I watched this teen thriller, and was at once impressed and annoyed. I thought the actors all did a great job, and the movie was well made and good quality. On the other hand, it was in desperate need of some editing, and there were several things that made me irritated. In a battle royal …
Circle (2015)
This is a very low budget movie, and very interesting concept. Like Twelve Angry Men or The Man from Earth, this movie takes place in a single few hours in a single room with the same characters. The difference being, in this one, it's life or death for everyone. Fifty or so people wake up in …
Word A Day: Cleistogamy
It's starting to seem like I should call this 'word every other day', but, onward regardless! Here is the next one: cleis·tog·a·my klīˈstäɡəmē/ noun BOTANY self-fertilization that occurs within a permanently closed flower. A word I have never heard, in any form! Botany is neat, and biology of all kinds. I think in another life …
Word A Day: Allusive
Well, I've already missed a couple days. I'm determined not to go back to my old ways of only posting a couple times a month though! al·lu·sive əˈlo͞osiv/ adjective (of a remark or reference) working by suggestion rather than explicit mention. I like to be allusive in my writing. I also like reading allusive things. …
The Dark Forest, by Cixin Liu
I just finished this sequel to the Three Body Problem, and once again my mind is blown. This book left me with a picture of the universe I never imagined... a dark forest indeed. The only complaint anyone seems to have about this series is the characters, and though they are more fleshed out in this one, they …
Jonas David 