To My Wife is a series of short notes, presumably written by a man, to someone's future wife.  Perfect for the month of Valentine's day, they are almost like marriage vows, a series of simple promises and requests, and it's both funny and touching.  Well worth a read. Thanks to Hekner

This book has been recommended by Amatsu (on the forum).  Margaret Atwood, author of The Handmaid's Tale, Oryx and Crake now brings us a book about the near and possible future, yes the future, but she doesn't want her books to be categorised as Sci Fi, which is a bit snobby to me, there's nothing […]

NEDs, the title of the film is an acronym, which might surprise you; it stands for Non Educated Delinquents.  Surprisingly in a country with free education we need an acronym to describe the people who fall through the gaps.  The film is set in seventies Glasgow (so good luck with the accents oh and the […]

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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Harry Potter and the deathly hallows was the seventh and final book in the Harry Potter series, but the seventh film in the series proves to be a bit of a con, as it's not the final film.  Strangely (or maybe not) the last book is being filmed in […]