In a previous post, I mentioned that I had found a way to procure a copy of Omega, a novel that I first read 1981 as a high school freshman. I found it in the high school library where I had a study hall and that's where I read it. I remembered enough of it so that when a few weeks ago I got in an online discussion about books in which Great ( Read more... )

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I am not obsessed with Mars - I can stop thinking about it any time I want to! I just don't want to.

Having gotten that out of the way, there's a new movie out set on Mars. It's called Settlers and it's a semi-Western set on Mars. I watched and enjoyed it last night. It's somewhat of an indie picture, so your best opportunity to view it would ( Read more... )

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This past weekend, I decided to go out to a movie. It's something I haven't done since March 2020, for obvious reasons. I went to see Those Who Wish Me Dead, the new Angelina Jolie action flick. This is the type of movie I'll usually wait for it to arrive on pay-per-view or Netflix. However, I really wanted to Get Out, so I Got Out.

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Last night I watched the new movie Promising Young Woman on pay-per-view. I did so because the star, Carey Mulligan, was on CBS Sunday Morning this week. She said the movie had been criticized because her character was too harsh. I watched the movie and disagree, but I understand why the statement was made.

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Over the weekend, I watched the Netflix movie I Care a Lot. It's a movie about a corrupt lawyer who uses the legal guardianship system to rob elderly people. One of my friends posted about how they thought the movie was awful. I think it's an example of "heist movie morals."

First, let's get something out of the way. Although Rosamund Pike, ( Read more... )