Weekly Movie Reviews: Feb 19-25, 2017
Favorite Movie of the Week 3:10 To Yuma (2007) Impoverished rancher Dan Evans (Christian Bale) has done everything in his power to keep his land from being sold to the…
Read more“The Sudden Appearance of Hope” by Claire North
I wasn’t sure what to expect from The Sudden Appearance of Hope. Despite falling under the broad genre of “speculative fiction”, it’s different in many ways from my usual fare.…
Read moreWeekly Movie Reviews: Feb 12-18, 2017
Favorite Movie of the Week Hacksaw Ridge (2016) Hacksaw Ridge is based on the real-life story of Desmond Doss, an American combat medic who served in World War II and…
Read more“Discount Armageddon” by Seanan McGuire
Discount Armageddon is the first book of the InCryptid urban fantasy series by Seanan McGuire. We follow Verity Price, a member of a family that has dedicated their lives to…
Read moreWeekly Movie Reviews: Feb 5-11, 2017
Favorite Movie of the Week Ordinary People (1980) Ordinary People is the directorial debut of Robert Redford, and won the Best Picture Oscar the year it came out. It is…
Read more“Six Wakes” by Mur Lafferty
I haven’t read any good sci-fi in a while, so I was looking forward to reading Six Wakes. I’ve enjoyed Mur Lafferty’s other works (The Shambling Guides series), and I’ve…
Read moreReread: “Heir of Novron” by Michael J. Sullivan
I’m going to keep this review very short because it’s an omnibus edition of books five and six of The Riyria Revelations, which means I’ve read and liked the rest…
Read moreAbandoned: “Crossroads of Canopy” by Thoraiya Dyer
I’ve never reviewed a book I didn’t finish, but I figured I should start doing it because it’s still useful information for readers. So here’s the first one – Crossroads…
Read moreWeekly Movie Reviews: Jan 29-Feb 4, 2017
Favorite Movie of the Week The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999) Tom Ripley (Matt Damon), a young man in New York City in the 50s, is struggling to get by on…
Read moreWeekly Movie Reviews: Jan 22-28, 2017
This week has been very much about binging – I’ve been reading only Michael J. Sullivan’s Riyria books, and I’ve been watching mostly Vin Diesel movies (The Fast and the…
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