Summary: Jim wants to be a superhero. He’s got the powers, a heck of a lot of them actually. But his trials went pretty awry. Fate or whatnot draws him into a world saving/dooming conflict. Additional Comments: – Plot 4/5 Overall, it follows a pretty logical path while still maintaining some unique pieces of worldbuilding….
Peppermint 4/5 Stars; Starring Jennifer Garner Summary: A misunderstanding causes a drug lord to order a hit on Riley North’s family. Her husband and daughter die. Justice misfires, so she sets out to get her own brand of revenge. Additional Comments: – One of my friends said it’s basically batman with a female…
Summary: The entire movie is pretty much an excuse to re-explore the Harry Potter world in movie form. Additional Comments: – The mole/ platypus thing likes shiny stuff. Nice. He’s kind of cute. – Case switch super predictable. – American magic community sounds out of sorts. Interesting to get that glimpse of the difference. Americans…
Summary: (will try to keep spoiler free) A rescue diver, Jonas Taylor (Jason Stratham), comes out of semi-retirement to save his ex-wife, Lori, and some of her colleagues. The research into the ocean depths unleashes a mighty beast. Additional Comments: Characters 3/5: largely forgettable. They’re cool people, but you really only learn them by their…
Narrated by Curt Bonnem *Mild spoilers possible in the discussion* Summary: Ben Peters is called upon to undertake two big missions at once, escort a woman and her son out of France and smuggle the French supply of platinum away from Germany’s grubby hands. WWII is about to sweep over Paris and down the French…
Narrated by Erin Rieman and Richard Rieman *Mild spoilers possible in the discussion* 3.45/5 Nicely Delivered Kid Story Summary: Keira finds a magic hat that gives her access to knowledge she might not have otherwise. She forms a detective agency with her grandfather (whom she calls Papa). They’re called upon to discover who stole…
Summary: Excellent follow up. Super heroes are outlawed, but people still need saving. Bad guys still haunt city streets. What heroes need is a public relations miracle, and that’s exactly what one business tycoon wants to accomplish: legalization of super heroes. Additional Comments: – 14 Years Speech 3/5 – Normally, I don’t mind such…
Intriguing Start to a Steampunk Series 4/5 stars Kingdom of Clockwork (Written and narrated by Billy O’Shea) Summary: Karl Nielsen (going with the spelling I found in a review since I listened to the audio and the blurb doesn’t mention the main character, which is weird) is the king’s clockmaker. Despite kind of just…
4.5/5 Stars Movie Review: Tomb Raider Summary: Lara Croft’s no stranger to the big screen or video games. After all, she started out way long ago as a video game character. This particular reboot follows a lot of things in the “new” games that explored more of her origin story. Additional Comments: – I…