Summary: A faithful if predictable retelling of the Robin Hood tale. It’s got all the names you remember from ages past. This shows a bit more of the backstory between Robin and Little John (Jamie Foxx). This time Marian (Eve Hewson) is a commoner. Robin (Taron Egerton) is a noble. Friar Tuck (Tim Minchin) is…
*Spoilers after the ads* Fun Filler Material for the Harry Potter World Summary: Fantastic Beasts introduced us to Eddie Redmayne’s character, Newt Scamander, and a whole host of oddball characters and creatures. The Crimes of Grindelwald picks up where the last movie left off. Presumably a few months have gone by. There’s the prologue…
Summary: Eventful, quite violent prequel to The Crimson Claymore. Arria loves her mother so much she’s willing to use dark magic in a desperate attempt to save her. Additional Comments: – Content Warnings: Fantasy violence, quite a bit of it. Decapitations, torture, rape, imprisonment, blood sacrifices, if it’s violent and dark it’s probably at…
*Spoiler Free Classic Story, New Wrapping, New Voice Summary: This time, Benedict Cumberbatch gets to voice the classic grump. Pretty sure Max is new, as is Fred (the corpulent reindeer). Additional Comments: – I don’t know enough about the original story to tell if it was changed much. I’m guessing the short story doesn’t include…
Introduction to Part II: Thanks for checking out the second half of my explanations for the songs on the 1819 Songs for Students playlist. This half starts off pretty strong with a song about not letting life knock you down. The Middle Songs … Higher The Score (Atlas) “Scraped my knees, bruised…
A Satisfying (if Sick) Thriller ***Largely Spoiler Free until after the Ads Summary: Claire Foy plays the part of Lisbeth Salander, a hacker who quickly slips way in over her head. She’s hired to steal back a program Balder created for the US National Security Agency. Things get complicated from there when the work…
Introduction: The tradition started last year. One of my friends got me into making Spotify lists, so it seemed natural to create a list for my current students. As we approach the end of the first quarter, I feel like I know them well enough to at least attempt putting the list together. It won’t…
***Spoiler Free until After the Ads*** Summary: Clara needs to find a key to open a gift from her late mother. Her godfather has that key, but it takes her quite the journey to actually get to said key. She’s not pleased with her father because he seems unaffected by her mother’s death. He comes…
Typical Romantic Suspense (I’ll try to keep this relatively spoiler free.) Narration provided by Kristina Fuller Yuen Summary: Megan Cahill is a news editor who happens to be in the dark park to meet her friend when that friend is murdered. The killer knocks her cold, giving the lady nightmares. So, of course,…
***Any spoiler comments will be after the ads*** 5/5 Review of Hunter Killer Surprisingly Suspenseful Summary: The trailer isn’t completely honest about everything in here, but it’s good enough to warrant a look. I was totally expecting Olympus has Fallen and London has Fallen, but it’s more like Enigma Code crossed with Independence Day (sans…