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Ripley Returns
Patricia Highsmith’s psychological novel – The Talented Mr Ripley, set on the Amalfi coast one hot summer in the late 1950’s, has been rebooted with this crème de la crème serving of exceptional T ........
Not Tonight Josephine
June 23: Somewhat chuffed to hear that there is to be a new Napoleonic flick coming out. History buffs are well aware that it has been far too long since we have seen a classic period movie. Al ........
Mordor & Back
I first stumbled into Tolkien’s Middle-earth when I heard The Fellowship of the Ring being read aloud on a train from Haymarket to Kinghorn when I was ten. His cryptic and mystical world seemed quit ........
A JUDICIARY IN CRISIS
Once again as we approach the season of goodwill, jollity, and reckless spending, there may be even more of a blow to high street stores than in previous years. Thanks mainly to Covid, and a gr ........
DEAD ON ARRIVAL
I had been looking forward to seeing the new Bond flick – “No Time to Die,” over the festive season. Like many Scots my age, I had grown up with a genuine love of films. In the 1980s, there had been n ........
THE NEW IPCRESS FILE REBOOT
I loved the original Ipcress File and Michael Caine’s portrayal as the layman’s James Bond – Harry Palmer. In particular, I always appreciated Caine’s coolness and unreadable stare, in the role. In t ........
HANDBAGS AT DAWN
I was recently persuaded to read House of Gucci by Sara Gay Forden, and then also to take in Ridley Scott’s movie version. I guess I had felt that it would not be my thing, for one reason or another, ........