Summary: Max has a big life change when his owner meets and marries Chuck and they have a kid. When they go on a family vacation to visit Chuck’s uncle, Max gets some life lessons. Duke’s just along for the ride. Max is super worried about everything that could possibly happen to his boy. Meanwhile,…
Summary: A poor boy with a pure heart finds a magic lamp and wishes himself into a prince so he can see the Sultan’s daughter, Princess Jasmine. Additional Comments: A valiant effort for rebooting a classic tale. I still think the animated version is better, but they handled the beloved story with love. Casting fit…
Summary: Nathan Kahn gets his leg blasted off in the final days of the Civil War. His friend, Ben, takes care of him, going so far as to take him home and stay with him through his rough recovery. Nathan could die any day. If that happens, what will become of Nathan’s young daughter? Ben’s…
*spoilers and more discussion after ads Summary: The latest in a long series of reboots of a character classic. Sophia Lillis plays a particularly young version of the plucky amateur detective. Having read over 500 books that were either Nancy Drew or Hardy Boys related, I can safely say, I’m a fan of the franchise….
Summary: An unusually touching look at WWE’s Paige’s (Florence Pugh) journey from obscurity to superstardom. We don’t get to control our families, but sometimes, their obsessions take control of our futures. That’s sort of what happened for Paige. Additional Comments: Pretty sure they changed some stuff for the movie, but it still worked. Saraya Knight…
*Spoilers after ads Summary: Hiccup, Toothless, and the How to Train Your Dragon crew returns for a final adventure to the trilogy. (Though let’s be honest, if it makes money, they’ll find a way to get a 4th story and make it a cycle.) Hiccup and company have fought hard to create a dragon-human utopia….
The Lego Movie is so corny, it hurts.
What this book has going for it is the very clever wording. There’s a nice, poetic cadence to the arrangement.
I’ve recently made 3 lists, and as usual, I tried something different this time. They’re in order for ease of listening and the meaning they take on. Roughly, they’re in order of inspirational, then what would be going through one of the MC’s heads, danger, and aftermath.
The ratings might have changed since I actually reviewed them because I’m going from memory. Incidentally, how well I liked something is actually subject to change over time.