3/5 King Arthur: Legend of the Sword – mild spoilers possible Summary: A new twist on an old tale. A brother rises up against his brother to steal the throne. His quest for power leads him to corruption, power, and ultimately doom. Additional Comments: – beginnings reminds me of LOTR with the elephants – nice…
*Relatively spoiler free until after the ads.* Summary: 5-7 strangers end up at a run down hotel along the border of California and Nevada. Over the course of the movie, you get to know them better, but their given profession is probably how you’ll get to know them. There’s the vacuum cleaner sales man, the…
Spoilers possible Summary: A terrorist lost some family in a drone strike and now has a major chip on his shoulder. He’s also an arms dealer, so he can hire a huge army of nameless mercenaries. Typical action flick. You can sort of tell from the cover what you’re in for. Additional Comments:…
Summary: Anybody who reads even the titles of most of my reviews can probably tell that I have pretty strange taste in movies. But occasionally, I have bouts of normality. I’m going to count Hacksaw Ridge as one of those moments. This is Desmond Doss’s story. He was a conscientious objector who joined the war…
Spoilers ahead… Summary: Starts off pretty epic with Arya getting her revenge on the Frays. I like her more each season. Some of the training stuff got tedious but I suppose such a long, drawn out training would be necessary to make her a formidable fighter instead of a kid. She’s still a kid, just…
Summary: A producer struggles to create a show that will save his crumbling theater. His grand plan is a talent show. As typical of these types of movies, the events spiral downward until they hit rock bottom and the characters have to fight back for what they believe in (redemptive power of music.) Additional Comments:…
Summary: Errol Magnus, a deputy Warden for lack of a better title, sort of inherits responsibility for the region when his older brother, Tom, goes missing. Something big and scary is out there taking down people. Additional Comments: – Not sure why this book isn’t just called the Wendigo. It’s not really about the…
4.5/5 Venom; Surprisingly Good Comic Book Movie *mild spoilers possible* Summary: Eddie Brock (Tom Hardy) has it all: a great job as an investigative reporter, a beautiful fiancée, and a really nice apartment. One mistake/ moral choice costs him all of that. Six months later, he’s broke, living in a run-down apartment, job hunting, and…
Summary: Gant Maker’s distinguished military career comes to a screeching halt when he runs across a race of homicidal aliens called the Vacra. Nobody believes him … until now. With the Vacra back, the military and higher-ups turn to Maker for help. They want to send him to Terminus, a disputed planet beyond the…
3/5 Just Like Down Home by Dale Stubbart Narrated by Duncan Cassidy Length 30 minutes Summary: Strange little fantasy story about an English gentleman named Joel September who doesn’t particularly like his job but things are about to change for him. Additional Comments: The blurb pretty much tells the whole story, though I could have…