Archive for January, 2021
A review of the 2016 film “The Promise”
January 6th, 2021 by Roger Darlington
Set in in the collapsing Ottoman Empire during the First World War, “The Promise” is both a love-triangle and an historical drama. Brilliant Armenian medical student Mikael Boghosian (Oscar Isaac) and intrepid American war reporter Chris Meyers (Christian Bale) both fall for the beautiful Armenian-born but French-raised Ana Khesarian (Charlotte Le Bon) in a part […]
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How to name your man of action
January 5th, 2021 by Roger Darlington
James Bond, Jack Bauer, Jason Bourne, Jack Reacher, Jack Ryan, John Wick – notice anything?
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“A Promised Land” by Barack Obama (1)
January 4th, 2021 by Roger Darlington
Long before Barack Obama became President of the United States, I read his two books: “Dreams From My Father” [my review here] and “The Audacity Of Hope” [my review here]. Then, the summer before last, I read Michelle Obama’s work “Becoming” [my review here]. I’m a huge fan of the Obamas and looked forward immensely […]
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