I remember I used to love every book I read. Now I find it harder to do so. Probably this is a consequence of reading a lot of books. I have a higher baseline of quality. I also have seen so many plots/ideas/character types that they don't impress me or excite me anymore. Whatever it …
Game of thrones Season 07 episode 03
Things are really speeding along... and, I appreciate it. We've seen plenty of battles, we don't need to see another one. We've spent long enough waiting for Jon and Dani to meet, we don't need any more travel sequences. Things are happening, and it's great that the writers feel confident enough to get done what …
Crime and Punishment
An exciting psychological thriller? A philosophical thinkpiece on morality? A tragedy? Mystery? All of these? I quite enjoyed Crime and Punishment if you can't tell. Some of the conversations were very intense, and ambiguous too--I was so intent on Rodion's interactions with Porfiry, I could not decide whether he knew or not! It was so …
Game of thrones season 7 episode 02 spoilers
So does Grey Worm have a worm or not? Screw all Greyjoys except Yara We've been overdue for some Varys awesomeness and boy is he awesome. He knows just what to say to make Dani like him. Such a pro. I was the only one in my viewing group that was sad Arya turned back …
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Valerian and the city of a thousand planets (2017)
I wanted to see this movie, based on this graphic novel, because it looked like an original idea, and we usually get about one of those per year among the tide of super hero sequels, remakes, reboots, and brand name movies. It was pretty original, and had lots of elements I hadn't seen before. It …
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