by Dave Bradley | Oct 4, 2018 | Book, Books, Reviews
Linwood Barclay (Hachette Australia) 2018, 356pp, RRP $29.99, eBook RRP $14.99 The latest from the prolific Barclay, “a suspense master” according to Stephen King and probably best-known for the ‘Promise Falls Trilogy’ (Broken Promise, Far From True, The...
by Dave Bradley | Oct 4, 2018 | Book, Books, Reviews
Elle Croft (Hachette Australia) 2018, 343pp, RRP $29.99, eBook $16.99 London-based writer, blogger and social-media-sort Croft’s second novel after The Guilty Wife is a readable if somewhat improbable psychological character drama, wherein you’re continually asked to...
by Dave Bradley | Oct 4, 2018 | Book, Books, Reviews
Parker Posey (Hachette Australia) 2018, 307pp, RRP $32.99, hardback RRP $39.99, eBook RRP $14.99 The first autobiographical volume by Parker (yes, her real name), cool ‘Queen Of The Indies’ back in the ‘90s, is a readable if frustrating outing which is more interested...
by Dave Bradley | Oct 3, 2018 | Film, Reviews
2.5 stars (out of 5) Kevin Hart is a huge name in America but remains significantly less loved elsewhere, and this unsurprisingly ludicrous comedy again demonstrates just how much of his shrieking shtick was stolen outright from Chris Tucker (from the Rush Hour...
by Adrian Miller | Sep 25, 2018 | Film, Reviews
2.5 stars (out of 5) The third Johnny English movie in 15 years is just as dismal and irksome as the others, with still-rubbery star Rowan Atkinson in gormless twit mode yet again and looning about desperate for a laugh into (yes, it’s true!) his early 60s. JE is his...