what Dave thinks about movies, books and everything
{5/5} “Michael, I hope you’re never in a situation where your survival depends on your ability to understand relationships. You’ll be dead in seconds.” Michael is now working with the people who burned him, in an effort to defeat a dangerous foe. A new person joins the team — Jesse, a counter-intelligence agent Michael unintentionally […]
I went to hear the Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony’s performance of “Pixar in Concert.” The orchestra performed music from all 13 of Pixar’s movies. In addition to making incredible movies, Pixar has uniformly great music. Scenes from the movies were shown above the orchestra. The orchestra was conducted by Evan Mitchell. I liked how he was able […]
I went to Guelph Symphony Orchestra’s presentation of “The Planets.” The concert started with Glenn Buhr’s “Akasha (Sky)” and Carl Reinecke’s “Concerto in D major for Flute and Orchestra.” I didn’t know either of these pieces — they were fine, but didn’t really grab me. Laura Andrew played flute in the Reinecke. The concert finished […]
{5/5} “If promises were crackers my daughter would be fat.” Peter is struggling to fit in all aspects of his life. He was delivering pizzas but got fired for being late. He’s behind on his rent and on his schoolwork. He becomes Spider-Man whenever he’s needed. And then there’s Mary Jane, whom he decided to […]
{5/5} “You do too much — college, a job, all this time with me… You’re not Superman, you know.” When Peter gets bitten by a genetically modified spider he gains the powers to climb straight walls and shoot webs from his wrists. He decides he must use his powers for good. He would also like […]
{4.5/5} “You’re right, it’s a classic kidnapping. They took our children and the canned goods and pasta.” Joe is tired of his father telling him what to do. When he stumbles on a perfect spot in a nearby forest, he comes up with an audacious plan: he will build his own house and live in […]
{4/5} “Ever since I can remember, I’ve wanted to be clever. Some people are born clever, same way some people are born beautiful. I’m not one of those people.” Brian is just starting university and he’s excited to be on the challenge team, who competes in a televised quiz show that he used to watch […]
{5/5} “We’re all traveling through time together, every day of our lives. All we can do is do our best to relish this remarkable ride.” When Tim turns 21, his father tells him something completely unbelievable: all the men in their family can travel back in time. It’s true, and it’s easy to do: go […]
{5/5} “Sometimes I think I have felt everything I’m ever gonna feel. And from here on out, I’m not gonna feel anything new. Just lesser versions of what I’ve already felt.” Theodore works at a company that creates handwritten letters that their clients get to send to their loved ones. Theodore has been writing the […]
{5/5} “I only work in black. And sometimes very, very dark grey.” — Batman Emmet is a regular guy — he works in construction, and always follows instructions. When he stumbles upon someone who isn’t where she should be, he gets caught up in something he couldn’t imagine. After Emmet falls down a hole he […]