Friday, 20 June, 2025

Tag: paul grimsley


[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RYScwq3EOD0&w=560&h=315] I just read this great short story by Warren Ellis, and then got to watch this video explaining the thinking behind it. Go check it out. http://boingboing.net/2013/07/29/warren-ellis-lich-house.html


Some movies have to try hard to impress you, and they revel in their showiness. Other movies are quietly confident that based on the strength of the story and the solid performances that they give – the richness and truth Read more…


I enjoyed this immensely. I am glad that Battling Boy is coming close on its heels, because this whets the appetite. Pope is like none other when it comes to generating a kinetic breakneck speed of narrative, where you find Read more…


2000ad was one of those things that shaped my whole sensibility. Before I read a science fiction book or knew what dystopian really was, 2000ad had been warping my mind and giving me dark thoughts about stories I wanted to Read more…


Interesting film. Comes sideways at the storyline, dresses itself in a lot of metaphors and allusions and does, in some small way manage to evoke an emotional response. It reminded me a little of  a Peter Greenaway film – a Read more…


It\’s taken me a while to see this, and I find nothing odd in that. Of the Ben Stiller films that are going to make it to the top of my must see list this is not one of the Read more…


I am not sure I quite got what I was expecting when I ordered this. I love Brandon Graham and this is kind of like his website – a little scattershot, charming, and full of humour. It is definitely something Read more…


This is a weird premise for a comedy of errors. I don\’t know if I can believe it would happen or not. Is that even relevant? The characters themselves do convince, and I can see someone like Bateman\’s character getting Read more…


Well, it seems that I am a little late to the table on this one. Rubicon exemplifies the best in TV drama and also the worst, and part of it is the structure. You have a conspiracy theory that involves Read more…


[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdDdaahMRuo&w=560&h=315] I like the look of this; can\’t wait to see it.