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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.

Book – ****+ A Long Crazy Burn (2017)

rmann July 25, 2018 March 26, 2019Movie and Book Reviews 0

A Jeff Johnson Darby Holland novel, picking up where Lucky Supreme left off. Once again, Jeff captures Portland, Old Town and its eclectic characters and pits Darby against a threat from his past. Great read.

Book – **** Hungry as the Sea (2015)

rmann June 10, 2018 March 26, 2019Movie and Book Reviews 0

Wilbur Smith’s fine action/adventure saga of the tough world of marine salvage. Every bit as readable as his Egyptian fantasy series, River God.

Book – **+ Dragonteeth (2017)

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

Historical search for wild west fossils by two rival groups of archeologists. The weakest of many enjoyable Michael Crichton reads.

Movie ***+ American Made (2017)

rmann November 19, 2017 May 27, 2018Movie and Book Reviews 0

Tom Cruise tour de force story of drug-runner Barry Seal. Entertaining.

Movie **+ Kingsman (2017)

rmann September 22, 2017 May 27, 2018Movie and Book Reviews 0

Terrible sequel to the pilot Kingsman movie, with unlikely motivations and events throughout.

Book – ***+ Second Skin (2017)

rmann September 3, 2017 March 26, 2019Movie and Book Reviews 0

Eric Lustbader crime story about an American entrepreneur, with mystical insight, in Yakuza-controlled Japan fighting against his evil counterpart to control the world through proprietary web software.

Movie *** Dunkirk (2017)

rmann August 6, 2017 August 29, 2017Movie and Book Reviews 0

Although given rave reviews by critics and audiences, I was disappointed. The best feature was the filming, but again editing and sound were terrible. Overlong sequences of confusing air combat with garbled dialogue (I guess the masks over the pilot’s faces didn’t help). Also, I was interested in how the…

Movie **** Atomic Blonde (2017)

rmann July 27, 2017 August 29, 2017Movie and Book Reviews 0

Theron kicks butt and takes punishment repeatedly, but her acting is spot on as is James McAvoy’s performance opposite her. She’s Madame 007 with as many bodies as a John Woo movie.

Movie – ***+ The Great Wall (2016)

rmann March 1, 2017 March 24, 2017Movie and Book Reviews 0

Historical alien invasion featuring Matt Damon delivering an unusual twist to the search for the secret of gunpowder in China. Nice action and CGI.

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Movie ***** Free Solo (2018)

Book – ****+ A Long Crazy Burn (2017)

Book – **** Hungry as the Sea (2015)

Book – **+ Dragonteeth (2017)

Movie ***+ American Made (2017)

Movie **+ Kingsman (2017)

Book – ***+ Second Skin (2017)

Movie *** Dunkirk (2017)

Movie **** Atomic Blonde (2017)

Movie – ***+ The Great Wall (2016)

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