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Movie ***** Spider-man into the Spiderverse (2018)

rmann December 26, 2018 March 29, 2019Movie and Book Reviews 0

Wonderfully complex animated film. Best Animated Feature Film Oscar by a long shot. No one but Miyazaki’s work and a few Pixar and Laika films are the same league.

Book – ****+ Death’s End (2010)

rmann December 20, 2018 March 26, 2019Movie and Book Reviews 0

Completion of Cixin Liu’s sci.fi. trilogy of galactic threat, where mankind’s discoveries and adaptations allow humans access to interstellar space and influence over the future of the galaxy as a whole.

Robotics competition

rmann December 16, 2018 March 31, 2019Science 0

Middle school Mindstorms robotics competition.

Christmas

rmann December 15, 2018 March 31, 2019Seasonal 0

Another perfect tree.

Movie **+ Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (2018)

rmann December 15, 2018 March 29, 2019Movie and Book Reviews 0

Plotless sequel with a large CGI budget.

Movie ***** The Favorite (2018)

rmann December 11, 2018 March 29, 2019Movie and Book Reviews 0

Fascinating sexual history of Queen Anne.

Movie ***+ Green Book (2018)

rmann December 1, 2018 March 29, 2019Movie and Book Reviews 0

Totally deserving of its Best Picture Oscar and Best Supporting Actor Oscar for Mahershala Ali. Vigo Mortenson had my vote for Best Actor at the time, but I had yet to see Bohemian Rhapsody and Rami Malek’s work.

Mushrooms and blackberries.

rmann November 15, 2018 March 30, 2019Science, Seasonal 0

Don’t eat any of these, even the red blackberries.

Book – ****+ The Dark Forest (2010)

rmann October 30, 2018 March 26, 2019Movie and Book Reviews 0

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)

rmann October 30, 2018 March 29, 2019Movie and Book Reviews 0

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 ***** Spider-man into the Spiderverse (2018)

Book – ****+ Death’s End (2010)

Robotics competition

Christmas

Movie **+ Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (2018)

Movie ***** The Favorite (2018)

Movie ***+ Green Book (2018)

Mushrooms and blackberries.

Book – ****+ The Dark Forest (2010)

Movie ****+ A Star is Born (2018)

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