Sea of Trees (film)
Sea of Trees is a 2015 film starring Matthew McConaughey, Ken Watanabe, and Naomi Watts. 7 out of 10 stars. This is a story of a couple who fell apart and grew back together again only to be ripped apart … Continued
Peacemaker (film)
The Peacemaker is a 1997 action adventure film starring George Clooney and Nicole Kidman. 10 out of 10 stars. It’s hard to find any faults with this film. It’s one of my favorite action films. It starts with the theft … Continued
The Stolen (film)
The Stolen is a 2017 British film that takes place in New Zealand. 0 out of 10 stars. I was bored to tears. There are way too many directors anxious to make misogynistic films in which the entire story is … Continued
Dark Was the Night (film)
Dark Was the Night is a 2014 horror film. 6 out of 10 stars. The only thing I don’t like about this film are that complete scenes are shot with red filters then blue filters over the camera lens. That’s … Continued
Tales from the Loop (series)
Tales from the Loop is a 2020 science fiction series produced by Amazon. 3 out of 10 stars. I strongly caution anyone from letting their children watch this series. This is the stuff of nightmares. Most of the episodes have … Continued
Devil’s Pass (film)
Devil’s Pass is a 2013 Russian/British horror film. 8 out of 10 stars. For a found footage film, it’s pretty good. And like most horror films there are people so annoying you kind of want them to die. In 1959, … Continued
Candyman (film)
Candyman is a 1992 horror film that’s done very poorly. 0 out of 10 stars. I wish I could say this was watchable, but it’s really not. This starts with two grad students (who look way too old to be … Continued
No Such Creature by Giles Blunt
No Such Creature by Giles Blunt is a crime drama about two thieves who are about to end up in over their heads. 0 out of 10 stars. This was so slow. I couldn’t read past a third of the … Continued
Slow West (film)
Slow West is a 2015 British – New Zealand film about a Scottish lad trying to find his true love in the American Wild West. 5 out of 10 stars. This is so not a real western. But it is … Continued
Salt (film)
Salt is a 2010 spy film starring Liev Schreiber and Angelina Jolie. 10 out of 10 stars. I’m not a fan of Angelina Jolie’s at all, but this is a good film. It’s a nice revenge flick and a love … Continued
Sleepless (film)
Sleepless is a 2017 film starring Michelle Monaghan and Jamie Foxx. 0 out of 10 stars. It’s pretty awful. Some films may be bad but are at least watchable. This one isn’t. The filming is done almost handheld camera style … Continued
Trial by Media (series)
Trial by Media is a 2020 Netflix documentary series on criminal cases that were completely obscured by the media coverage that derailed those trials. 8 out of 10 stars. It’s shocking to see so much injustice and stupidity. I took … Continued
Boar Island by Nevada Barr
Boar Island by Nevada Barr is the 19th novel in the Anna Pigeon park ranger series. 0 out of 10 stars. Boar Island had two main plot lines but the “twists” were obvious and the ending unsatisfactory, leaving several characters … Continued
Destroyer Angel by Nevada Barr
Destroyer Angel by Nevada Barr is the 18th novel in the Anna Pigeon park ranger series. 4 out of 10 stars. The ending and the dog really saved what would have been a long and drawn out book. The book … Continued
Marriage Lottery #10 Kidnapped Bride by Caty Callahan
Marriage Lottery #10 Kidnapped Bride by Caty Callahan is a sweet romance that’s absolutely charming. 10 out of 10 stars. I laughed so hard I cried. When I was growing up, there was a scandal (2008) regarding a romance author … Continued
Hangar 1 (series)
Hangar 1 is a 2014 series about UFO evidence held by the MUFON network (Mutual UFO Network). 10 out of 10 stars. This is one of those documentaries that makes you sit on the couch and watch. These are taken … Continued
Berlin Syndrome (film)
Berlin Syndrome is a 2017 Australian film about a college professor kidnapping and killing foreign students. 7 out of 10 stars. This is very realistic and absolutely terrifying. Clare is an Australian teenager traveling through Europe photographing the city architecture. … Continued
Django Unchained
Django Unchained is 2012 revenge flick by Quentin Tarantino. Tarantino also has a cameo as one of the LeQuint Dickey Mining Company employees at the very end. 7 out of 10 stars. As revenge flicks go, this is pretty good, … Continued
Burn by Nevada Barr
Burn by Nevada Barr is the sixteenth novel in the Anna Pigeon Park Ranger series. 0 out of 10 stars. As a bibliophile I never thought I would say this but everyone needs to burn this book. I’ll outline the … Continued
McMillions (series)
McMillions is a 2020 HBO documentary on the 2001 FBI investigation of the $24 million McDonald’s monopoly game scam. 7 out of 10 stars. This isn’t exactly a balanced look at what happened here. But it is engaging and very … Continued