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
Westworld Season 3
Westworld is an HBO series taken from the Michael Crichton screenplay Westworld. 2 out of 10 stars. Season 3 has been a complete disappointment. Whoever wrote this season should be fired. In season 2, the robots from Westworld are freed … Continued
Horse Whisperer (film)
The Horse Whisperer is a 1998 film starring Robert Redford, Scarlett Johannson, Kristin Scott Thomas, and Sam Neill. 10 out of 10 stars. This is the most brilliant film Robert Redford ever made. The music will haunt you. The cinematography … Continued
Human Stain (film)
Human Stain is a 2003 film starring Anthony Hopkins and Nicole Kidman. 6 out of 10 stars. This is a hard film to watch. It’s tragedy unfolding before your very eyes. Coleman Silk is a 50s-ish white Literature professor in … Continued
October Faction (series)
October Faction is a really dumb 2020 TV series. 0 out of 10 stars. I try to give anything I’ve watched at least two stars. This wasn’t even worthy of that. The plot begins with an old white guy and … Continued