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Review: Rebecca

Posted on Oct 30, 2020 by NFB

Rebecca Trailer Now, what could possibly go wrong here? A great book to serve as source material, a good cast to play some iconic literary roles, a well-regarded director, a writer with some hits in the not-too-distant past, good composer, … Continue reading →

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Review: Yesterday

Posted on Jul 5, 2019 by NFB

Yesterday Trailer If The Beatles only formed today, would they become famous? Such a question is pretty much impossible to answer, but director Danny Boyle wants to have a go in this, his 13th feature. Boyle has struggled to replicate … Continue reading →

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Ireland’s Wars: The Flight Of The Earls

Posted on Sep 25, 2018 by NFB

The Nine Years War was finished, the English triumphant and the Irish rebels defeated. What was left was the aftermath. In this postbellum period, we must first look to some bizarre happenings further south, a strange half-rebellion that erupted in … Continue reading →

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Review: Baby Driver

Posted on Jul 7, 2017 by NFB

Baby Driver Trailer Edgar Wright is a very good director. Shaun Of The Dead is a deeply amusing and affecting dramedy. Hot Fuzz is a satirical masterpiece. Scott Pilgrim Vs The World is a rip-roaring delight. Even The World’s End, that I personally disliked more than liked, … Continue reading →

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Ireland’s Wars: The Jacobite “Fifteen” And “Nineteen”

Posted on Aug 12, 2015 by NFB

The Jacobite uprisings of the 18th century directly concerned Ireland and many Irishmen and women living on the continent, even if very little of their process actually took place in Ireland. And while no large Irish regiments of the Brigades … Continue reading →

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Ireland’s Wars: A Summary Of The War Of The Two Kings

Posted on Jul 8, 2015 by NFB

So, another review of another conflict has come to an end, this one exceedingly shorter than the last, but no less fascinating. As has become my habit, I’d like to take the time to write up a quick summary of … Continue reading →

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Ireland’s Wars: Wild Geese And Broken Treaties

Posted on Jul 1, 2015 by NFB

Firstly, before discussing what came after, we need to look at the military situation, in Limerick and in the larger conflict, if we are to understand what occurred there in late September and early October. The facts are simple: Ginkel’s … Continue reading →

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Ireland’s Wars: The Jacobite Collapse

Posted on Jun 17, 2015 by NFB

The War of the Two Kings was, for all intents and purposes, decided by the Battle of Aughrim. The Jacobite losses, both there and in the immediate aftermath, were simply too great for the movement to remain sustainable. With those … Continue reading →

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Ireland’s Wars: Winter Operations And Aims In 1691

Posted on May 20, 2015 by NFB

The major campaigns of the War of the Two Kings had ceased with the taking Cork and Kinsale by John Churchill, but, through the winter months at the end of 1690 and into the beginning of 1691, there were still … Continue reading →

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Ireland’s Wars: Marlborough At Kinsale

Posted on May 13, 2015 by NFB

John Churchill, the Duke of Marlborough, had, with the help of the Duke of Württemberg, brought Cork City to heel. But, with the campaign season rapidly approaching its end, he still had one more target he needed to hit. With … Continue reading →

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