5 Stars

By 1977, William Friedkin was firmly established in the upper echelons of Hollywood. His two hits, 'The French Connection' (1971) and, most famously, 'The Exorcist' (1973) were both heralded as classics. The latter, of course, being one of the most famous films of all time. Then he wandered off to spend the next few years in five countries on three continents making his next film. The result was 'Sorcerer'.  Allow me for a moment to go on a diatribe about film consumption in

This year marks the 30th Anniversary of this album and, with the recent announcement of their return next year, it feels appropriate to revisit this classic. It's easy to forget this album in the deluge of success that followed it, particularly the follow-up which became one of the biggest selling rock records of all time. "What's The Story (Morning Glory)" is one of those albums that simply everyone owns. At least 25% of the proceeds likely went up the nostrils of one or th

"Optimism nauseates me. It is perverse. Since man's fall, his proper position in the universe has been one of misery.” - Ignatius J. Reilly The title of this book comes from a quote by Jonathan Swift - 'When a true genius appears in the world, you may know him by this sign, that the dunces are all in confederacy against him' - and its publication is one that you cannot help but have mixed feelings about. After all it is considered one of the greatest works of comedy ever c

“Whatever in creation exists without my knowledge exists without my consent.” - Judge Holden  First published in 1985, Blood Meridian is often considered the magnum opus of one of the greatest, if not the greatest, American writers in history. Criticisms of Cormac McCarthy’s books are often that they are almost inaccessible due to the tone and utter refusal to adhere to any of the traditional formatting we generally need to understand the written word. All of those traits ar