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Book – ****+ The 5th Wave (2013)

rmann April 16, 2019 June 21, 2019Movie and Book Reviews 0

Very good sci.fi. novel of earth’s invasion where the aliens attempt to conquer us from the inside out.

Book – ****+ Bruiser (2013)

rmann April 10, 2019 June 21, 2019Movie and Book Reviews 0

A Neal Schusterman treatise on empathy. Fantasy that plays with our real-world emotional responsibilities by the author of Scythe.

Movie ****+ Shazzam (2019)

rmann April 10, 2019 June 12, 2019Movie and Book Reviews 0

Totally fun origin movie on the original Captain Marvel. Some silly, but entertaining fun.

Movie *** Dumbo (2019)

rmann April 5, 2019 June 12, 2019Movie and Book Reviews 0

Sad remake of original, but not sad in the same heart-rending way the original was. Don’t bother to go, but I won’t drop the spoilers of what doesn’t work in case you can’t stop yourself.

Movie ****+ Hanna (TV 2019 – Season 1)

rmann April 4, 2019 June 12, 2019Movie and Book Reviews 0

Esme Creed-Miles is terrific as the engineered assassin, raised until a teen in the forest, looking for her identity and her real parents. Enos and Kinnaman are also exceptional as her creators and handlers, now pitted against each other.

Movie ****+ Captain Marvel (2019)

rmann February 24, 2019 March 29, 2019Movie and Book Reviews 0

Nice origin story for Captain Mar-Vell, an alien upgraded human woman returned to earth to prevent dangerous new technology being acquired.

Movie ****+ Alita: Battle Angel (2019)

rmann February 16, 2019 March 29, 2019Movie and Book Reviews 0

Well-done animated post alien-invasion sci-fi where android bots battle for the floating-city masters who control them.

Movie – **** Aquaman (2018)

rmann January 4, 2019 March 29, 2019Movie and Book Reviews 0

Excellent family entertainment, but short on some plot and character points and a bit long on some actions sequences. Nichole Kidman and Jason Momoa were fun to watch.

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.

Tag: YA

Book – ****+ The 5th Wave (2013)

Book – ****+ Bruiser (2013)

Movie ****+ Shazzam (2019)

Movie *** Dumbo (2019)

Movie ****+ Hanna (TV 2019 – Season 1)

Movie ****+ Captain Marvel (2019)

Movie ****+ Alita: Battle Angel (2019)

Movie – **** Aquaman (2018)

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

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

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