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Movie ****+ The Guilty (2018)

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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)

rmann October 19, 2018 March 29, 2019Movie and Book Reviews 0

Excellent mystery and thriller with a twisted plot and fine acting.

Book – ***** The Three-Body Problem (2010)

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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)

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Entertaining, if improbable, comic character brought to the big screen with some skill.

Book – **** Stars Uncharted (2018)

rmann October 5, 2018 March 26, 2019Movie and Book Reviews 0

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.

Movie **** House with a Clock in its Walls (2018)

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Entertaining Jack Black YA fare with a splash of horror.

Book – **** Linesman (2015)

rmann September 13, 2018 March 26, 2019Movie and Book Reviews 0

S.K. Dunstall’s sci.fi. story of alien technology poorly manipulated by human adepts to gain access to interstellar space, until one of them learns to sing to the lines.

Movie **+ Eighth Grade (2018)

rmann September 9, 2018 March 29, 2019Movie and Book Reviews 0

Painful revisiting of all the cliché stresses of eighth grade.

Movie ****+ Crazy Rich Asians (2018)

rmann August 31, 2018 March 29, 2019Movie and Book Reviews 0

Expertly pokes fun at Asian prejudices against other Asians, particularly those raised in the United States. Full of humor and social commentary.

Book – **** Olympos (2017)

rmann August 20, 2018 March 29, 2019Movie and Book Reviews 0

Dan Simmons effectively mixes Greek mythology and science fiction novel, into an action packed modern fantasy.

Category: Movie and Book Reviews

Movie ****+ The Guilty (2018)

Movie ****+ A Simple Favor (2018)

Book – ***** The Three-Body Problem (2010)

Movie ***+ Venom (2018)

Book – **** Stars Uncharted (2018)

Movie **** House with a Clock in its Walls (2018)

Book – **** Linesman (2015)

Movie **+ Eighth Grade (2018)

Movie ****+ Crazy Rich Asians (2018)

Book – **** Olympos (2017)

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