Based on the eponymous novel by Ian McEwan. As the High Court Children’s Judge, Justice Maye (Emma Thompson) must decide whether to give a Jehovah ’s Witness boy a blood transfusion against his wishes. I entered the cinema expecting a … Read More
Following the tradition, I thought I’d share the books I enjoyed reading this year – my tiny contribution to the online world of books and reading, of which I am mostly a silent consumer (but pay my dues once a … Read More
“What do you like doing?” “I read.” “What do you read?” “Ermm…books?” Two years ago I was sick of replying “Ermm…” when people asked what I liked to read. To be honest, I had no idea what the true answer … Read More
To all who don’t follow SHERLOCK, this was the final episode of Sherlock for the conceivable future, so you are safe from here on out. Rather than simply skipping this post, head over to Called to Watch for some other reading! Well, this … Read More
This is my second review/response to SHERLOCK Season 4. It focuses on the second episode, The Lying Detective, loosely based on Doyle’s original short story, The Dying Detective. It took me a while to formulate this post. You see, I … Read More
| FIRSTLY | If you signed up to email updates from Gloryafterwards in order to stay in the loop about CALLED TO WATCH – head on over. You can sign up there too to stay in the loop. A new … Read More
Yes… this contains spoilers. AND it’s my last post before I got on a holiday hiatus! Posting will resume January 2017. What I liked I liked that all the characters were a bit… odd. Even the main ones. Newt barely … Read More
A Young Adult romance between two teenagers dying of cancer, John Green’s The Fault in our Stars has received much critical acclaim as well as much criticism in general. Not a huge romance reader, I picked up someone else’s copy … Read More
Harry Potter and The Cursed Child This is a half-humorous look at why Harry Potter and the Cursed Child had to be the way it was. Let’s get this straight: I read the book in one night. I enjoyed it. … Read More
