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Year: 2018
Book – ****+ The Dark Forest (2010)
Continuation of Cixin Liu’s sci.fi. trilogy where wallfacers are selected to thwart the Trisolaris invasion fleet. Through hibernation, characters extend their story threads far into the future where humanity has adapted to the threats surrounding it.
Movie ****+ A Star is Born (2018)
Superior remake of the 1976 Barbara Streisand and Kris Kristofferson Oscar winner. The new Lady Gaga rendition won best Original Song and the film garnered slew of other nominations.
Movie ****+ The Guilty (2018)
Wonderful character study of a police officer assigned to 911 call duty who becomes deeply involved in the call of a kidnapping victim.
Movie ****+ A Simple Favor (2018)
Excellent mystery and thriller with a twisted plot and fine acting.
Book – ***** The Three-Body Problem (2010)
Cixin Liu’s sci.fi. trilogy of the dangers of first contact. Wonderfully imaginative and scientifically grounded at the same time. Every page a surprise.
Movie ***+ Venom (2018)
Entertaining, if improbable, comic character brought to the big screen with some skill.
Book – **** Stars Uncharted (2018)
S.K. Dunstall’s sci.fi. story of Nika, a body modeler, who joins Roystan’s starship crew in a search for almost mythical transurides that power her transformative machines.
Inside a lighthouse lamp.
Ten Mile Lake, Oregon
Book – ****+ The Dark Forest (2010)
Continuation of Cixin Liu’s sci.fi. trilogy where wallfacers are selected to thwart the Trisolaris invasion fleet. Through hibernation, characters extend their story threads far into the future where humanity has adapted to the threats surrounding it.
Movie ****+ A Star is Born (2018)
Superior remake of the 1976 Barbara Streisand and Kris Kristofferson Oscar winner. The new Lady Gaga rendition won best Original Song and the film garnered slew of other nominations.
Movie ****+ The Guilty (2018)
Wonderful character study of a police officer assigned to 911 call duty who becomes deeply involved in the call of a kidnapping victim.
Movie ****+ A Simple Favor (2018)
Excellent mystery and thriller with a twisted plot and fine acting.
Book – ***** The Three-Body Problem (2010)
Cixin Liu’s sci.fi. trilogy of the dangers of first contact. Wonderfully imaginative and scientifically grounded at the same time. Every page a surprise.
Movie ***+ Venom (2018)
Entertaining, if improbable, comic character brought to the big screen with some skill.
Book – **** Stars Uncharted (2018)
S.K. Dunstall’s sci.fi. story of Nika, a body modeler, who joins Roystan’s starship crew in a search for almost mythical transurides that power her transformative machines.