Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008)

Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008) – My parents met in Spain. My mother was stationed at Torrejón Air Base and my father had been travelling around Europe since leaving the Army. After my mom got out of the Air Force, they lived in Spain for a while before travelling to other parts of Europe and then … Continue reading

The Avengers (2012)

The Avengers (2012) – Many many decades ago, Timely Comics decided to take its two most popular comic characters, the Human Torch (the original 1930s robot one, not the Fantastic Four’s Johnny Storm) and Namor the Sub-Mariner, and have them fight each other. Timely (eventually renamed Marvel Comics) really ran with this idea and soon … Continue reading

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011)

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011) – So in the month since I’ve seen the latter, I’ve still not quite made up my mind whose film version of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo I prefer: Niels Arden Oplev or David Fincher. The Swedish Dragon Tattoo is the only film of Oplev’s I’ve ever … Continue reading