Category Archives: reviews

Is This the Real Thing or Just a Fantasy?

Posted on April 1, 2019 by cdsmiller17

The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai… (1984) I never saw this one during its initial cinema run. I suspect a lot of other people didn’t, as well. It had a budget of US$14M, but recouped only about half that at the … Continue reading →

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Female Hero in Male Dominated Worlds

Posted on March 8, 2019 by cdsmiller17

Rogue One Do you think it was an accident or coincidental that this movie came out shortly after Donald Trump was elected President? In my world, there are no accidents… Today is International Women’s Day: my youngest grandchild is staying … Continue reading →

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How To Train Your Dragon (Energy)

Posted on March 4, 2019 by cdsmiller17

The Hidden World I haven’t seen the previous two movies, but our youngest grandchild wanted to see it, so we went to the cinema yesterday. As luck (?) would have it, Avatar was on the television the night before. Synchronicity … Continue reading →

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Let’s Drop a Little…

Posted on March 3, 2019 by cdsmiller17

Joy (2015) It’s hard to believe that this little gem of a movie is three years old. They had it on TV the other night. It still makes me cry (well, that’s not really too difficult, as I feel great … Continue reading →

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Oceanic Flight 815

Posted on March 2, 2019 by cdsmiller17

“Lost”: the Plot When this television series started in 2004, everyone speculated that the survivors of Oceanic flight 815 had actually died and their time on the Island was the afterlife. It took six seasons to tell the full tale, … Continue reading →

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Connecting the Dots

Posted on February 26, 2019 by cdsmiller17

Everything You Need to Know but have Never been Told More like, everything he’s told us before but now all in one big book. David Icke seems angry. I suspect it’s because he’s been saying basically the same thing for … Continue reading →

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When You’re Feeling Down and Out…

Posted on February 24, 2019 by cdsmiller17

The Upside I wasn’t feeling inclined to see this movie. I’m not a fan of either actor, and the black/white dynamic seemed contrived. But my wife had heard that it was good, so we went on Friday night. It’s based … Continue reading →

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You Had Me At Hello’copter

Posted on February 16, 2019 by cdsmiller17

  Isn’t It Romantic Well, actually, no. It’s not meant to be. It’s turning the rom-com concept on its head, and that makes it a lot more fun to watch. Rebel Wilson is taking the idea of a bump on … Continue reading →

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The Wizard of Star Wars

Posted on February 12, 2019 by cdsmiller17

Nothing New Under the Sun? Almost two years ago, I had a back and forth discussion with my youngest daughter on Facebook about the echoes of The Wizard of Oz had in the first Star Wars movie. This idea is … Continue reading →

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Say Hello, Wave Goodbye

Posted on February 10, 2019 by cdsmiller17

The Holographic Universe I’m reading David Icke’s latest book, “Everything You Need To Know But Have Never Been Told”. On page 33, he repeats a story that he’s written about before. “I have told the story in other books which … Continue reading →

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