January 2019 – Richard Mann Author

Movie ***** Free Solo (2018)

rmann January 22, 2019 March 29, 2019Movie and Book Reviews 0

Nail-biting documentary of the no-ropes climbing of El Capitan in Yosemite. Well-earned Best Documentary Oscar.

Cooking class.

rmann January 21, 2019 March 31, 2019Science 0

Preparing to braise scollops.

Book – ****+ Elon Musk (2015)

rmann January 20, 2019 March 26, 2019Movie and Book Reviews 0

Non-fiction biography of Elon Musk’s obsessions and his rise to become a technological superpower. Space flight, electric vehicles, and underground tunneling are not science fiction, but practical daily pursuits to a driven man who reminds me of Ayne Rand’s Howard Roark, unafraid to challenge both bureaucracy and conventional wisdom at…

Movie – ****+ Marry Poppins Returns (2018)

rmann January 12, 2019 March 29, 2019Movie and Book Reviews 0

Surprisingly, a fun addition to the original, reprising a few things but with all new songs beautifully done.

Book – ****+ Fall of Giants (2010)

rmann January 10, 2019 March 26, 2019Movie and Book Reviews 0

Ken Follett masterpiece of World War I history told from the POV of English coal miners and aristocrats, Russian peasants, and American diplomats.

Movie ***+ Roma (2018)

rmann January 6, 2019 March 29, 2019Movie and Book Reviews 0

Slow slice of life of a centered Mexican maid moving through a chaotic world. Many Oscars for no reason I could agree with.

Book – ***+ The Last Coin (2008)

rmann January 5, 2019 March 29, 2019Movie and Book Reviews 0

James P. Blaylock’s fantasy romp of eclectic characters caught in the magical tides of the thirty pieces of silver that corrupted Judas and gave rise to the myths of the Wandering Jew.

Movie – **** Aquaman (2018)

rmann January 4, 2019 March 29, 2019Movie and Book Reviews 0

Excellent family entertainment, but short on some plot and character points and a bit long on some actions sequences. Nichole Kidman and Jason Momoa were fun to watch.

Month: January 2019

Movie ***** Free Solo (2018)

Cooking class.

Book – ****+ Elon Musk (2015)

Movie – ****+ Marry Poppins Returns (2018)

Book – ****+ Fall of Giants (2010)

Movie ***+ Roma (2018)

Book – ***+ The Last Coin (2008)

Movie – **** Aquaman (2018)

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