After four draws, Magnus Carlsen drew the first blood today. It was a very complex game, beyond the capabilities of normal players like...

Day 3 -- November 15, 2013 First I have to apologise to my readers for leaving today's trial update so late. Starting at lunchtime I...

Day 2 -- November 14, 2013 Today was a half day in court. For the first time the complications in the case became apparent. The four peo...

I'm trying to remember when I last watched this film. It can't have been in the last three years, or it would be listed in my blo...

Sometimes I forget one of my favourite films for years. Other times I have to keep returning to a film. Despite a few negative points I ...

Day 1 -- November 13, 2013 Today the trial of the people accused of killing Brian Farmer began. I intend to attend in person every day. ...

Another day, another draw. Does that sound boring to you? If you answer yes you're obviously not a chess fan. This was the most excit...

After yesterday's rest day Magnus and Vishy met again to play the third game of the world championship match. I don't know if Mag...

At the moment I'm watching the seventh season of "Dexter". I'm taking it slowly, savouring it, because I know that the ...

As I mentioned in my review in April 2012 , this was the first film that Axel Braun shot in 3D. Since then about half of his films are fi...

Today was the second game of the 2013 World Chess Championship, in which the the challenger, Magnus Carlsen from Norway, faced the five-time...

The title of this film is deceptive. I'm guessing it was picked because it sounded catchy, not because it's an accurate portrayal...

Top level chess is all about psychology. Based on tournament performances Magnus Carlsen is the world's strongest player, but the rei...

This film takes place in the near future in an unnamed city. It's filmed in Toronto, and care is taken not to show any famous landmark...

The first film that I saw which starred Bruce Lee was "The Big Boss", now better known by its American name, "Fists of Fur...

It was difficult for me to watch this film. I found so many of the things said by the title character offensive. It's a true story, s...

This is the true story of Paul Raymond, the man who arrived in London with five shillings (less than a dollar) in his pocket and died a b...

The world chess championship between Magnus Carlsen and Viswanathan "Vishy" Anand starts on November 9th. I strongly recommend the...

This film, the true story of the rescue of six American fugitives from Iran in 1980, won the Academy Award for best film in 2013 . I pers...

Mallory Kane is employed by an unnamed private company that does jobs for the American government. It's an organisation that does thi...