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Macbeth (1623) By William Shakespeare
"Something wicked this way comes." 'The Tragedy of Macbeth' is, of course, one of the most famous and studied plays in history, perhaps...

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Aug 18, 20231 min read


Big Panda And Tiny Dragon (2020) By James Norbury
Sometimes, my head is just like this storm", said the Tiny Dragon. "If you listen carefully", said the Great Panda, "you will ear the...

Ridley Coote
Aug 15, 20232 min read


The Will To Change: Men, Masculinity, And Love (2004) By bell hooks
"To create loving men, we must love males. Loving maleness is different from praising and rewarding males for living up to sexist-defined...

Ridley Coote
Aug 14, 20232 min read


Supernatural: Season 3 (2008) Cre: Eric Kripke
Season 3 of this hit horror series brings with it new characters, new storylines and new sinister antagonists for the two brothers to...

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Jul 24, 20231 min read


Supernatural: Season 2 (2006) Cre: Eric Kripke
Season 2 picks up where its predecessor left off, and takes it a step further by making some big changes in plot and character arcs. It...

Ridley Coote
Jul 24, 20231 min read


Dracula (1897) By Bram Stoker
"There was one great tomb more lordly than all the rest; huge it was, and nobly proportioned. On it was but one word, DRACULA." After...

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Jul 20, 20232 min read


Supernatural: Season 1 (2005) Cre: Eric Kripke
After years of wanting to, I finally sat down and started this show properly. I had seen up to the start of season 3 the first time...

Ridley Coote
Jul 1, 20232 min read


On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft (2000) By Stephen King
"You can, you should, and if you’re brave enough to start, you will." The book opens in friendly, endearing and rather familiar fashion -...

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Jun 17, 20232 min read


The Midnight Library (2020) By Matt Haig
"The only way to learn is to live.” My opinion has altered dramatically from the opening pages to the book's end. I felt, at first, that...

Ridley Coote
May 9, 20232 min read


Uzumaki (1998) By Junji Ito
"Spirals.... this town is contaminated with spirals." I would not classify myself as an avid reader of manga, however, the works of Junji...

Ridley Coote
May 1, 20231 min read


The Bullet That Missed (2022) By Richard Osman
"Nothing like lying in your grave with a bullet hole through your head to make you think about your life." Book 3 in 'The Thursday Murder...

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Apr 23, 20232 min read


Star Wars: The Clone Wars - Season 7 (2020) Cre: Dave Filoni
Several years after the cancellation of this immensely popular animated show, Disney acquiesced to fan pressure and released a seventh...

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Apr 20, 20232 min read


Star Wars: The Clone Wars - Season 6 (2014) Cre: Dave Filoni
2014 saw the arrival of the sixth season in The Clone Wars saga. It was also the year, following their buyout of Lucasfilm, that Disney...

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Apr 14, 20232 min read


What We Do In The Shadows: Season 3 (2021) Dir: Jermaine Clement
When I began watching this series on Disney Plus, I raced through it at quite a pace, dispatching of the first two seasons with some...

Ridley Coote
Mar 21, 20231 min read


The Story Of Mary MacLane (1902) By Mary MacLane
"People say of me, 'She's peculiar.' They do not understand me. If they did they would say so oftener and with emphasis." Mary MacLane is...

Ridley Coote
Mar 21, 20231 min read


Crime Scene: The Time Square Killer (2021) Dir: Joe Berlinger
Letterboxd post: https://boxd.it/3ZBfDJ Distributed by Netflix in 2021, this true crime limited series is the second 'Crime Scene'...

Ridley Coote
Mar 16, 20231 min read


Star Wars: The Clone Wars - Season 5 (2013) Cre: Dave Filoni
Season 5 of Dave Filoni's epic animated series, serves as a reminder that, at its heart, this is a television series aimed at a...

Ridley Coote
Mar 11, 20232 min read


The Man Who Died Twice (2021) By Richard Osman
"More women are murdering people these days...If you ignore the context, it is a real sign of progress." Having raced through Richard...

Ridley Coote
Feb 14, 20233 min read


The Thursday Murder Club (2020) By Richard Osman
“In life you have to learn to count the good days. You have to tuck them in your pocket and carry them around with you.” Prior to reading...

Ridley Coote
Feb 4, 20232 min read


What We Do In The Shadows: Season 2 (2020) Cre: Jermaine Clement
Season 2 followed in much the same path as season 1, with more absurd happenings and hilarious dialogue served up in plenty for its...

Ridley Coote
Jan 22, 20231 min read
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