what Dave thinks about movies, books and everything
{5/5} “Whenever the press announces ‘this changes everything’ I’m a little skeptical. That was supposed to happen after Thelma & Louise came out… It didn’t change anything.” — Geena Davis This Changes Everything, released in 2018 Hollywood movies have a huge impact, not just on North America but on the world. Most movies reflect the […]
{3.5/5} “‘So, what is it you do here?’ ‘We do what we can.’” The Portable Door, released in 2023 Paul gets hired for an intern position even though the interview went terribly. He starts working for the mysterious company J.W. Wells and Co. They use magic in order to influence people, for a few seconds, […]
{5/5} “The ground’s too hard. If they wanted a decent burial they should have got themselves killed in summer.” True Grit, released in 2010 Mattie Ross intends on finding her father’s killer and bringing him back to be hanged. She’s only fourteen, so she will need some help. She hires marshal Rooster Cogburn, who she […]
{4.5/5} “They also demanded that I supply your real year of birth, since they did not believe my answer, upon which I supplied the birth certificate of the original Peter Wiggin. Try to remember his birthday. Because the real date of your entry into our universe is even less believable than that date in the […]
{4.5/5} “Holga doesn’t like to be disturbed when she’s eating her potatoes. That’s kind of the highlight of her day.” Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves, released in 2023 Edgin and Holga escape from prison, not realizing that they were about to be pardoned. They return to Forge, who has become a lord and has […]
{4.5/5} “All or none.” Shazam! Fury of the Gods, released in 2023 Billy is trying to keep his super team together but they all seem to be going in different directions. They manage to save a bunch of people from a collapsing bridge, but the bridge did collapse. Meanwhile, Hespera and Kalypso, daughters of Atlas, […]
{4.5/5} “The Panamerican treasure is a political powderkeg. Cras Est Nostrum keeps the status quo.” National Treasure: Edge of History season 1, aired in 2022-23 Montezuma’s gold was hidden and the three boxes holding clues have disappeared. Billie Pearce knows they exist, and is searching for them — she buys a house just because she […]
CNN is a big news network and therefore important. It’s under new-ish management and has possibly slid downhill a bit in terms of being reasonable. For one thing, they are giving airwaves to 45 — who technically is a presidential candidate but more importantly tried to overthrow democracy. Here’s The Damage Report on this topic: […]
{4.5/5} “He tried to help the Link see that their refusal to consider themselves connected to other, non-changeling lifeforms, and their rejection of the possibilities afforded by amity rather than distrust, should be regarded as antithetical to a species that exulted in self-change. The Founders seemed capable of any transformation, he maintained, but not in […]
{4.5/5} “Just because you know what my answer’s going to be doesn’t mean you don’t have to ask me.” National Treasure: Book of Secrets, released in 2007 Ben is presented with evidence that Thomas Gates, his great-great-grandfather, participated in the assassination of President Lincoln. He doesn’t believe it, and he’s going to find his own […]