what Dave thinks about movies, books and everything
{5/5} “Good title.” Shakespeare in Love, released in 1998 In 1593 Will Shakespeare is having a bit of writer’s block. His patron is demanding a comedy, and soon. He has a title — “Romeo and Ethel the Pirate’s Daughter” — and that’s it. Meanwhile, Viola wants to be an actor so much she will pretend […]
X-Men is currently the 7th highest-grossing film franchise. I haven’t read any X-Men comics, although I’m certainly tempted to at least read the ones by Joss Whedon. The X-Men and Avengers characters are both part of Marvel but it seems they live in separate universes when it comes to the movies. The 1st X-Men trilogy […]
Microsoft recently installed its Windows 10 operating system on my computer without asking me. This made me very upset — they shouldn’t be allowed to do that. It seems that a few weeks ago they changed their Windows 10 “upgrade” from an “optional upgrade” to a “recommended upgrade.” That means that anyone, like me, who […]
{5/5} “That guy was already up there when I got here.” Deadpool, released in 2016 Wade Wilson had found his true love Vanessa, but soon afterwards he was diagnosed with cancer. He calls a mysterious stranger who says he can heal him — which he does, but at a great cost. Wade has been turned […]
{4.5/5} “And on the longest of timescales, what is there not to fear? We are motes, our very worlds are motes, floating in a universe that was born in unimaginable violence. Our little corner of the universe is tranquil now, relatively. But it was not always this way, and why should it remain so?” Proxima […]
{5/5} “I never loved him the way that I love you.” Sommersby, released in 1993 Jack Sommersby returns from the Civil War finally after 6 years. His wife Laurel had thought he was dead. Everyone is happy to see him back, except Orin who was courting Laurel. The farmland is all dried up from years […]
{5/5} “I wouldn’t put much truck into what that Mr. Briggs told you. He isn’t quite the full tin of biscuits.” Murdoch Mysteries season 6, aired in 2013 Darcy refuses to grant Julia a divorce — Julia and William decide to wait. George kisses Emily in a moment when he thinks they might not survive. […]
{4.5/5} “What else can you do, girlie, huh?” Jack of the Red Hearts, released in 2015 Jack breaks her younger sister Coke out of her foster home, but she can’t really take care of her since she doesn’t have a home herself. Until she spots an ad for a live-in caretaker for an autistic child, […]
{4/5} “I love pressing the buttons… It’s so, I don’t know, buttony.” Anomalisa, released in 2016 Michael is an author who flies into Cincinnati for a day to give a presentation about customer service. He calls up his ex-girlfriend whom he hasn’t seen in 10 years but that doesn’t go well. He has a bit […]
{4/5} “‘I have never failed on a mission, Commander. Any mission.’ ‘In that case, Major, one of us is bound to end up gravely disappointed, because neither have I.’” The Spy Who Loved Me, released in 1977 A British nuclear submarine has disappeared — they believe the Russians are behind it. They send their best […]