The First Book I Ever Bought Was a First Edition
I’d just finished reading “The Boxcar Children” to my kids and I was looking for another book. Sometimes you have to dig deep into the recesses of your memory before settling on a good choice. I’d picked “The Boxcar Children” as the result of a vague memory of my 3rd or 4th grade teacher reading …
How ‘The Mountain Between Us’ Could Have Been Better
The Mountain Between Us I randomly came across this flick and I like a survival movie as much as the next guy so I thought I’d give it a go. The movie itself is OK, but once again you figure out in about 2 seconds that the film was written by a couple of entitled, …
When the Furnace Dies and it’s Twenty Below Zero
When the Furnace Dies From the smell I knew there was a problem. I’ve had this house for 9 years, and every winter I’ve worried about the furnace. Would this be the year that it konks out? Turns out the answer to that question was, “Time’s up buddy!” My house is over a hundred years …
Andrew P. Weston Scores Another Hit With ‘Hell Hounds’
Hell Hounds Perseid Press author Andrew P. Weston follows up his 2015 release Hell Bound with another adventure featuring the Daemon Grimm. Hell Hounds is another romp through the Heroes in Hell universe created by Janet Morris, and it’s a heck of a fun time. If you’re unfamiliar with ‘Heroes in Hell’ you’re in for …
Atomic Blonde And the Simulated Long Take
Atomic Blonde There’s something kind of irritating about Charlize Theron. I’m not sure what it is, but every time those J’Adore commercials come on the TV I turn the channel. The first movie I remember seeing her in was the wholly unremarkable 2 Days in the Valley also featuring Eric Stoltz and James Spader. Theron …
Disney Didn’t Earn the Right To Kill Star Wars Characters
The executives for Disney Star Wars are a bunch of entitled imbeciles who have obviously had everything handed to them their entire lives. How do I know this? Let’s just examine the evidence shall we? They spent 4 billion dollars on a beloved space franchise. The second they took possession of that franchise, they killed …
Jean Claude Van Johnson Is The Greatest TV Show Ever
I’ve just finished watching the first season of Jean Claude Van Johnson featuring Jean Claude Van Damme, and I have to say, it’s perfect. Forget Breaking Bad, forget The Sopranos, if you want to have a look at television excellence, look no further than Jean Claude Van Johnson. Well, to be completely honest, the show …
Even With Jesse Eisenberg, American Ultra is Watchable
American Ultra I don’t get the Jesse Eisenberg thing. The guy has as much charisma as a bowl of oatmeal. He seems perpetually nervous, and half the time it seems like he’s forgotten his lines. Yet, somehow he’s considered a “movie star.” This once again proves that the whole world is rigged and nothing is …
You’ve Never Read Roald Dahl’s Best Book
Most people are familiar with the works of Roald Dahl. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is an enduring classic that has spawned two movie versions (the first with a screenplay by Dahl himself), and many of his other books have been turned into films as well (most recently The BFG). But there is one book …
The Greatest Showman Is Much Better than The Last Jedi
I took my kids to see The Greatest Showman the other night because I wasn’t about to take them to the giant steaming turd that is The Last Jedi. Actually, this represents the second time a Star Wars movie has been released that I didn’t take my kids to, because I didn’t take them to …
Are Selfie Sticks Banned at Machu Picchu?
The regulations on going to Machu Picchu are changing so rapidly that it’s hard to keep up with them, which is unfortunate because every time they make a change it’s almost always for the worse. On my last trip to Machu Picchu, I was stuck in a line for something and I happened to sit …
Ok Amazon Prime Movies: Shot Caller
Back in the good old days when you only had one TV channel, life was easy. When you stumbled home after a night of screwdrivers, all you could do was turn on the TV and hope that whoever was in charge of programming on the single channel the coat hanger stuck into antenna portal could …
