what Dave thinks about movies, books and everything
{5/5} “Each of us, I thought, could do little to change the course of things — indeed, anything we tried was likely to be so uncontrolled as to inflict more damage than benefit — and yet, conversely, we should not allow the huge panorama about us, the immensity of the Multiplicity of Histories, to overwhelm us. The […]
{3.5/5} Star Trek: Heart of the Sun by Pamela Sargent & George Zebrowski, published in 1997 The Enterprise has been travelling to a few far flung planets whose databases fell victim to a virus. The last on the list, Tyrtaeus, proves to be a bit of a chore — the people aren’t particularly welcoming to […]
{4.5/5} “It’s like a mirage. From the distance, you look like a painter, but up close there is not much there.” Big Eyes, released in 2014 Margaret paints pictures of children with big eyes. Initially when her husband Walter takes credit for the paintings she goes along with it. But she regrets that decision every […]
{5/5} “There is no way that this winter is ever going to end as long as this groundhog keeps seeing his shadow. I don’t see any other way out. He’s got to be stopped. And I have to stop him.” Groundhog Day, released in 1993 Phil is a weather man. He wakes up every morning […]
{4/5} Haphead, released in 2015 Maxine has a temp job at a factory making cables for virtual reality games. She steals a cable so that she can play — a game where everyone looks like a rabbit teaches her to fight. Maxine’s father has a job as a security guard, but his passion is working […]
{4/5} Sandworms of Dune by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson, published in 2007 Kralizec, the battle at the end of the universe, is at hand. The mysterious Enemy turns out to be the machine intelligences, whom humanity fought once before 15 000 years ago. The machine intelligences have been preparing for this day since […]
{4/5} Star Trek: Foul Deeds Will Rise by Greg Cox, published in 2014 The Enterprise is summoned to a system where two planets, Pavak and Oyolo, have been at war and are attempting to make peace. An ambassador is aboard to help broker a treaty — that ambassador is Kevin Riley. When Kirk is on […]
{4.5/5} “It’s so funny what people who have never been kidnapped think is scary. Talking crows? I would have loved to meet a talking crow!” Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt season 1, aired in 2015 Kimmy is one of four women who were rescued from a cult whose leader told them that the world had ended 15 […]
{4.5/5} Serenity: Leaves on the Wind by Zack Whedon et al, published in 2014 Zoe’s baby is fine but she’s not fine and needs a hospital. Of course, soon after they get there the Alliance shows up to grab Mal and everyone else. Mal reluctantly leaves Zoe, promising to rescue her later. But he knows […]
{4/5} “When did they ever ask you? You were always their puppet. All of them, the producers, the directors, they told you what to do. They told you how to behave, how to act, how to smile, how to love and they gave you the subtext for every crappy line they churned out and when […]