Antony Johnston, author of The Coldest City (source material for Atomic Blonde) as well as many other endeavors over various mediums is quite the creative. I recently finished reading both The Coldest City and The Coldest Winter, but that wasn’t enough, so I reached out to the man behind the words with eight questions to better understand the man behind the pen.
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A Spoiler Free Review of The Coldest Winter by Antony Johnston
It’s not often that a prequel can outshine the original, but such is the case with The Coldest Winter, where Antony Johnston weaves a tale even more gripping than the one he told in The Coldest City. Also set in Berlin, yet taking place eight years prior to the events of City, The Coldest Winter finds us in the midst of the Cold War with a more complex and thrilling spy noir story. The back cover reads; “After a string…
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A Spoiler Free Review “The Coldest City” (Source of Atomic Blonde) by Antony Johnston
Have you seen the trailer for Atomic Blonde starring Charlize Theron? Looks good right? It does, but I wanted to take a dive into the source material, because I’m that guy. So I picked up a copy of “The Coldest City,” a graphic novel, by Antony Johnston, and without spoilers, here’s my review.
Declassify >Hate Watching Riverdale Leads to a Question.
Is this how it works now? Am I doomed to watch television and say, “I’ve seen this before?”
Riverdale is the CW’s newest incarnation of comic books come to live action and through all the episodes I seen so far, I see plotlines and characters and even hints at dialogue that I’ve seen or heard before. Yes, it’s target market is younger than I am, and as such, is that the issue?
Is it that I’ve seen Dawson’s Creek, Veronica Mars, Cruel Intentions, and countless others that this show recycles?
Declassify >17 Movies to Watch that are coming out in 2017
Lots of movies come out every year. Some are good, some are bad, some are geeky fan services, but one thing remains the same, year after year: I am always surprised by something being better than I thought and something else being a letdown.
I’m not sure what will happen once the lights dim in the theatre this year, but I know that if it all works out, I’ll be seeing a good portion of these 17 movies in 2017.
This is my list, and it’s based on just my own thoughts and feelings. Will you be seeing any of these with me, and what will you be watching instead?
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