The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch
{4.5/5} “I’ll bet I’m late for work, he said to himself, slid from the bed, and tottered to a standing position with eyes shut, keeping himself from being sick. For all he knew he was several hours’ drive from his office; perhaps he was not even in the United States. However he was on Earth; […]
Me and Earl and the Dying Girl
{5/5} “There’s a lot of pillows in here.” Me and Earl and the Dying Girl, released in 2015 Greg’s mom forces him to call Rachel, because she has cancer. Greg protests that they’re only acquaintances but his mom doesn’t budge. Rachel doesn’t particularly want to hang out with Greg, but they give it a try. […]
The End of All Things
{5/5} “Obviously because whatever plans Equilibrium has, they deviate substantially from our own. What they are, I cannot even begin to tell you. All I know, Ambassador, is that I was used. My government was used. My planet was used. And now all of us are going to pay for it.” The End of All […]
You Only Live Twice
{3.5/5} “I must say I am disappointed with the ease with which I could pull you in. The one thing my honourable mother taught me long ago was never to get into a car with a strange girl. But you, I’m afraid, will get into anything. With any girl.” You Only Live Twice, released in […]
KW Symphony’s “James Bond: The Music”
I went to the Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony’s performance of “James Bond: The Music.” It was glorious — this is music I absolutely love, and the K-W Symphony never lets you down. The orchestra’s brass and percussion section were beefed up from what they are for playing things like Beethoven. The conductor was John Morris Russell, who […]
The Human Division
{4.5/5} “If things continue as they are, based on historical CDF fatality rates, in three years we’ll no longer have sufficient forces to defend our colonies from predation and genocidal agression by other races… From there, our best estimate is that the Colonial Union as a political entity collapses within five to eight years. Without […]
Penn & Teller: Fool Us (season 2)
{4.5/5} “The first rule of magic is: you never do you same trick twice… So we’re gonna.” Penn & Teller: Fool Us season 2, aired in 2015 Even though it’s been 4 years since season 1, this show is back — with more magic and more fun. Penn and Teller, even with their encyclopedic knowledge […]
Pitch Perfect 2
{4.5/5} “Your sweat smells like cinnamon.” Pitch Perfect 2, released in 2015 The Barden Bellas have been shut down due to an unfortunate incident in front of the President. Their only hope is to win the world a capella championship in Copenhagen. But Americans have never won, and the reigning champion German team is fantastic. […]
Zoe’s Tale
{4.5/5} “Actually, Enzo had a perfectly good reason to be utterly terrified of Hickory and Dickory, who were already vaguely suspicious of him and would happily cycle him out an airlock if he did anything stupid with me. But there was no reason to let him know that yet. Good rule of thumb: When your […]
KW Symphony’s “Beethoven Marathon”
The Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony is celebrating its 70th season. To kick it off, they had 3 Beethoven concerts over this weekend. All of the pieces played during these concerts, except for “O Canada,” were by Ludwig van Beethoven. The symphony is conducted by Edwin Outwater. Beethoven wrote 5 piano concertos — all 5 were played during […]