Author Archives: georgefbrown

This is a kind of blog I’ve been thinking about doing for a while. As mentioned previously, film is one of my passions and I’ve already written the occasional post about some of my favourites. The problem with doing that more regularly is that films are so vast, to be able to get out everyContinue reading “Anatomy of a Scene- “Moneyball” Ending”

It has been a long time since I’ve written a blog. It’s not that it’s been a deliberate neglection, but rather it has just fallen so far down the priority list this last year, it’s practically been buried into the ground. If you read my little mission statement that I outlined in my very firstContinue reading “Derry Girls- Laugh till you Cry”

I rewatched Richard Linklater’s Before Sunrise this week, planning to use it a source for a bibliography I have to write for Uni. It is a risk to return to a film you loved upon first watching it, as the enjoyment can so often be wrapped up in the individual, first-time viewing experience. Seeing itContinue reading “Before Sunrise: So Much More Than an Experiment”

Let’s be fair. It’s been a shit year. We’ve all needed, at various times, a little pick-me-up and I have found just the film to provide it. The Intouchables or Untouchable, as is the release title in the UK, is one of those films that can’t fail but make you smile. It proved so popularContinue reading “The Intouchables: Guaranteed to make you smile.”

Sadly, it takes a pretty special book these days for me to feel genuinely excited about reading a novel. Luckily, John William’s Stoner is a pretty special book. I came upon it purely by luck, browsing through WH Smith’s pretty average selection of classics (I used to work for Waterstones so I may be aContinue reading “Stoner Review”