by Bob | Apr 13, 2022 | Books, Movies and TV shows
Vendetta Made in 2005, some elements of V is for Vendetta feel quaint. The death toll from the virus that is released on the population to allow an autocratic government to take over is nothing compared to what we’ve experienced with COVID. In the States we’ve got...
by Bob | Apr 9, 2021 | Books, Movies and TV shows
The Line High Praise for The Line from Publishers Weekly: “Mayer has crafted a military thriller in the tradition of John Grisham’s The Firm.” Kirkus: “So convincing, that by the last page, readers may doubt the official version of the last 50 years.” Written by a New...
by Bob | Feb 6, 2020 | Books, Movies and TV shows
Seven Days in May is one of those rare things: a movie that is better than the source book. The book isn’t bad, but it’s full of lectures to the reader, while the movie does away with all that exposition and is a fast-paced drama. One of my favorite parts...
by Bob | Mar 17, 2019 | Hidden History
I was giving a keynote at the Santa Barbara Writers Conference several years ago and I mentioned this book and movie and got blank stares. The book isn’t that great actually. It reads like a manifesto and lecturing. One of the few times the movie is better than...
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