what Dave thinks about movies, books and everything
Here are all the Star Wars TV shows that I’ve watched. There are some other animated shows, but I’ve only seen bits of them. Live action The Mandalorian 2019-present -> 4.5/5 The Book of Boba Fett 2021-22 -> 4.5/5 Obi-Wan Kenobi 2022 -> 4.5/5 Andor 2022-25 -> 5/5 Ahsoka 2023-present -> 4/5 The Acolyte 2024 […]
Here’s a list of all the Star Trek TV shows, with links to my review of the 1st season of each. For the newer shows starting with Discovery, I’m reviewing them as I watch them for the 1st time. For the older shows, I have been doing a big rewatch over the last few years […]
There are lots of short animated films — here are the best ones I’ve found. They’re all on a channel called CGMeetup. Funniest film “Darrel” by Marc Briones & Alan Carabantes Most romantic film “Extinguished” by Ashley Anderson and Jacob Mann Film with the nicest message “Mr Indifferent” by Aryasb Feiz Best science fiction film […]
{5/5} “Every time you play the recorder it calls the devil.” The Housing Market is the Worst, released in 2019 Mary Mack mentions how difficult it is to get a mortgage. She describes how difficult it was to teach music to youngsters. She has a funny way of thinking positively. She talks about an 81-year-old […]
{4.5/5} “When it comes down to a choice between forcing everyone to do their work according to Starfleet’s textbook definition of perfection, or having everyone do their own work in their own way, with respect for other people’s traditions and work habits, I have found it’s better for people to find their own way than […]
{5/5} “That’s the ski that he took in the face, sir. I’m afraid it was downhill from there.” See How They Run, released in 2022 Agatha Christie’s The Mousetrap is doing well as a play and they decide to make it into a movie. The director, Leo, is killed and Inspector Stoppard and Constable Stalker […]
{3.5/5} “It isn’t human. It won’t feel a thing.” Vesper, released in 2022 Vesper trudges through muck to look for things that are edible to keep her and her father alive. Her father is sick, and can’t get out of bed. She sometimes trades her blood for what she needs. But when someone sabotages her […]
{5/5} “There are 500 or 1000 who could play our characters effectively. There’s only one person who could play Mr. Spock.” — Walter Koenig For the Love of Spock, released in 2016 Leonard Nimoy worked for many years doing odd jobs while he did intermittent acting work. His first acting job that lasted more than […]
{5/5} “The only limit is one’s imagination… and morals, I suppose.” The Peripheral season 1, aired in 2022 Flynne needs money for her mom’s medication so she tries a new virtual reality system that her brother says will make them lots of money. It feels just like being there. She enjoys the first session, but […]
{3.5/5} “I love festivals, we have them all the time where I come from. They were usually interrupted by evil forces of some kind, but when they weren’t they really brought people together.” Disenchanted, released in 2022 Giselle and Robert decide to move to Monroeville, but teenaged Morgan isn’t happy about it. Morgan doesn’t have […]