what Dave thinks about movies, books and everything
“‘I’ve never even heard of Juilliard.’ ‘Well, that may be the case, Mr. Bolton, but evidently Juilliard has heard of you.’” High School Musical 3: Senior Year, released in 2008 I don’t usually review movies that I didn’t watch all of, but this one was requested — I watched about half of it. I would […]
{5/5} “We just going to ignore the fact she broke the fridge or…?” Extraordinary season 1, aired in 2023 Practically everyone in the world has a power but not Jen, and she’s not happy about it. She finds a cat, who turns out to be a man who had shapeshifted into a cat and forgot […]
{5/5} “I think I know her.” Thelma, released in 2024 Thelma is 93 and a call supposedly from her grandson saying he’s in jail leads her to send a lot of money in the mail. But the she finds out it was a scam. The police can’t really help. Thelma decides to do what Tom […]
{5/5} “I’m a level seven Space Witch now.” Molli and Max in the Future, released in 2023 Max’s ship explodes and he flies into Molli’s ship. Max gives Molli a power crystal in exchange for passage to Megalopolis. They become friends, and they even have a secret handshake. She joins a cult and he becomes […]
{5/5} “We’re not suspicious people.” Beyond the Infinite Two Minutes, released in 2020 A man who owns a cafe lives in a room upstairs. He discovers that the monitor in his room is connected to the monitor downstairs in his cafe. The one in his room is 2 minutes in the past. This allows him […]
{5/5} “In this job we have to separate from the personal. It’s the hardest thing we have to do. Because if we lose control, bad things happen, right?” The Rookie season 7, aired in 2025 Oscar and Jason have escaped from prison but they are proving difficult to track down. Lucy and Tim are training […]
{3.5/5} “You believing it?… All this, my act… So you bought it too. That’s good, that means I must be doing something right.” Radio Free Albemuth, released in 2010 Nick has been having unusual dreams where he believes a consciousness is speaking to him — it wants him to move to LA, so he does. […]
{4.5/5} “The next morning we didn’t speak much. Instead Dad and I expressed our feelings through passive-agressive reference books.” Suburgatory season 1, aired in 2011-12 George moves his family, he and his daughter Tessa, from Manhattan to the suburbs. Tessa doesn’t like it at first but it grows on her. She works on the school […]
I attended the DaCapo Chamber Choir’s concert “Sing Me Home.” Here’s the program: Timothy Corlis – Silent Dawn Katherine Rose – I Heard the Bird Cry Christine Donkin – I am Here* (from Following the Moonroad) Leonard Enns – How a Place Becomes Holy* (from The Place of Memory) Frank Ticheli – There Will Be […]
{5/5} “Democracy can only shine under the bright light of a free press.” Murdoch Mysteries season 17, aired in 2023-24 George has been promoted to inspector, as both Inspector Brackenreid and Detective Murdoch are gone. William and Julia have been kidnapped and forced to work on a case — a powerful woman is going to […]