Reviews
My Reviews FAQ can be useful if you're new to this section.
The Latest Reviews (Books and Movies)
- Coming Soon - June 2009: Millennium (Varley), Finity (Barnes), Gone Tomorrow (Child) and more!
- May 2009
- Anathem, Neal Stephenson
- Next, Michael Crichton
- The Lost Fleet: Dauntless, Jack Campbell
- The Great Shark Hunt, Hunter S. Thompson
- Hunter's Moon, David Devereux
- The Joke's Over, Ralph Steadman
- Nothing to Lose, Lee Child
- The Scarecrow, Michael Connelly
- April 2009
- Busting Vegas, Ben Mezrich
- Fear and Loathing: On the Campaign Trail '72, Hunter S. Thompson
- The Boys on the Bus, Timothy Crouse
- Earthdoom!, David Langford & John Grant
- State of Fear, Michael Crichton
- Bad Luck and Trouble, Lee Child
- Prodigy, Martin James
- Nano, John Robert Marlow
- March 2009
- Outlaw Journalist: The Life and Times of Hunter S. Thompson, William McKeen
- Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Hunter S. Thompson
- Sly Mongoose, Tobias Buckell
- Gradisil, Adam Roberts
- Content, Cory Doctorow
- The Hard Way, Lee Child
- Dreams From My Father, Barack Obama
- A Hidden Place, Robert Charles Wilson
- February 2009
- Hell's Angels, Hunter S. Thompson
- Rolling Thunder, John Varley
- Fear and Loathing: The Strange and Terrible Saga of Hunter S. Thompson, Paul Perry
- The Enemy, Lee Child
- Scarecrow, Matthew Reilly
- Pushing Ice, Alastair Reynolds
- Death Match, Lincoln Child
- Vitals, Greg Bear
- January 2009
- The Futurist, James P. Othmer
- Gonzo: The Life of Hunter S. Thompson, Jann S. Wenner & Corey Seymour
- Without Fail, Lee Child
- Absolute Watchmen, Alan Moore & Dave Gibbons
- The Meaning and Culture of Grand Theft Auto, Ed. Nate Garrelts
- Goddess for Hire, Sonia Singh
- The Shell Game, Steve Alten
- The Rum Diary, Hunter S. Thompson
The Book Reviews
(Scroll down for the Movie Reviews)
An index of all book reviews, by genre and author, is available in the 1996-2008 index.
2008 (Complete Index)
- January 2008
- February 2008
- March 2008
- April 2008
- May 2008
- June 2008
- July 2008
- August 2008
- September 2008
- October 2008
- November 2008
- December 2008
2007 (Complete index)
- January 2007
- February 2007
- March 2007
- April 2007
- May 2007
- June 2007
- July 2007
- August 2007
- September 2007
- October 2007
- November 2007
- December 2007
2006 (Complete index)
- January 2006
- February 2006
- March 2006
- April 2006
- May 2006
- June 2006
- July 2006
- August 2006
- September 2006
- October 2006
- November 2006
- December 2006
2005 (Complete index)
- January 2005
- February 2005
- March 2005
- April 2005
- May 2005
- June 2005
- July 2005
- August 2005
- September 2005
- October 2005
- November 2005
- December 2005
2004 (Complete index)
- January 2004
- February 2004
- March 2004
- April 2004
- May 2004
- June 2004
- July 2004
- August 2004
- September 2004
- October 2004
- November 2004
- December 2004
2003 (Complete index)
- January 2003
- February 2003
- March 2003
- April 2003
- May 2003
- June 2003
- July 2003
- August 2003
- September 2003
- October 2003
- November 2003
- December 2003
2002 (Complete index)
- January 2002
- February 2002
- March 2002
- April 2002
- May 2002
- June 2002
- July 2002
- August 2002
- September 2002
- October 2002
- November 2002
- December 2002
2001 (Complete Index)
- January 2001
- February 2001
- March 2001
- April 2001
- May 2001
- June 2001
- July 2001
- August 2001
- September 2001
- October 2001
- November 2001
- December 2001
2000 (Complete index)
- January 2000
- February 2000
- March 2000
- April 2000
- May 2000
- June 2000
- July 2000
- August 2000
- September 2000
- October 2000
- November 2000
- December 2000
1999 (Complete index)
- January 1999
- February 1999
- March 1999
- April 1999
- May 1999
- June 1999
- July 1999
- August 1999
- September 1999
- October 1999
- November 1999
- December 1999
1998 (Complete index)
- January 1998
- February-March 1998
- April 1998
- May 1998
- June 1998
- July 1998
- August 1998
- September 1998
- October 1998
- November 1998
- December 1998
1997 (Complete index)
- January-March 1997
- April-May 1997
- June 1997
- July 1997
- August 1997
- September-October 1997
- November-December 1997
1996 (Complete index)
The Movie Reviews
A word or two about Movie Reviews tries to explain why and how those came to be on-line. (It also includes a primer on How to become a movie reviewer.) Also try to read my Favourite 100 films list for more argumentative fun.
Unlike the book reviews above, my movie reviews are organized in years of release, as defined by the Internet Movie Database.
- Before 1970
NORTH BY NORTHWEST, EASY RIDER, BULLITT, DOCTOR STRANGELOVE, etc... - 1970s
GREASE, ALL THE PRESIDENT'S MEN, CHINATOWN, TAXI DRIVER, APOCALYPSE NOW, etc... - 1980s
THE THING, HEATHERS, EVIL DEAD, DIE HARD, SPINAL TAP, BRAZIL, RISKY BUSINESS, MANHUNTER, etc... - 1990
A BULLET IN THE HEAD, CADILLAC MAN, DARKMAN, DAYS OF THUNDER, GOODFELLAS, etc... - 1991
HUDSON HAWK, MATINEE, RESERVOIR DOGS, THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS, etc... - 1992
COOL WORLD, DEAD ALIVE, EL MARIACHI, HARD-BOILED, SUPERCOP, UNDER SIEGE, etc... - 1993
12:01, CARNOSAUR, DEMOLITION MAN, FEAR OF A BLACK HAT, HARD TARGET, THE PIANO, etc... - 1994
CLERKS, DISCLOSURE, THE HUDSUCKER PROXY, THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION, etc... - 1995
BABE, BAD BOYS, CASINO, CLIFFHANGER, CRIMSON TIDE, SEVEN, TWELVE MONKEYS, etc... - 1996
TWISTER, MISSION IMPOSSIBLE, JERRY MAGUIRE, THE NUTTY PROFESSOR, TRAINSPOTTING, etc... - 1997
TITANIC, MEN IN BLACK, THE LOST WORLD, LIAR LIAR, AIR FORCE ONE, L.A. CONFIDENTIAL, CONTACT, etc... Don't miss my Movies of Summer 1998 (Essay / Parody) retrospective. - 1998
SAVING PRIVATE RYAN, ARMAGEDDON, GOZDILLA, SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE, PATCH ADAMS, etc... Don't miss my Movies of Summer 1998 (Essay / Parody) nor my Movies of 1998 retrospective. - 1999
THE PHANTOM MENACE, THE SIXTH SENSE, THE MATRIX, BLAIR WITCH PROJECT, FIGHT CLUB, etc... Don't miss my Movies of Summer 1999 (Essay / Parody) nor my Movies of 1999 retrospective. - 2000
GLADIATOR, PERFECT STORM, X-MEN, CHICKEN RUN, MISSION IMPOSSIBLE 2, THE GRINCH, etc... Don't miss my Movies of 2000 retrospective. - 2001
THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RINGS, HARRY POTTER 1, SHREK, PEARL HARBOR, MONSTERS INC., BRIDGET JONES'S DIARY, etc... not to mention my Movies of 2001 retrospective. - 2002
BLADE II, CHICAGO, STAR WARS: ATTACK OF THE CLONES, MINORITY REPORT, THE RING, etc... Of course, my Movies of 2002 retrospective is also available - 2003
TERMINATOR 3, MATRIX RELOADED, FINDING NEMO, PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN, etc... Plus my Movies of 2003 retrospective. - 2004
FAHRENHEIT 9/11, HARRY POTTER 3, PASSION OF THE CHRIST, SHREK 2, etc. - 2005
STAR WARS III, HARRY POTTER 4, WAR OF THE WORLDS, KING KONG, etc. - 2006
PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN II, CARS, THE DA VINCI CODE, CASINO ROYALE, etc. - 2007
SPIDER-MAN 3, SHREK 3, PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN 3, TRANSFORMERS, etc. - 2008
THE DARK KNIGHT, WALL-E, TWILIGHT, IRON MAN, SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE, etc.
All Rights 1995-2009, Christian Sauvé
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