The Writer Muses

The Racket

All of the main story beats are missing. The reason for this is that there is no hero.

Of course, this story is great: it’s Steinbeck. That might be why we do an adaptation every few years.

There were two excellent films; one good but not great; and two poor films nominated this year.

Titanic won and looking back I don’t know how they made such a bad decision.

The films nominated this year were: The Racket, 7th Heaven, and Wings. Wings was the winner.

Unlike the first Blue Planet, the episodes here are more separated by the depth of the ocean.

You will be drawn into the utter slovenliness of his life. Impressive and very off-putting.

This story is told through the eyes of one of the boys and this allows so really interesting narrative things to be done.

This is an intriguing spy thriller set in Cold War Britain. Anyone could be the mole.

The brutality of war is realised here in a way I have never seen and it keeps humanity as well.