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Book Review: “The False Prince”
The False Prince is a young adult fantasy novel by Jennifer A. Nielsen. The book is the story of an orphan, Sage, told in the first...
Mar 8, 20171 min read
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Review of “Arrival”
* * C Arrival is a highly overrated film. It is very poorly paced, and the science fiction premise, which I won’t spoil for you, is one I...
Mar 6, 20172 min read
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Review of “Fifty Shades Darker”
The sequel to “Fifty Shades of Grey” is an even worse than the weak original. There is plenty of soft core porn, little of which I found...
Mar 2, 20172 min read
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Review of “John Wick Chapter 2”
I almost gave this film 3 stars, but it just didn’t quite make it. I’ll try to keep this review spoiler free. In short, this chapter...
Feb 20, 20171 min read
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Review of “The Departed”
The Departed is a 2006 gangster pic by Martin Scorsese that stars Jack Nicholson as mob boss Frank Costello, Matt Damon as ambitious...
Jan 21, 20171 min read
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Review of “The Magnificent Seven” (2016)
This remake of the classic Yul Brenner western, famously based on the Japanese film “The Seven Samurai”, did not disappoint. Densel...
Jan 2, 20171 min read
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Review of “Star Trek: Beyond”
I spent part of New Year’s Eve watching the latest film in the rebooted Star Trek alternate universe (AU). It was quite good, with the...
Jan 1, 20171 min read
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The Worst Films I Watched in 2016
Here are the 8 worst films I watched last year, from least to most horrible: #8: “London Has Fallen” ** A trope filled action flick...
Dec 29, 20161 min read
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My Top 10 Movies of 2016
I’ll get to the top 10 movies I watched in 2016 in a minute. But first: Solid Sequels Here are a couple of sequels to good films that I...
Dec 27, 20162 min read
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Review of “Star Wars: Rogue One” (No Spoilers)
I really liked “Star Wars: The Force Awakens”, but found it a bit derivative. I had high hopes but low expectations for Rogue One. Wow!...
Dec 27, 20161 min read
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Review of “Jason Bourne”
The Bourne Identity is one of my favorite spy thrillers. Unfortunately, the latest episode in the franchise doesn’t nearly live up to the...
Dec 18, 20161 min read
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Review of “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them”
I was really hoping this new entry in the Harry Potter universe would be good, and I wasn’t disappointed. The film is set in 1920’s New...
Nov 22, 20161 min read
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Review of “Prince of Darkness”
Yes, a zero star rating. I watched half of this film and had to turn it off. It is terrible. A priest, part of a hidden Catholic sect,...
Nov 8, 20161 min read
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Top Science Fiction Movies of the 1990s
Here are my top 10 science fiction films of the 1990s, with the reasons why I think they deserve to be on the list: The Matrix: Probably...
Nov 7, 20162 min read
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Review of “Doctor Strange” (no spoilers)
I really liked this additional to the Marvel cinematic universe, but would say it was good, rather than great. It does a great job with...
Nov 6, 20161 min read
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Top Science Fiction Movies this Century
I watched the video Top 10 Science Fiction / Action Movies (2000-2016) by Youtuber PragmatiX. His top ten has zero overlap with my top...
Nov 5, 20162 min read
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Review of “Jack Reacher: Never Go Back”
In the second installment of the Jack Reacher films, based on the the books by Lee Child, Reacher (Tom Cruise) befriends the woman who...
Oct 30, 20161 min read
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Review of “Blood Father” (mild spoilers)
* * * B #miguelsandoval #diegoluna #erinmoriarty #bloodfather #williamhmacy #melgibson #johnlink #moviereview
Oct 23, 20161 min read
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Review of “Warcraft” (mild spoilers)
Though good in places, “Warcraft”, the film based on the amazingly popular games by Blizzard, fell flat. The acting, led by Toby Kebbel...
Oct 19, 20161 min read
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Book Review: “King of Thorns”
* * * B While older and wiser, Jorg remains very much an anti-hero. This time around, part of the narrative is from the point of view of...
Oct 15, 20161 min read
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