Russell Crowe gives the performance of a lifetime in this thrilling account of the Nuremberg trials at the end of World War 2. While they take some liberties, the essence of the story kept me on the edge of my seat. A masterpiece of story-telling.
Silly? Yes. Artificial portrayal of Paris, and Rome? Yes. The kind of escapism that's perfect for the middle of winter? Also yes. I binged the fifth season over Christmas and the sumptuous shots of an Italy which no longer exists, and a France which never existed, were enough to keep me smiling long after the final episode.
With one of the most realistic accounts of spycraft I've seen in print in a long time, McClosky's astonishing debut novel had me biting my nails till the end. His experience as a CIA field officer drips off the pages and I'm eager to read his other novels too. Thrilling.
This heart-warming story of hardship and persistence had me captivated this holiday season. Coupled with the music of Neil Diamond, and the vocal talents of Kate Hudson and Hugh Jackman, Song Sung Blue is the kind of film to leave you humming the tune for awhile after it ends.
Am I the only one who thinks Netflix Italy's production values are off the charts? I binged Mrs Playmen, loosely based on a true story, because of the great characterization and the sumptuous shots of 1970s Rome. The clothes! The style! The city!
The relationship between the media and the forces of law & order have changed over the past 30 years. This is not always for the best, argues veteran crime reporter Martin Brunt in this tell-all memoir. His stories are UK-centric, but the patterns he writes about are easy to see in other countries.
I was blown away by the attention to detail, and the slow-burn story telling in this documentary of NASA's fatal Challenger flight from 1986. It's only 4 episodes long, because they don't need more than that to explain how wrong it is to have bureaucrats so disconnected from day-to-day engineering.
Award-winning author Adrian McKinty uses his dark and twisted imagination to great effect. Outside of horror novels, it's not often I end up feeling queasy while reading, but McKinty does that well. His The Island asks one simple question: If the worst came to the worst, what would you do for your family?
Nostalgia aside, it's amazing to see how well this classic 80s movie lives up to the hype of "one of the greatest movies ever written." This opportunity to see Back to the Future on the big screen is taken to the next level in Prague, where you can also see it in other formats, like IMAX or 4DX.
