I’ve been binge reading the Dresden Files for the last month, and whenever I read a long series that I get really into, I almost invariably dislike the next book…
Read more“Erotic Stories for Punjabi Widows” by Balli Kaur Jaswal
Erotic Stories for Punjabi Widows is not my usual genre, but one of my reading goals this year was to diversify my reading by reading at least ten fiction books…
Read moreWeekly Movie Reviews: Jun 25-Jul 1, 2017
Favorite Movie of the Week The Edge of Seventeen (2016) I was excited to watch The Edge of Seventeen because it got great reviews. Going into a movie with a…
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Favorite Movie of the Week Two Days, One Night (2014) I’m not sure where I heard about this Belgian movie (Deux jours, une nuit), but it’s been on our list…
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Favorite Movie of the Week Ocean Waves (1993) Ocean Waves was the only Studio Ghibli movie that I hadn’t seen – it was made for television and didn’t involve any…
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Favorite Movie of the Week Hunt for the Wilderpeople (2016) I first heard about Hunt for the Wilderpeople when I was reading about the upcoming Thor movie, which is also…
Read moreWeekly Movie Reviews: May 28-Jun 3, 2017
The Fighter (2010) I’ve enjoyed director David O. Russell’s other movies (Three Kings, American Hustle, Silver Linings Playbook, Joy) quite a bit, so I was pretty excited about watching this…
Read more“The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August” by Claire North
Claire North’s The Sudden Appearance of Hope become an unexpected favorite of mine and I’ve been looking forward to reading more by her. It seems like she writes about people…
Read more“The Summer Dragon” by Todd Lockwood
Todd Lockwood is one of my favorite fantasy/science-fiction illustrators, and I especially love the covers that he did for the Memoirs of Lady Trent series (which are all about dragons…
Read moreWeekly Movie Reviews: May 21-27, 2017
Favorite Movie of the Week Empire of the Sun (1987) Empire of the Sun is adapted from the semi-autobiographical novel by J.G. Ballard about Jim Graham, a boy who ends…
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