You know what? Despite repeatedly watching The Secret of NIMH as a child (because what is childhood for if not an opportunity to repeatedly watch traumatizing Don Bluth cartoons?), I never read the book. I’m glad I did, even though there was no magic jewel or Unhinged Antagonist to create further opportunities for trauma. Like…
Arcane Season 2 Review
I actually watched this several months ago, and let my thoughts marinate in my head for a while before writing up a review. But I think I marinated too long because when I went to write it all down I was like “wait, what was I going to say?” Alas, the struggles of a chronic…
Middlemarch Miniseries Review
My MO when reading classic literature is to first read the book, then find out if the BBC made a miniseries of it. As you can imagine, the answer is usually “yes”. So of course, I had to find out how the Beeb adapted a 900 page novel that covers topics ranging from women’s place…
Rings of Power Season 3 Trailer Reaction: CELEBORN ALERT!
Well kids, it’s that time. We have Rings of Power Season 3 coming up, and lots of fun things are happening! Galadriel and Celeborn get to have a little makeout, as a treat! The Witch King is in Moria, for reasons! Sauron still looks like an Average Middle Earth Dude, and finally got rid of…
Book Review: Middlemarch by George Eliot
It took me a reaaaally long time to read this. That’s partly because this is a very slow book, and truthfully, it drags at times, especially when people are talking about the current events and politics of the period. Most of the characters are deeply flawed and often irritating. And yet, that is why it…
Movie Review: Gosford Park
I got on a murder mystery kick, so what else would I watch other than Gosford Park, yet another British murder mystery set amongst rich people in the 1930s? What is it with all the British murder mysteries set in the 1930s, anyways? Point being, I might as well watch yet another murder mystery involving…
Movie Review: The Thursday Murder Club
I love me a good British murder mystery, and although it took me awhile, I finally got around to watching The Thursday Murder Club. It’s as delightful as I hoped it would be, and while I have a few quibbles I think it’s a solid cozy mystery with an amazingly talented cast and director. Joyce,…
Hiatus: Or, Yet Another Entry Where I Explain I Am Not Dead
This seems to be happening more regularly. I was seriously considering if I wanted to keep blogging; but, I find I enjoy writing out my thoughts about the things I watch and read, and learning what others think as well. That said, I’ve been dealing with an increasing cognitive load, major struggles with focusing, and…
Series Review: The Dinosaurs
In the first five minutes of The Dinosaurs, we get: a Race For Love, a truly horrendous traffic jam, and a T-Rex accidentally becoming the best wingman. This sets up the documentary as being an emotional rollercoaster narrated by Morgan Freeman, as all good documentaries are. Have you ever wanted to hear Morgan Freeman talk…
Movie Review: Jurassic World Rebirth
My desire to watch dinosaurs continues with the final installment (so far) of the Jurassic Park/Jurassic World franchise. In this installment, we travel five minutes into the future, in which dinosaurs have become so common place that everyone is bored by them and no one cares about them anymore. I, uh…doubt that would ever happen….
