Crusoe’s Island Review
By Will Barber Taylor Acclaimed historian Andrew Lambert uncovers the fascinating truth about a faraway place that still haunts our imagination and culture: the island of Robinson Crusoe in the […]
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Battling The Gods: Atheism in the Ancient World Review
By Will Barber Taylor How old is Atheism? In Battling the Gods, Tim Whitmarsh journeys into the ancient Mediterranean to recover the stories of those who first refused the divinities. […]
The Angel of Highgate Review
By Will Barber – Taylor It is October 1859 and notorious philanderer Lord Geoffrey Thraxton cares for nothing except his own amusement. After humiliating an odious literary critic and surviving […]
Cursed Horror Stars Review
By Will Barber Taylor Lon Chaney Jnr, Basil Rathbone, Peter Lorre, Bela Lugosi and Robert Quarry: five noted 20th Century actors who all, at one time or another in their […]
The Making of Casino Royale (1967) Review
By Will Barber – Taylor The most detailed and comprehensive account ever published of the making of the most bizarre James Bond film ever, Casino Royale starred the likes of […]
A Monstorus Place Review
By Will Barber Taylor Things live between awake and asleep. In the moment after your eyes grow too heavy to stay open, but before the dreams take you… Molly lives […]
Emperor Fu Manchu Review
By Will Barber – Taylor In remote northern China, the dead walk again. American agent Tony McKay finds himself face to face with these “cold men”, zombies who exist to […]
The Marvels Review
By Will Barber – Taylor From the Caldercott Medal winning author of The Invention of Hugo Cabret and Wonderland comes a breath-taking new voyage. In this magnificent reimagining of the […]
Children of The Mill: True Stories From Quarry Bank Review
By Will Barber – Taylor Channel Four’s The Mill opened the eyes of its viewers to the realities of life for the thousands of nineteenth century children who found themselves […]
Curzon’s New British Cinema Review
By Will Barber – Taylor Over the past few years the success of British films at international film festivals -as well as the numerous awards bestowed on 12 Years a Slave […]
The Consulting Detective 