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
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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
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
