for a little comedy, a little drama, and a little wine
Based around the infamous blind wine tasting in 1976 that has come to be known as the Judgement of Paris, this movie follows a British man, Steven Spurrier (played by Alan Rickman), living in Paris as he heads to California to find wines for his [...]
Every once in a while, something you intend to do gets away from you. Back in 2006, I picked up and read The Amulet of Samarkand and I really enjoyed it. Like a grim and gritty version of other books about magic with a kid for a main character, it just felt more… real… than [...]
for good clean (dirty) political humor
Swing Vote is the extreme representation of the idea that every vote counts. Two candidates are running for President, one has 266 electoral votes and the other has 267. The only state not reporting is New Mexico, which is a swing state (meaning the winner of the popular vote gets [...]
As is evidences by my reviews of the three previous books, I like the Dresden Files series by Jim Butcher. So it should be no surprise that I enjoyed book number four, Summer Knight.
Although, I must admit, after reading about an angry wizard, werewolves, and vampires, an impending war between faeries just didn’t pull me [...]
for being everything I wanted and more
When Chris Nolan relaunched Batman with Batman Begins, I immediately knew that the right team had been put in place. While that film has some issues, the overall impact of it was fantastic. With Nolan behind the camera and Christian Bale in front of it, they were creating something [...]
I had previously read a trilogy by David Wellington, and the short version of that review is the first book was fantastic, the second was lacking, and the third was better but not as good as the first. However, despite the fact that I wasn’t thrilled with the second and third books, the first one [...]
for being better than I expected it to be
Eddie Murphy was once a foul mouthed comedian. He used to make rated R movies. But a few years back he stumbled into a gold mine of family oriented Disney films. Meet Dave is another one.
Honestly, I went into this movie expecting it to be a pile [...]
for being good, but not being the Hellboy that I wanted to see
I am sure that there will be many reviews for Hellboy II that are positively glowing. They will remark that Guillermo del Toro has crafted a work of art. Others will mention how funny it is. And none of them are wrong. Hellboy [...]
for thrilling family fun and 3D awesomeness
Nearly two months ago I was lucky enough to be able to go to an early screening of Journey to the Center of the Earth. Rather than just simply retelling the Jules Verne novel in the present day, this movie takes the approach of “What if the character in [...]
Every once in a while I pick up random books that hook me with their jacket blurb from the bargain big at the book store. Barnes & Noble’s discount section is especially good at it. So that is how I came upon Tremor by Craig Dirgo.
What attracted me to the book was simply the mention [...]
