It was apple week around here. Not Apple the computer company. Apple the fruit. On Sunday morning, my book club headed out to a local orchard to pick apples. It was the perfect day for it- cloudy and just cool enough to be comfortable and keep the bugs at bay. We wandered the rows of … Continue reading Sunday Sum Up: October 13, 2019
Movies
Movie Review: The Others
The Others 2001 Rating: PG-13 1 hour, 44 minutes Suspense/Horror Written and Directed by Alejandro Amenabár Starring Nicole Kidman, Alakina Mann, Fionnula Flanagan, James Bentley, Eric Sykes, Christopher Eccleston, Elaine Cassidy Set on a lonely island in the English Channel shortly after World War II, The Others tells the story of Grace (Kidman), a … Continue reading Movie Review: The Others
Movie Review: Nosferatu
Nosferatu 1922 Rating: Not Rated 1 hour, 21 minutes German Expressionist/Horror Directed by F.W. Murnau Written by Henrik Galeen Starring Max Schreck, Gustav von Wangenheim, Greta Schröder Several years ago, I had the chance to see the Alloy Orchestra perform live at a screening of Nosferatu, one of the earliest vampire films in existence. I … Continue reading Movie Review: Nosferatu
Movie Review: Crimson Peak
Crimson Peak 2015 Rating: R 1 hour 59 minutes Gothic romance/Horror Directed by Guillermo del Toro Written by Guillermo del Toro and Matthew Robbins Starring Mia Wasikowska, Tom Hiddleston, Jessica Chastain The year is 1901. In the prosperous city of Buffalo, New York, young Edith Cushing (Wasikowska) dreams of becoming a writer. But being … Continue reading Movie Review: Crimson Peak
Repost: Movie Review: Only Lovers Left Alive
(I originally posted this in June, 2018, but it fits perfectly with my offbeat Gothic and horror recommendations for this October) Only Lovers Left Alive Directed by Jim Jarmusch Written by Jim Jarmusch and Marion Bessey Starring: Tom Hiddleston, Tilda Swinton, Anton Yelchin, Mia Wasikowska, John Hurt, Jeffrey Wright Drama Rating: R Released (US) … Continue reading Repost: Movie Review: Only Lovers Left Alive
Sunday Sum-Up, 07/21/2019
Last week was a week. It started out alright, but on Wednesday morning I had to take little Mina back to the veterinarian, thanks to the continued presence of intestinal worms. They gave her another round of dewormers and a tin of recovery food meant for animals suffering from malnutrition (because she hadn't gained any … Continue reading Sunday Sum-Up, 07/21/2019
Sunday Sum-Up, 05/19/2019
All week, the weather people kept predicting thunderstorms. We didn't get any thunderstorms until last night. Just random bouts of rain and two days of 90º+ weather. Our first taste of summer. I do not enjoy the summer. On the bright side, I had a lot of fun early in the week before the hot … Continue reading Sunday Sum-Up, 05/19/2019
Movie Review: Tolkien
Tolkien Directed by Dome Karukoski Starring: Nicholas Hoult, Lily Collins, Colm Meaney, Derek Jacobi, Patrick Gibson, Anthony Boyle, Tom Glynn-Carney Written by David Gleeson and Stephen Beresford Released: May 10, 2019 (USA) On the surface, the life of author John Ronald Reuel Tolkien does not seem like prime material for a Hollywood biopic. He was … Continue reading Movie Review: Tolkien
Sunday Sum-Up, 02/10/2019
I don't know where this week went. I remember it was cold and windy, and it snowed for two days straight, but otherwise? No clue. It went into the file of 'lost weeks', I suppose. And yet, for all that, I got a lot of reading and whatnot done. I did a bit of baking, … Continue reading Sunday Sum-Up, 02/10/2019
Top Five Friday: Top Five 80s Films
A chance encounter with a friend this week and a subsequent discussion of certain films got me thinking about 1980s movies. While most of my generation adores Labyrinth and The Dark Crystal, I... don't. I think those particular films are ones you need to watch when you're a kid to really fall in love with … Continue reading Top Five Friday: Top Five 80s Films
