what Dave thinks about movies, books and everything
Here’s an updated version of this list. If there’s a * in the “My rating” column then I have some interest in watching the show. If there’s nothing there then I have no particular interest in watching it. Here is the list I’m commenting on. Their ranking Title My rating My comments 1 Star Trek – The […]
{4.5/5} “It’s a recessive gene carried down through families. Yet many generations can pass without a peculiar child being born. And alas, peculiars have been persecuted through the ages. Hence, we live in places like this.” Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children, released in 2016 When Jake’s grandfather Abe dies he travels to the place […]
Here’s an updated version of this list, including soundtracks I discovered in 2016. The big winner for 2016 so far is Michael Giacchino for Star Trek Beyond (who also composed the previous year’s Tomorrowland). My list doesn’t go this far back, but I also discovered John Barry’s theme for Zulu (1964) — it’s astonishing. These are […]
{4.5/5} “Hello, you. Is that your ear or your foot? You have got very big feet. Oh, look at you. Waving already. You’re the best thing I’ve ever seen.” — Bridget, to her unborn baby Bridget Jones’s Baby, released in 2016 Bridget Jones is 43. She has a nice apartment, a decent job, and good […]
Here’s an updated list, including books I read in the last 2 years. Winner Runner Ups Year Author Title Author Title 2014 Claire North The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August 2013 Julie E. Czerneda A Turn of Light 2012 Will McIntosh Hitchers Joanne Bertin Bard’s Oath 2011 Erin Morgenstern […]
Here’s an updated version of this list, including novels I read in the last 2 years. Winner Runner Ups Year Author Title Author Title 2015 John Scalzi The End of All Things Thunderbird Jack McDevitt Will McIntosh Defenders 2014 Emily St. John Mandel Station Eleven Stephen Baxter Ultima […]
Here’s an updated list, including novels I read in the last 2 years. Legend: B5 Babylon 5 BSG Battlestar Galactica DS9 Star Trek: Deep Space Nine ST Star Trek crossover TITAN Star Trek: Titan TNG Star Trek: The Next Generation TOS Star Trek: The Original Series VOY Star Trek: Voyager Winner Runner Ups […]
Here’s an updated version of this list, including movies I watched in 2016. Year Winner Runner Ups 2016 Arrival Captain America: Civil War Kubo and the Two Strings Deadpool Equals Finding Dory Star Trek Beyond X-Men: Apocalypse Zootopia 2015 Inside Out Advantageous Mad […]
I discovered several terrific authors in 2016. The one that wins the prize is Ken Liu, for The Paper Menagerie and Other Stories. Runner ups are Claire North for The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August, Erin Morgenstern for The Night Circus, and Hal Clement for Mission of Gravity. The next runner ups are Emily St. John […]
Here’s an updated version of this list, including movies I saw in 2016. Best of the best 50/50 About Time The Adjustment Bureau American Hustle Arrival Barney’s Version The Boxtrolls Brooklyn The Call Captain Fantastic Crazy, Stupid, Love. Deadpool The Descendants Despicable Me Detachment Edge of Tomorrow Ex Machina Gone Girl Gravity Her How to […]