Monthly Archives: January 2023

My Thoughts on Akira Kurosawa’s Ikiru

Posted on January 16, 2023 by ashleymanningwriter

After seeing Living last year, which was one of my favourite films of 2022, I really wanted to check out the film it was based on, Ikiru by Akira Kurosawa. What I wasn’t expecting was how close the adaptation actually … Continue reading →

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Mid-January Update

Posted on January 15, 2023 by ashleymanningwriter

Hello everyone, As promised, it’s the 15th, so I’m writing a little update post about how everything’s been going. First things, first: writing. I’ve been writing pretty consistently this month. I think I’ve written around 10,000 words of fiction since … Continue reading →

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M3gan – Film Review

Posted on January 14, 2023 by ashleymanningwriter

Director: Gerard Johnstone Writer: Akela Cooper Starring: Allison Williams, Jenna Davis, Amie Donald, and Violet McGraw Rating: ★★★½ M3gan is a great comedy horror film, directed by Gerard Johnstone (Housebound). The script was written by Akela Cooper, and the story … Continue reading →

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Magic in London – Whistling – Part Four

Posted on January 13, 2023 by ashleymanningwriter

Catch up on the Magic in London Story here: https://ashleymanning.com/magic-in-london/ Once Chuck and Fiona reached the old station, Chuck started to feel that there was a lightness to the air. Along the way he’d learnt that the boy’s name was … Continue reading →

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Strangers on a Train – Film Review

Posted on January 12, 2023 by ashleymanningwriter

Director: Alfred Hitchcock Writers: Raymond Chandler, Whitfield Cook, and Czenzi Ormonde Starring: Farley Granger, Ruth Roman, Robert Walker, and Leo G. Carroll Alfred Hitchcock’s 1951 film Strangers on a Train is an adaptation of Patricia Highsmith’s first novel of the … Continue reading →

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