under The Skin is certainly an original experience unlike anything I’ve seen before.

Secrets & Lies – Film Review

September 25, 2019November 8, 2023yggdrasille

Some movies hover on your “to see” list for ages until you kinda forget about them. I meant to check out this affecting British family drama, written and directed by Mike Leigh, ever since watching the 1997 Academy Awards.

This strange hodge-podge of comedy and thriller from director Paul Feig can’t decide whether it wants to poke light-hearted fun at the recent thrillers like Gone Girl, or actually be the next Gone Girl. But it’s heaps of fun regardless.

Dead Man’s Folly by Agatha Christie – Book Review

September 13, 2019April 29, 2024yggdrasille

One of the best things about my Agatha Christie challenge has been learning all sorts of trivia about the books I’ve loved for many many years. I never realised that Dead Man’s Folly was actually written around a real, specific location, namely Greenway House in South Devon. Once the beloved holiday home of Agatha Christie, the estate is now apparently open to the visitors, and if I’m ever in that part of the UK I’ll be sure to look it up.

The Husband’s Secret by Liane Moriarty – Book Review

September 10, 2019September 12, 2022yggdrasille

Another compulsively readable novel from the author of Big Little Lies. I forgot to take a book with me on our recent weekend getaway to Tasmania, so I had to pick something at the airport fast. As a light holiday read this was perfect (I got it as a buy-one-get-second-halfprice deal with Gillian Flynn’s Sharp Objects, but that one is bound to be less fluffy for sure).

(Not Really) New Music 09/2019 – Pink Floyd, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, The Unthanks

September 3, 2019January 15, 2022yggdrasille

I thought that, rather than acquiring more new music, I should give attention to the neglected albums in my collection that I never had a proper listen to.

Black Snake Moan – Film Review

August 29, 2019June 13, 2024yggdrasille

An odd little movie about blues and redemption in Tennessee that is surprisingly much sweeter than its outrageous and trashy-sounding premise would have you think.

Mrs McGinty’s Dead by Agatha Christie – Book Review

August 27, 2019September 12, 2022yggdrasille

This enjoyable Poirot novel is one of those Christie books that, despite having a good solid murder mystery at its core, is mostly enjoyable for the aspects other than the actual crime investigation. It’s unusually playful and self-referential at times, with Dame Agatha taking the opportunity to poke fun at her most popular creation.

Let Me In – Film Review

August 22, 2019June 12, 2024yggdrasille

This remake of Let the Right One In, the Swedish film adaptation of John Ajvide Lindqvist’s haunting novel, doesn’t scale the heights of either but is a pretty good vampire movie in its own right.

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