Browsing the blog archives for the year 2008

Atonement

We kicked off our movie going for 2008 with Atonement, which was an excellent start. The movie covers five years in the lives of Robbie (James McAvoy) and Cecilia (Keira Knightley), who have their love ripped apart by Cecilia’s younger sister, Briony. Briony tells an awful lie that has Robbie taken off to prison and [...]

The Straight Road to Kylie by Nico Medina

I started the first morning of 2008 finishing off The Straight Road to Kylie, Nico Medina’s debut novel that came out last spring. It was a good way to start of the new year from a reading perspective. I admit, I was dubious of this novel for the first few chapters. The story revolves around [...]