by Patrick Coffin | Apr 9, 2021 | Blog, Books and Movies
Book Review — Six Minutes in May: How Churchill Unexpectedly Became Prime Minister The ‘Phoney War’ ended in Spring, 8th of April 1940 when Germany invaded Norway. It was called the ‘Phoney War’, after the German defeat of Poland the previous year, there was...
by Patrick Coffin | Apr 9, 2021 | Blog, Books and Movies
Movie Review — Darkest Hour “Success is not final; failure is not fatal. It is the courage to continue to fight is what counts.” -Winston Churchill As with many figures in history, be it a book or in a movie, it is often better to focus on a small part of...
by Patrick Coffin | Mar 31, 2021 | Blog, Books and Movies
Book Review — Prison Journal Volume 1: The Cardinal Makes His Appeal The Pell Prison journal demonstrates that the Australian High Court’s decision freed a man who could not be broken: a man whose vibrant Christian faith sustained him under extraordinary...
by Patrick Coffin | Mar 31, 2021 | Blog, Books and Movies
Movie Review — Raging Bull While the foul language and blaspheming of my Lord is dreadful in this movie, Raging Bull is probably one of Robert De Niro’s best performances, and I think the best movie Martin Scorsese every directed in his long career. The movie is...
by Patrick Coffin | Mar 25, 2021 | Blog, Books and Movies
Book Review — Dean & Me (A Love Story) Jerry Lewis writes and remises his time with Dean Martin, arguably one of the best comedy teams of all time from 24th July 1946 until 24th July 1956. Yes, to the day! It is a positive, as he reflects, focusing on the...
by Patrick Coffin | Mar 25, 2021 | Blog, Books and Movies
Movie Review — Hollywood or Bust This was their sixteenth and the last movie with Dean Martin & Jerry Lewis, which was released at the end of 1956, almost five months, when they broke up. Jerry Lewis in his memoir Dean & Me said he this is the only one...
