Disclaimer: I do not read comics or care about super hero movies or shows in general, and had never heard of Jessica Jones before this show. Jessica Jones is another brilliant Netflix original. It's a dark, exciting, interesting show about a private investigator with a painful past, and a sociopath who can control minds. But--it's …
Alien worlds in our own backyard
I watched this TED talk the other day and haven't been able to stop thinking about it. It is exciting to think of so much unknown still in our world, even if I myself will likely never do any of the discovering. There are millions of miles of unexplored caves beneath us. Untouched by humanity. …
Dead Snow
I watched this zombie movie on Halloween and was pleasantly surprised. I was expecting a stupid gorefest with maybe a couple laughs, and what I got was actually a well crafted monster movie. One thing that a lot of these type movies don't understand is that if you play your hand too early, the audience …
The Hunger Games
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 …
Jonas David 