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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.

Movie ****+ Leave No Trace (2018)

rmann July 27, 2018 March 29, 2019Movie and Book Reviews 0

Pacific Northwest documentary of a PTSD war survivor raising a daughter alone in the woods. Much of the filming was done in the Pacific Northwest around Portland.http://richardmannauthor.com/wp-admin/post-new.php#edit_timestamp

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.

Movie ***** RGB (2018)

rmann June 23, 2018 March 29, 2019Movie and Book Reviews 0

Fantastic documentary of Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s rise to the Supreme Court while fighting gender discrimination.

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.

Movie **** Sweet Country (2018)

rmann May 16, 2018 May 27, 2018Movie and Book Reviews 0

Harsh depiction of prejudice and abuse in the early Australian outback.

Movie ****+ Beirut (2018)

rmann April 23, 2018 March 29, 2019Movie and Book Reviews 0

Complex war story of loyalty and betrayal.

Book – ****+ Red Sparrow (2013)

rmann April 20, 2018 May 26, 2018Movie and Book Reviews 0

Jason Matthews top-notch spy thriller of Russian and American operatives recruiting each other under the watchful eyes of their KGB and CIA bosses. The damaged Russian ballerina of the title was particularly well drawn as the main protagonist.

Movie ****+ Red Sparrow (2018)

rmann March 31, 2018 May 27, 2018Movie and Book Reviews 0

Very good adaptation of the book. I even believed in Jennifer Lawrence as a prima ballerina. Difficult subject matter was handled better than in most such films.

Tag: drama

Movie **+ Eighth Grade (2018)

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

Movie ****+ Leave No Trace (2018)

Book – ****+ A Long Crazy Burn (2017)

Movie ***** RGB (2018)

Book – **** Hungry as the Sea (2015)

Movie **** Sweet Country (2018)

Movie ****+ Beirut (2018)

Book – ****+ Red Sparrow (2013)

Movie ****+ Red Sparrow (2018)

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