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Film Review — Jurassic World Rebirth
Novella: Offline Dream Part 1 of 5
Superman Returns: A Neglected Near-Masterpiece
Short Story: Regression Part 3 of 4
Film Review — Clown in a Cornfield
Film Review — How to Train Your Dragon (2025)
Short Story: Regression Part 2 of 4
Jaws at 50: From Adventure Story to Horror Story
Film Review — Dangerous Animals
Video: Inside The Dark Forest Within
Short Story: Regression Part 1 of 4
Film Review — Karate Kid Legends
New Anthology: The Dark Forest Within Out Now!
Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon: 25 Years On
Film Review - The Phoenician Scheme
Short Story: Vindicta Part 3 of 3
Short Story: Vindicta Part 2 of 3
Film Review — Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning
All Mission Impossible Films Ranked
Short Story: Vindicta Part 1 of 3
Film Review - Final Destination Bloodlines
The Coen Brothers Gateway Drug: O Brother, Where Art Thou?
Video: Beatles Films and Other Tangents
Trump’s Latest Tariff Tantrum Targets Non-US Films
Why I’d Bring Deborah Kerr Back From the Dead for One More Film
Novel: The Thistlewood Curse Chapter 25 plus Epilogue
Film Review — The Accountant 2
Film Review - The Penguin Lessons
Novel: The Thistlewood Curse Chapter 24
Are Films That Criticise the Audience Effective?
Novel: The Thistlewood Curse Chapter 23
Film Review - The King of Kings
Novel: The Thistlewood Curse Chapter 22
Video: How Local History and Folklore Inspires My Novels
My Ten Favourite David Lean Films
Film Review - A Minecraft Movie
Film Review — The Woman in the Yard
Novel: The Thistlewood Curse Chapter 21
The Sound of Music: 60 Years On
Novel: The Thistlewood Curse Chapter 20
Film Review - The Alto Knights
Novel: The Thistlewood Curse Chapter 19
My Podcast Appearance with Treklad
How to Train Your Dragon: 15 Years On
Novel: The Thistlewood Curse Chapter 18
Film Review - One of Them Days
The Hunt for Red October: 35 Years On
Novel: The Thistlewood Curse Chapter 17
Video: Ramblings on the Place of Realism in Storytelling
Film Review - The Last Showgirl
Film Review - The Seed of the Sacred Fig
The Bird with the Crystal Plumage: 55 Years On
Novel: The Thistlewood Curse Chapter 16
Film Review - Memoir of a Snail
Novel: The Thistlewood Curse Chapter 15
Novel: The Thistlewood Curse Chapter 14
James Bond Defeated by Tech Billionaire?
Film Review — Captain America Brave New World
Film Review — Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy
Video: Thoughts on Oscar Nominees
Make Music Scores Melodious Again
Novel: The Thistlewood Curse Chapter 13
Ten Times a Horror Film Should Have Won Best Picture
Novel: The Thistlewood Curse Chapter 12
Novel: The Thistlewood Curse Chapter 11
The Usual Suspects: 30 Years On
Film Review - A Complete Unknown
AI Enhanced Performances in The Brutalist: A Technological Bridge Too Far?
Novel: The Thistlewood Curse Chapter 10
My Seven Favourite David Lynch Films
My Top Ten Stanley Kubrick Films
Novel: The Thistlewood Curse Chapter 9
Video: A Few Thoughts on Writing Dialogue
Bad Day at Black Rock: 70 Years On