Published: 2012 Publisher: Penguin Praise be to Grandmaster Haytham Edward Kenway, great be his name, considerable his wisdom and damn sexy be his face. May the Father of Understanding guide us. Undoubtedly the best of Bowdens’ adaptations of the Assassin’s Creed series not just in terms of character but also plot, despite being an agent … Continue reading
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[Bea’s Ranting Book Reviews] Assassins’ Creed: Revelations [Oliver Bowden] by Bea Harper
Published: 2011 Publisher: Penguin The swan song of Ezio Auditore is all heart, but with very little purpose otherwise. While undoubtedly a personal and touching curtain call for the Man From Fierenze, the story itself, for all of its talk of conspiracy and political subterfuge feels almost redundant. Contrary to what the back cover would … Continue reading
[Bea’s Ranting Reviews] Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood [Oliver Bowden] by Bea Harper
Published: 2010 Publisher: Penguin Down with the Borgia! The Man From Firenze returns, wiser, deadlier and stronger than before and with him comes not only a new, fierce enemy but now the responsibility of continuing the Creed. The Borgia have flung the once grand city of Rome into poverty, so it is up to Ezio … Continue reading
[Bea’s Ranting Book Reviews] Assassin’s Creed: Renaissance [Oliver Bowden] by Bea Harper
Published: 2009 Publisher: Penguin A long and perilous journey awaits young Ezio Auditore, a firey Florentine man whose name and family and snatched from him leaving him with only vengeance in his heart. Oliver Bowdens’ adaptation of 2009s’ mega-smash Assassins’ Creed II is rich and full of character-centric detail that the game could only hint … Continue reading
[Bea’s Ranting Book Reviews] Assassin’s Creed: The Secret Crusade [Oliver Bowden] by Bea Harper
Published: 2011 Publisher: Penguin Holy wars, sprawling desert vistas, whispers of scandal, class division, betrayal, double dealing and never ending power struggles denote but just some of the perils that Syrian Assassin Altaïr Ibn-La’Ahad encounters as his full tale is finally exposed after years of being some sort of intangible yet inspirational legend, the very legend who … Continue reading
[DVD Review] Stephen King’s A Good Marriage (2014) [M15]
Dir: Peter Askin Starring: Joan Allen, Anthony LaPaglia, Stephen Lang The Film: Stephen King’s A Good Marriage is not the traditional piece one might expect from the master of horror, in fact this is not a horror. Based on his short story and screenplay by King too, this is a drama thriller, without any supernatural … Continue reading
[Bea’s Ranting Reviews] The Guest [2014]
Dir. Adam Wingard Starring: Dan Stevens, Maika Monroe, Sheila Kelly, Lance Reddick and Leland Orser Happy 2015, everybody!!!!!! A blast from the past that looks forward as well as back. This is a cult classic in the making, and it’s a damn fine film to boot with a beastly performance from Stevens and a genre-defying … Continue reading
[Bea’s Book Reviews] Crimson Zero [2013]
Author: Ryan Gallant Published: May 7th 2013 Publisher: Joseph James Publishing
[Bea’s Reviews] Double Indemnity [1944]
There’s a speed limit in this state, Mr. Neff. Forty-five miles an hour.
[Bea’s Reviews] Les Diaboliques [1955] by Bea Harper
No, I don’t speak French fluently, how ever did guess? 😉
[Bea’s Reviews] Sin City 2: A Dame To Kill For [2014]
You get to see my fugly mug again. Lucky you! ❤ Apologies if my ear-fiddling gets annoying, I’m currently battling an ear infection and while the medication is great, the blocked sensation isn’t. I wanted to wait a while before I posted this review because I was NOT kind on it when I … Continue reading
[90s Action Movie Month] The Long Kiss Goodnight [1995]
Hey, hey! It’s a video-review!!!!! BT DUBS: My mistake, the film was released in 1996, not 1995. My apologies..
[Bea’s Reviews] Picnic At Hanging Rock by Bea Harper [1975]
Starring: Anne-Louise Lambert, Helen Morse, Rachel Roberts and Jacki Weaver Dir.: Peter Weir Based on the story by the same name by authoress Joan Lindsay, Peter Weir’s adaptation of ‘Picnic At Hanging Rock’ is a vague yet eerily disquieting gem of Australian New Wave cinema. This film isn’t about shock value or excess it’s exceedingly … Continue reading
DVD Review: Cheap Thrills (2013) [R18]
Dir: E.L. Katz Starring: Pat Healy, Ethan Embry, Sara Paxton, David Koechner The Film: What would you do for guaranteed money? Just how far is too far? These are just some of the questions set before us in the debut feature from E.L. Katz. This horror, thriller and dark comedy goes to some very dark … Continue reading