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
Movies
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
Movie Review: Only Lovers Left Alive
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) April, 2014 Synopsis: When her depressed lover, Adam (Tom Hiddleston) starts behaving even more strangely than usual, Eve (Tilda Swinton) ventures halfway … Continue reading Movie Review: Only Lovers Left Alive
Movie Review- Wind River
Wind River Written and Directed by Taylor Sheridan Starring: Jeremy Renner, Elizabeth Olsen, Graham Greene Mystery Rating: R Released in August, 2017 Synopsis: When Cory Lambert (Jeremy Renner), a veteran tracker with the US Fish and Wildlife Service, finds the body of a young Arapaho woman in the snowy wilderness of the Wind River Reservation … Continue reading Movie Review- Wind River
Top Five Friday: Period Dramas- Film
I love history, so it follows that I love period dramas. Fortunately, there are a lot of them out there, and they often have a high production value so they look and sound wonderful. The only drawback is that they often don't follow the events of the lives of the people they're portraying. It's a … Continue reading Top Five Friday: Period Dramas- Film
Top Five Friday: Foreign Language Films
In the spirit of my efforts to learn two languages at a time- I study French in the morning and Dutch in the evening- I've decided that this week's Top Five Friday will focus on some of my favorite foreign language films. I don't watch nearly as many as I should, since there are some … Continue reading Top Five Friday: Foreign Language Films
Top Five Friday: Five Favorite Soundtracks
I like movies. I like music. So it stands to reason that I like movie music, and indeed I do! Film soundtracks are the musical genre I listen to the most, but there are certain ones that I listen to more often than others. So in no particular order, here are my top five favorite … Continue reading Top Five Friday: Five Favorite Soundtracks
Year in Review- 2017
What do you do with a year like 2017? Politically, it's been a dumpster fire almost from the start with enough insanity to make you laugh manically, sob hysterically, or in many cases, run for office because you can't stand what's going on. Looking at the mess politicians are making of the wider world almost … Continue reading Year in Review- 2017
