Author: Michael Flett

It was when reviewing her 1987 single Weak in the Presence of Beauty that Smash Hits said of Alison Moyet that there was nothing so frustrating as a

Preparation is everything. From his childhood, Reed Richards knew what he wanted to do with his life: “I want to be the first person in human history to

If there is a mission which would be regarded as impossible, it is to create a film franchise in which each instalment maintains, if not supercedes, the quality

The eleventh book from China Miéville, his second collection of short fiction, opens with the promised Three Moments of an Explosion, the prelude, the moment, the aftermath, a

“If another of these things should ever be found we are armed with knowledge, but we also have knowledge of ourselves and of the ancient, destructive urges within

Set in June 1978 at the Fetch Brothers Golf Spa Hotel, what should be a place of relaxation and recovery and gentle activity is marred by the strange

As seen through the picture window of the palatial penthouse palace of Damian Hayes, all the vibrant life of New York City stagnates, beyond his reach. A billionaire

Newer does not necessarily mean better. While Pixar and Dreamworks may use the latest rendering techniques in their digital epics, there are those who prefer the warmth and

Following the success of The Falling Sky, serial writer-in-residence Pippa Goldschmidt sought “an antidote to writing a novel.” To that end, as she explained at the launch party

“It’s a very nimble film industry,” says critic Maitland McDonagh of Italian commercial cinema, the mantra being an endless cycle of “give the audience what they want.” From