Everyone else is doing it! Not sticking their head in ovens, publishing lists of their favourites. So, here’s mine. Highlighted entries point to reviews and ramblings on this blog. Books I awarded thirteen five star ratings this year. That’s out of a total ninety-seven books read. I’ve picked five to post here, which will representContinueContinue reading “My Favourite Things: 2013”
Category Archives: Movies
Top Ten Lists
Ten is a short list of anything, particularly when I consider how many books I have read and movies I have seen. How many vacations, meals, TV shows. Recipes. Restaurants. Breaths! (Do you have a top ten favourite breaths?) Epiphanies or otherwise pivotal moments. Countries. Seasons. (Yeah, there are only four “official” seasons…) Artists, musicians;ContinueContinue reading “Top Ten Lists”
My Summer of Movies (Part I)
I don’t review movies. I already spend too much time jotting down irrelevant thought. I do watch a lot of movies, though, and this summer has had my bum in a cushy seat more often than usual. Listed movies run from May to September. So far: Movie Score (*/10) Comments Iron Man 3 7 SolidContinueContinue reading “My Summer of Movies (Part I)”
Batman vs. Superman
I love Batman. Late to the fandom, I was converted (co-opted, corrupted) by Christopher Nolan’s trilogy, which inspired me to read Frank Miller’s graphic novel. So, to clarify, I’m a fairly recent, but ardent fan. I have the new trilogy on blu-ray, a shiny new copy of the Frank Miller graphic novel, a handful ofContinueContinue reading “Batman vs. Superman”
2001: A Space Odyssey
This is not a review of the film. More, this is a story about my daughter and I watching 2001: A Space Odyssey together and what we both gained from it. Petra is eleven years old. She’ll be twelve at the end of the summer. I think she’s a bright spark, but she’s my child,ContinueContinue reading “2001: A Space Odyssey”
Kelly Jensen 