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Film Review: Napoleon (2023) (Joaquin Phoenix)

Posted on December 6, 2023 by odeboyz

I shouldn’t go to historical biopic films. I tut-tut and nit-pick and definitely don’t enter into the spirit of the thing. Oppenheimer lulled me into a false sense of security. Disaster! I hated it and nearly walked out. Why? The … Continue reading →

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The Fatal Flaws in Operation Barbarossa 1941

Posted on March 31, 2016 by odeboyz

“With Russia* smashed, Britain’s last hope would be shattered….. If we start in May 1941, we would have five months to finish the job.”** Adolf Hitler 31st July 1940 The German High Command ought to have opposed Hitler’s cherished ambition … Continue reading →

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Odeboyz: The Poetry Workhouse

Posted on December 18, 2012 by odeboyz

                                       The Odeboyz Poetry Workhouse Winds howling, frost- clad pavements, Trees bowed over with snow and worry, Fingertips chilled, nose frozen, Body numbed, battered into submission. Drink saturated Christmas brain cries, “Enough!” Poets paralysed, jaded, doomed A Grande Armee of … Continue reading →

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