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Compulsion by Jonathan Kellerman
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Usual murder mystery fiction featuring psychologist Alex Delaware partnered with LAPD detective Milo Sturgis. Grand easy holiday read that raced along but the plot I shall probably have forgotten by vacation's end. #book #fiction
Reviewed by ManicMammy via
on 20 Aug 2008.
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Pineapple Express (2008)
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google_ad_section_start After Seth Rogen and his buddy Evan Goldberg wrote the script for Superbad when they were 15 years old, they also were itching to write a script for an action movie, but with a twist. Nobody has done this before: if an action...
Reviewed by Maxim via
on 13 Aug 2008.
1 of 1 people found this useful.
The Ghost by Robert Harris
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I really enjoyed this novel, a total page turner that raced along. It's narrated by the ghost writer of the former British prime minister, who's brought in on the project after the sudden death of the first writer. The ex PM Adam Lang and his wife Ruth...
Reviewed by ManicMammy via
on 03 Aug 2008.
2 of 2 people found this useful.
The Dark Knight (2008)
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google_ad_section_start By now everyone knows that The Dark Knight (a.k.a. Batman Begins 2 ) has been a boxoffice record-setting sequel to the 2005′ Batman Begins . This menacing graphic novel made for screen was directed by Christopher...
Reviewed by Maxim via
on 22 Jul 2008.
1 of 1 people found this useful.
Double Fault by Lionel Shriver
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So Wimbledon was in progress, I was in my local bookshop and this novel caught my eye. Its the story of Willy, a low ranking tennis professional on the way up when we first encounter her. She's been playing tennis since aged four and is now...
Reviewed by ManicMammy via
on 18 Jul 2008.
2 of 2 people found this useful.
Dead Man (1995)
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google_ad_section_start This dramatic western starring Johnny Depp was written and directed by Jim Jarmusch. The plot : After death of his parents, William Blake, an accountant from Cleveland, takes a job offer and moves to the Town of Machine at...
Reviewed by Maxim via
on 09 Jul 2008.
2 of 2 people found this useful.
Wanted (2008)
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google_ad_section_start Russian director Timur Bekmambetov is already known to American audience by his films Night Watch: Nochnoy Dozor and Day Watch: Dnevnoy Dozor and the next part, Twilight Watch: Sumerechniy Dozor based on Sergei...
Reviewed by Maxim via
on 08 Jul 2008.
1 of 1 people found this useful.
Babel Movie
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If it's a choice between watching this movie or watching paint dry, go with the paint. Another "worthy" mind-numbing waste of time and money. Tourist in Morocco is shot by gun used by two kids which was given to someone they know by Japanese tourist...
Reviewed by Old Baldy via
on 04 May 2008.
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Knight Rider (Pilot, 2008)
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If you grew up in the 80's then you must have felt a pang when you heard they were making this. Yes, the original was cheesy as hell but it was also great fun. This is a pretty poor update but had enough to keep me watching to the end.
Reviewed by TV Treats via
on 01 Apr 2008.
1 of 1 people found this useful.
My Favourite Wife by Tony Parsons
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Having read and enjoyed “Man and Boy” and “One for my baby”, I was looking forward to reading this latest novel from Tony Parsons. Alas it was a major disappointment. Having just finished it, I am left with a sense of...
Reviewed by ManicMammy via
on 30 Mar 2008.
2 of 2 people found this useful.





