Category Archives: reviews

The Action is Nonstop, But the Story Never Starts

Posted on July 26, 2022 by cdsmiller17

The Gray Man (2022) Like the arrow in the FedEx logo, The Gray Man title has an ‘x’ in its centre which didn’t show up for me until I saw this video. Now I cannot un-see it. As you can … Continue reading →

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This Cold Case Will Make Your Blood Run Cold

Posted on July 7, 2022 by cdsmiller17

Girl in the Picture (2022) On a whim, we watched this Netflix documentary last night. I’m not sure if we should have, because it figured in my dreams last night. How depraved can one man be? “If you could read … Continue reading →

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The Use of Glass Mirrors Her Daughter, Picking Up the…

Posted on May 29, 2022 by cdsmiller17

Pieces of Her (2022) At several levels this is not an easy film to watch. The idea that a young woman has lived her first 30 years in witness protection without knowing it does seem surprising, but her mother rarely … Continue reading →

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With a Cast and Crew of Thousands, the Talkies Come to:

Posted on May 21, 2022 by cdsmiller17

Downton Abbey: A New Era (2022) The general release of this film was yesterday, so I took the missus to the movies for her birthday (which is actually today). We haven’t been out to see a film in almost two-and-a-half … Continue reading →

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The House had Its Own Spirit of Adventure

Posted on May 18, 2022 by cdsmiller17

Up (2009) This children’s film showed up on TV last weekend. If memory serves me, the one we saw in the cinema was in 3D. I had totally forgotten how emotive it was, especially when retelling Carl and Ellie’s story. … Continue reading →

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When a Memory Turns into a Nightmare

Posted on April 23, 2022 by cdsmiller17

Requiem (2018) We started watching this eerie series last night on Netflix. Ordinarily, I stay away from ‘gothic thrillers’ but this one has an interesting vibe to it: the classical music in the soundtrack. . In a way, I can … Continue reading →

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What You Need to Know When Your Child is Aquarius

Posted on April 21, 2022 by cdsmiller17

Astrology and Childhood (1999) I’m going to do something a bit cheeky here: I’m going to quote the whole chapter from the book. Your Aquarian baby may have given [you] trouble before he was born, but now he has arrived … Continue reading →

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Meet the Author of “The New Astrology”:

Posted on April 19, 2022 by cdsmiller17

Suzanne White (in her own words) There are no birth details for this lady. She is probably too smart for that to be revealed. She was born and raised in Buffalo, New York, and then moved permanently to France in … Continue reading →

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What Happens When We Combine Two Astrologies?

Posted on April 19, 2022 by cdsmiller17

The New Astrology (1987) “East is East and West is West and never the twain shall meet.” (from ‘The Ballad of East and West’ by Rudyard Kipling) It’s a truism that has stood the test of time. But that doesn’t … Continue reading →

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How to Turn Personal Tragedy into a Universal Triumph

Posted on April 18, 2022 by cdsmiller17

Spiritual Astrology: Your personal path to self-fulfillment (1988) Here’s another of Kate’s go-to books. I suspect her version was the 1985 edition. Mine is later. I’ve discussed Inconjuncts before (as I’m sure you’ve noticed) but now I want you to … Continue reading →

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