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

rmann September 22, 2018 June 12, 2019Movie and Book Reviews 0

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.

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.

Book – ***+ Dragonsbane (2015)

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

Babara Hambly’s fantasy of Jenny and Gareth facing down the ancient dragon Morleleb to save their kingdom from evil.

Book – **** Mythborn – Rise of the Adepts (2017)

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

V. Lakshman’s sci.fi./fantasy series of inter-dimensional invasion by demon-like creatures whose power source, The Way, is used and shared by human adepts.

Book – **** Percy Jackson & the Olympians (2005-9)

rmann May 15, 2018 May 26, 2018Movie and Book Reviews 0

Rick Riordan’s five-part series of half-blood Olympian offspring harassed by transplanted Greek monsters where Mount Olympus has moved to 600 stories above the Empire State Building. Fast-paced, solid, middle-grade fantasy.

Movie ***** Isle of Dogs (2018)

rmann April 30, 2018 May 27, 2018Movie and Book Reviews 0

Groundbreaking, fun story with many surprising choices that all seemed to work together to produced something unusually entertaining, like translating the dogs barks, but not the people speaking Japanese.

Movie ***+ Pacific Rim Uprising (2018)

rmann April 6, 2018 May 27, 2018Movie and Book Reviews 0

Well-made sequel, but like most sequels – more of the same.ell-made sequel, but like most sequels – more of the same.

Movie ***+ Ready Player One (2018)

rmann April 4, 2018 May 27, 2018Movie and Book Reviews 0

Good attempted screen adaptation of a great book. Almost pulled it off.

Tag: fantasy

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

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

Book – **** Linesman (2015)

Book – **** Olympos (2017)

Book – ***+ Dragonsbane (2015)

Book – **** Mythborn – Rise of the Adepts (2017)

Book – **** Percy Jackson & the Olympians (2005-9)

Movie ***** Isle of Dogs (2018)

Movie ***+ Pacific Rim Uprising (2018)

Movie ***+ Ready Player One (2018)

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