what Dave thinks about movies, books and everything
Here are my votes on newspaper and online comic strips, current ones and ones from the recent past. It’s possible that some of these strips used to be funnier than they are now. There are some comic strips that are supposed to be serious — I haven’t gotten into any of them (if there was […]
Here’s my list of best fiction books that aren’t science fiction or fantasy. Best of the best Pride and Prejudice – Jane Austen The DaVinci Code – Dan Brown Shogun – James Clavell Tai-pan – James Clavell Gai-jin – James Clavell Noble House – James Clavell Whirlwind – James Clavell Generation X – Douglas Coupland […]
I was never a big comic book person, but there are some particular series and authors I’ve followed. My comic book collection mostly consists of Star Trek comics from the 1990s. I have some more recent graphic novels — many from J. Michael Straczynski (his complete run on Spider-man) and Joss Whedon and his team […]
I would like to read more nonfiction books. Sometimes when I start one I don’t finish it, though. Here are the ones I’ve finished, mostly in the last 15 years or so (I’ll update the list when I have a chance). Best of the best How to Fail at Almost Everything and Still Win Big […]
Starting in 2008 Marvel’s movies have been part of a shared universe, and with a lot of planning they astonishingly brought together characters from 4 different movies (Iron Man, Hulk, Thor, Captain America) into 1. DC is working on its own cinematic universe but so far Marvel has left it in the dust. DC has […]
{4.5/5} “Sorry I’m late — I was saving the world. You know how it is.” Ant-Man, released in 2015 When Scott gets out of jail he tries to go straight but finds it tough. He agrees to a job that sounds perfect — crack the safe of an old rich guy who’s on vacation. Inside […]
{3.5/5} “King Bob has officially changed the law, clearing the way for Scarlett Overkill to be crowned Queen of England… If I wasn’t so polite, I’d say this spells certain doom for the country, if not the world. But I’m so very polite that I shall keep my mouth shut. But seriously, we’re all in […]
{4.5/5} “Chuck, are you about to disarm a nuclear bomb using fruit juice?” Chuck season 4, aired in 2010-11 Chuck and Sarah are finally together. Chuck is out of the CIA but is secretly searching for his mom, who he discovered is a spy. Meanwhile, the CIA rebuilt the Buy More with even more secrets […]
{4/5} “You are a kite dancing in a hurricane, Mr. Bond.” Spectre, released in 2015 When Bond is in the middle of an international incident in Mexico, M grounds him. Meanwhile, M is in the midst of a shake-up of his own — MI5 and MI6 are merging and the double-oh program may be eliminated. […]
I’m not going to tell you who the story is about, because that would ruin the surprise. This is from The Oatmeal: It’s going to be okay