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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 ***+ Guardians of the Galaxy – vol. 2 (2017)

rmann August 3, 2017 March 27, 2019Movie and Book Reviews 0

Good sequel, but could have benefitted from better editing. Overlong sequences of Quill’s mental-spear doing its work, and the Ego story and plot-shift comes (literally) out of the blue.

Movie ****+ Valarian – City of a Thousand Planets (2017)

rmann July 25, 2017 August 29, 2017Movie and Book Reviews 0

Absolutely loved this sci.fi. movie and would see it again for its visual beauty alone. Luc Besson does it again with an engaging story, characters, and visuals. The little matter-duplicating creature is a bit over the top (more fantasy than science), but fun.

Movie ****+ Wonder Woman (2017)

rmann July 16, 2017 March 27, 2019Movie and Book Reviews 0

Excellent origin story that’s more fun than the Nazi antagonist plot. Would have liked more of Diana’s amazement at life off her island of Amazons.

Book – ***** Snow Crash (2007)

rmann June 7, 2017 March 18, 2019Movie and Book Reviews 0

Neal Stephenson masterpiece of sci.fi./fantasy where corporations are more powerful than countries, and ancient programming is controlling mass behavior.

Movie ***+ Gifted (2017)

rmann May 10, 2017 March 27, 2019Movie and Book Reviews 0

Fun “hidden genius” movie where Mckenna Grace plays a 7-year-old super mathematician, but slightly too super to be believable. Even Bobby Fisher didn’t beat Boris Spassky when he was seven.

Book **,*+ Doublesight and Memory Tower(2006-2007)

rmann April 26, 2017 March 18, 2019Movie and Book Reviews 0

Terry Persun’s fantasy world where shape-changers are a common if misunderstood human variant, even between different clans of their own kind.

Book – The Keeper (2015)

rmann April 17, 2017 March 18, 2019Movie and Book Reviews 0

Davis Baldacci’s YA fantasy adventure is a well-plotted quick read. Unfortunately, not the first of the series. Puzzles and plot twists abound.

Movie **** Beauty and the Beast (2017)

rmann April 17, 2017 March 27, 2019Movie and Book Reviews 0

Surprisingly good adaptation with Emma Watson a credible Belle and Dan Stevens as Beast. No remake, however, will replace the magic of Jean Cocteau’s French 1946 classic.

Movie ****+ Colossal (2016)

rmann April 14, 2017 March 27, 2019Movie and Book Reviews 0

Oddball masterpiece of fantasy/sci.fi. with Ann Hathaway returning to her hometown after disaster in N.Y. to unfinished business with Oscar, a childhood boyfriend. Unexpectedly a world-threatening battle between giant monsters in Seoul, Korea, is controlled by them from a sandlot in a hometown playground.

Tag: fantasy

Book – ***+ Second Skin (2017)

Movie ***+ Guardians of the Galaxy – vol. 2 (2017)

Movie ****+ Valarian – City of a Thousand Planets (2017)

Movie ****+ Wonder Woman (2017)

Book – ***** Snow Crash (2007)

Movie ***+ Gifted (2017)

Book **,*+ Doublesight and Memory Tower(2006-2007)

Book – The Keeper (2015)

Movie **** Beauty and the Beast (2017)

Movie ****+ Colossal (2016)

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