Above Average Joe Blogs

Okay so you may have noticed a slight change in title and layout (I couldn't quite get rid of the spooky theme for the blog so that'll stay) but now my blog is open to pretty much anything I watch, read or play. Horror is still a big focus for me but truth be told I can go on and on and on about pretty much anything I watch so it felt needlessly restricting to keep it locked down on horror. I had been thinking about kicking open the doors to all of the above for a while but only when I hit upon the "brilliant" (quote by me) title for the new blog of "Joe Blogs" did I go for it. Unfortunately, that name was taken. As was "Average Joe Blogs." So you lucky fellows have now got "Above Average Joe Blogs." And that's all I promise, above average blogging by me, Joe. And first up for some above average blogging is Dunkirk, Christopher Nolan's latest film. Okay, three big disclaimers up front. First, I'm no historian. Yes, I...

In August 2015 the TV series Hannibal came to an abrupt end as its third series concluded with the mother of all cliffhangers that somehow functioned equally well as a jumping off point for another series or a true final bow for the show. Now, two years later, series creator Bryan Fuller (of Pushing Daisies, and American Gods fame) has reignited talks for continuing on the story at a later date. As with all shows canned before their time, the fan fervour for a renewal often outshines the actual quality of the show, (sorry Browncoats, I'm looking at you Firefly [in short I thought it was average, great movie though]) I will, with no sense of irony, now continue to wax lyrical about how much this show means to me and why it deserves a 4th course. When Hannibal was first announced way back in 2011 I was, as I imagine most people, somewhat sceptical. The Hannibal franchise had been through multiple adaptations, including what critics considered to be the definitive take on the ...