Welcome to the 4th annual That Film Guy year end awards, or the ˜Dommys.' At these awards we will celebrate the best films of 2014. In terms of overall quality 2014 was been a real barnstormer. With all eyes pointing towards the franchise extravaganza that is 2015 many overlooked 2014 for potential and it delivered in spades across the board. It seems that this year has been … [Read more...]
The Road to Asgard: Part 1 – Origins
With Christmas just around the corner and a bevy of wonderful foodstuffs to eat, what better time for someone to try and get into shape *sigh* as someone who has recently celebrated a birthday that puts my 20s well and truly in the rear view mirror, my mind, perhaps morbidly so, turns to my inevitable death. I don't plan on it being soon, but the reality is the better you take … [Read more...]
Tiny Furniture: Musing on the Most Self-Absorbed Generation
In the first episode of the television series Girls, Lena Dunham's character: aspiring writer, Hannah, tells her parents that she may be ˜the voice of a generation' or at least ˜a voice of a generation.' It's a beautiful moment of self-deprecating humour, as Dunham herself is actually being hailed, in some circles at least, as the voice of her generation: the post-recession, … [Read more...]