A river runs through it
8/10
‘South of the River‘ is an insightful and often moving novel revolving around the lives and loves of several inter-connected, mostly South London-based characters. It looks specifically at the changing fortunes of these individuals against the backdrop of New Labour and Tony Blair, from the landslide election night to the post-9-11 [...]
Blake Morrison - South of the River
August 4th, 2008 · 1 Comment · Fiction
Tags:Blake Morrison·Britain·comedy·Drama·fox-hunting·Israel·journalism·Middle East Conflict·Millennium·murderm·New Labour·Palestine·Race·racism·South London·Tony Blair
Little Miss Sunshine
June 1st, 2008 · 3 Comments · Film
Little Mister Disappointed
5/10
I missed ‘Little Miss Sunshine‘ when it came out in the cinema and was keen to see what had been billed as one of the indie hits of the last few years. However I was really shocked at how mediocre this really is. The much bandied-about tag ‘Sundance-approved’ seems to [...]
Tags:Abigail Breslin·comedy·Greg Kinnear·Indie·Jonathan Dayton·Paul Dano·road movie·Steve Carell·Sundane Film Festival·Toni Collette·Valerie Faris