I review the ninth novel in the
bestselling Jason Bourne series, The
Bourne Dominion, written by Eric Van Lustbader and continuing the works
begun by Robert Ludlum. The book is currently available to buy in paperback and
online and was first published by Orion in 2011.
Showing posts with label Thriller. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Thriller. Show all posts
Thursday, 10 September 2015
Saturday, 18 July 2015
Cross My Heart by James Patterson (Cornerstone Digital)
I
share my thoughts on James Patterson’s twenty second Alex Cross novel, Cross My Heart, one of the most recent
entries in the bestselling thriller series, with the UK Kindle Edition being published by Cornerstone Digital.
Monday, 13 July 2015
Mitch Rapp #4: The Third Option by Vince Flynn (Simon & Schuster)
I
review my first Vince Flynn novel, The
Third Option, the fourth (in chronological order, second by published order)
novel in the Mitch Rapp series, with this edition published by Simon &
Schuster in 2011, although the novel itself was first published in 2000.
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Monday, 6 July 2015
Friday, 19 June 2015
The Film Column #5: Death Proof, Fargo, Frank, Kill Bill Vol. 1 & Tomorrowland
In
the fifth entry of my Film Column, I look at the following movies – Fargo, Frank, Tomorrowland, Death Proof and Kill Bill Vol. 1
Labels:
2015,
Action,
Black Comedy,
Brad Bird,
Coen Brothers,
Crime,
Drama,
Family,
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Horror,
Kill Bill,
Lenny Abrahamson,
Martial Arts,
Music,
Quentin Tarantino,
Science Fiction,
Thriller
Sunday, 14 June 2015
The Water Knife by Paolo Bacigalupi (Knopf/Orbit)
I
review Paulo Bacigalupi’s The Water
Knife, the latest standalone novel by the author of The Windup Girl. This dystopian thriller is published by Knopf in
the USA and Orbit in the UK, and currently available to buy.
Monday, 1 June 2015
The Film Column #4: A Most Violent Year, Dr. No, Fight Club, From Russia with Love & Mad Max: Fury Road
In the fourth film column, I
start my attempt to watch all of the James
Bond films before the release of the upcoming Spectre movie, starting with Dr.
No and From Russia with Love. Also
covered is Mad Max: Fury Road, A Most
Violent Year and Fight Club, all
of which like usual, I watched for the first time.
Labels:
2015,
Action,
Charlize Thereon,
Crime,
Drama,
Film Column,
George Miller,
James Bond,
JC Chandor,
Jessica Chastain,
Mad Max,
Nicholas Hoult,
Oscar Isaac,
Sean Connery,
Spies,
Terence Young,
Thriller,
Tom Hardy
Sunday, 24 May 2015
The Film Column #3: Inside Llewyn Davis, In The Loop, Neighbors, The Two Faces of January & Unbroken
Here’s
the third instalment of my Film Column, featuring brief reviews of the last
five movies that I’ve seen, as I cover Neighbors,
Inside Llewyn Davis, Unbroken, In the
Loop and The Two Faces of January. This
also marks the start of a new font that I’m using (Georgia, if anyone’s
interested), for the blog on what should be a permanent basis.
Labels:
2015,
Angelina Jolie,
Armando Iannucci,
Coen Brothers,
Comedy,
Drama,
Film Column,
Hossein Amini,
Jack O'Connell,
Music,
Nicholas Stoller,
Oscar Isaac,
Peter Capaldi,
Seth Rogen,
Thriller,
Viggo Mortensen,
War
Saturday, 25 April 2015
The Film Column #1: Fast & Furious 6, Westworld, Jersey Boys, Unforgiven & Dracula Untold
In
what should become a regular column on this blog, I look at the last five films
that I’ve seen that haven’t been given full reviews and offer a paragraph on
what I think of these films, along with a star rating. The films covered in the
first entry are Fast & Furious 6, Westworld,
Jersey Boys, Unforgiven and Dracula
Untold.
Labels:
Action,
Biopic,
Clint Eastwood,
Dracula Untold,
Fast & Furious,
Fast & Furious 6,
Film Column,
Gary Shore,
Horror,
Jersey Boys,
Justin Lin,
Michael Crichton,
Thriller,
Unforgiven,
Western,
Westworld,
Yul Brynner
Sunday, 12 April 2015
Pronto by Elmore Leonard (W&N)
With
FX’s Justified reaching its final
episode later this week, I thought I’d look back at the novel where it all
started, Elmore Leonard’s Pronto, featuring
the very first appearance by Cowboy Marshall Raylan Givens, as the first novel
in a series of books featuring this character. This crime thriller is currently
available to buy, with the edition that I read being published by W&N.
Monday, 16 March 2015
Banshee Season 3 (Cinemax)
The bloody, brutal and violent pulp
neo-western series Banshee recently
brought its third season to a close in an epic fashion. Cinemax’s show stars
Antony Starr, Ivana Milicevic, Hoon Lee and Ulriech Thomson.
Saturday, 14 March 2015
Escape Plan (2013)
I review Mikael HÃ¥fström’s disappointing Escape Plan, an action thriller starring
Slyvester Stallone, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jim Caviezel, Vinnie Jones and Sam Neil.
Monday, 9 March 2015
Reservoir Dogs (1992)
Having
recently watched it for the first time, I thought I’d share my thoughts on
Quentin Tarantino’s directorial debut, Reservoir
Dogs, a crime thriller starring Tim Roth, Michael Madson, Chris Penn and more.
Saturday, 28 February 2015
How To Get Away With Murder Season 1 (ABC)
I
offer my thoughts on the first season of ABC’s hit crime drama, How to Get Away with Murder, starring
Viola Davis and Alfred Enoch. It is created by Peter Nowak and produced by
Shonda Rhimes.
Sunday, 22 February 2015
The Equalizer (2014)
With
The Equalizer now out on DVD, I look
at Antoine Fuqua’s 2014 thriller that features Denzel Washington and Chloë
Grace Moretz in the lead roles.
Thursday, 19 February 2015
The Unknown Assassin #1: The Hit by Allen Zadoff (Orchard Books)
I
share my thoughts on Allen Zadoff’s The
Hit (formerly entitled Boy Nobody),
a gripping young adult thriller, published by Orchard Books in both the USA and
the UK.
Sunday, 15 February 2015
Gone Girl (2014)
I offer my opinions on Gone Girl, a 2014 thriller film starring Ben Affleck and Rosamund Pike, directed by David Fincher and adapted from Gillian Flynn’s bestselling novel. It’s currently available to buy on DVD.
Saturday, 24 January 2015
Taken 3 (2015)
I share my thoughts on Taken 3, the third movie in the action movie Taken franchise starring Liam Neeson, Famke Janssen, Maggie Grace
and Forest Whittaker, and directed by Olivier Megaton.
Saturday, 17 January 2015
The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins (Transworld)
The
Girl on the Train, written by Paula Hawkins, is the
latest novel that I’m reviewing for this site and one of my first reads of
2015. This thriller novel is published by Transworld Books in the UK and
Riverhead in the US, and is currently available to buy in both countries.
Friday, 9 January 2015
The Imitation Game (2014)
I share my thoughts on The Imitation Game, a powerful drama based on true events, directed by Mortem Tyldum and starring
Benedict Cumberbatch and Keira Knightley.
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