Iain M. Banks new Culture novel see's him back on solid form. He has kept me entertained since his first novel "wasp factory" and I got a creeping sense of woe that his growing wealth (well deserved!) had lead to the loss of his mojo.
Seems its back to his best with "The Hydrogen Sonata".
I keep forgetting to put this on series watch, and when I do manage to catch a stray episode I get a brutal reminder of how good this is. Going to have to track down some series DVD on this one.
In Bruges is excellent, great script and character action. It manages to carry of a heavily cliched plot scenario and make it fresh, keeping you hooked to the end.
Sorry too hear this new film may not be achieving the same level of impact.