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Author: rmann
Book – ****+ Elon Musk (2015)
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)
Surprisingly, a fun addition to the original, reprising a few things but with all new songs beautifully done.
Book – ****+ Fall of Giants (2010)
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)
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)
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)
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.
Movie ****+ Vice (2018)
Psudeo-documentary of Dick Cheney political career and his role in the Iraq war.
Book – **** Skyward (2018)
Brandon Sanderson’s futuristic fighter pilots battle aliens who’ve constrained humanity to a single planet that the human space fleet once crashed on.
Movie ****+ Mary Queen of Scots (2018)
Excellent addition to the Star Wars films. More story and character interest than other performances and history.