Scrubs (season 3)

Posted by Dave Switzer under Reviews of TV shows

{5/5} “A-a-a-anyway, something weird’s been going on with me lately: I have been sleeping more, I’ve been drinking alone… less… I’ve even started complimenting people.” Scrubs season 3, aired in 2003-04 Elliot changes her image and tries to make a long distance relationship work, JD dates Danni who happens to be Jordan’s sister, and Turk […]

Thunderball

Posted by Dave Switzer under Reviews of movies

{2.5/5} “I thought I wore a hat when I came in.” Thunderball, released in 1965 Emilio Largo is now number 2 at SPECTRE. He has an audacious plan to get millions of dollars out of NATO — steal two of their nuclear weapons and hold them for ransom. He steals the weapons, and James Bond […]

The Last Colony

Posted by Dave Switzer under Reviews of books

{4.5/5} “Humans — the few who knew the story anyway, — naturally regarded Boutin as a traitor, a man whose plan to topple the Colonial Union would have caused the slaughter of billions of humans. The Obin equally and naturally regarded him as one of their great racial heroes, a Prometheus figure who gave them […]

The Age of Adaline

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{4.5/5} “‘Tell me something I can hold on to forever and never let go.’ ‘Let go.’” The Age of Adaline, released in 2015 Adaline Bowman doesn’t age, so she has to move every few years, change her name, and restart her life. The FBI caught up with her one time, wanting to run tests on […]

Goldfinger

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{4/5} “This isn’t a personal vendetta, 007. It’s an assignment, like any other. And if you can’t treat it as such, coldly and objectively, 008 can replace you.” Goldfinger, released in 1964 Bond is assigned to figure out how Auric Goldfinger is smuggling gold between countries. When Goldfinger kills a woman Bond was involved with, […]

Shaun the Sheep Movie

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{4.5/5} Shaun the sheep is tired of the daily grind and decides to take a day off. His plan partially consists of letting the Farmer sleep in the trailer. When the trailer rolls down the hill into the Big City, Shaun and the rest of the sheep — and Bitzer the dog — must go […]

The Ghost Brigades

Posted by Dave Switzer under Reviews of books

{4.5/5} “On the fourth day the members of the 8th asked for tried to tell each other jokes they found on the Phoenix data net, and mostly failed to make them work; by the time their BrainPals unpacked the context of the joke, it was no longer funny. Only Sarah PaulingĀ  seemed to be laughing […]

From Russia with Love

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{3.5/5} “I’ve had a particularly fascinating life. Would you like to hear about it?” From Russia with Love, released in 1963 SPECTRE is after an encryption device and to get it they’re setting a trap for the Russians and the British. They know that the British will send their best agent, James Bond — who […]

Dr. No

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{3/5} “That’s a Smith and Wesson, and you’ve had your six.” Dr. No, released in 1962 British secret agent James Bond is sent to Jamaica to investigate the disappearance of an intelligence operative. While there he meets Felix Leiter of the CIA. The Americans are worried about some radio interference in their rocket launches. Leiter […]

The November Man

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{4.5/5} “‘Do all your friends try to kill you?’ ‘Eventually.’” The November Man, released in 2014 Peter used to be a spy. He’s recruited for one last mission — bring home Natalia, the woman he loves, who’s undercover in Russia. When the Russians discover she’s playing for the other team, they go after her — […]