Archive for July, 2024


A review of the new movie “Hit Man”

July 27th, 2024 by Roger Darlington

A star is born and his name is Glen Powell. After a series of small parts in both television and film, he had a break-out appearance in “Top Gun: Maverick” but, in Hit Man”, he takes the eponymous role, where he is rarely off the screen and has to adopt a variety of personas, and […]

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It’s looking a lot like Kamala

July 22nd, 2024 by Roger Darlington

If we were starting from scratch, I would have liked to see a variety of possible Democratic presidential candidates in action and I’m particularly interested on Gavin Newsom, the Governor of California. But already it’s looking as if Kamala Harris will replace Joe Biden as the Democrat candidate to face Donald Trump on 5 November. […]

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Thanks, Joe. Sorry, but you had to go.

July 21st, 2024 by Roger Darlington

Eight days ago, I did a blog posting arguing that Joe Biden needed to step down as the presumptive presidential nominee of the Democratic Party. He has now – after much pressure and delay – agreed to go. The selection of a new candidate is uncharted territory. I would like to see a contest rather […]

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A review of “How To Read Literature Like A Professor” by Thomas C Foster (2014)

July 21st, 2024 by Roger Darlington

This book was recommended to me by my Canadian theatre buddy who teaches English literature in a high school in the United States. It was originally published in 2003 and became a classic guide, before it was thoroughly revised and updated for a new edition in 2014. It is written by an American (Foster was […]

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A review of the new blockbuster movie “Twisters”

July 20th, 2024 by Roger Darlington

As “Alien” (1979) begat “Aliens” (1986), so “Twister” (1996) has now led to “Twisters” (2024), although with a much longer interval of almost three decades, meaning that the only common personage is Steven Spielberg in the executive producer role. So we’re back storm-chasing in the ‘Tornado Alley’ of Oklahoma, this time with some more advanced […]

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Another five star review for my latest book

July 15th, 2024 by Roger Darlington

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Joe Biden now needs to make the most difficult and honourable decision of his career

July 13th, 2024 by Roger Darlington

Joe Biden has been an excellent president – decent and progressive. If he had had a majority in both chambers of Congress, he could have been a truly transformational leader. But he needs now to do what is best for the United States and the world and recognise that, while he is still an able […]

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Why we need proportional representation – even if we don’t like voter choices

July 6th, 2024 by Roger Darlington

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A third five-star review for my new book “Rennie & River: Tales From Two Courts”

July 1st, 2024 by Roger Darlington

“This book is written expertly with great skill about every day people who like all of us have a history and a story.With great talent and altruism this master communicator makes us reflect, smile and wince at the vicissitudes of life.I highly recommend this thoughtful book to all and sundry and look forward to Darlington’s […]

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