The I Messed Up Book Tag was originally created by IsthatChami on Youtube. It's a couple of years old but I haven't done it yet and anything where I can say I messed up generally appeals to me. Questions and answers below! A character appearance you imagined differently? All of them. Honestly, appearances are probably the thing... Continue Reading →
May Wrap-Up: A Little of Everything…
May has come and gone. It was mostly a good month. I seemed completely unable to keep my mind on anything longer than it takes to read a book (and I started probably a dozen that I put aside for later.) My nephew visited for the Memorial Day weekend and I got to buy him... Continue Reading →
Thoughts on Solo
Solo: A Star Wars Story Directed By: Ron Howard (mostly... ) Grade: C+ Well, despite my dislike of The Last Jedi and my deep belief that no one but Harrison Ford could play Han Solo I went and saw Solo and it definitely surprised me. I think the biggest surprise is that after all the... Continue Reading →
Coming of Age in Iran: Persepolis
Persepolis Directed By: Marjane Satrapi & Vincent Paronnaud Grade: B+ Persepolis was my Blind Spot pick for May. (Five months in and sticking with it!) I actually do remember reading Persepolis in college. The story is about Satrapi's youth during and after the Islamic Revolution. The film is very moving of course. It's most powerful points however... Continue Reading →
Following Your Passion: Making Fun & Comics
She Makes Comics Directed By: Marisa Stotter Grade: A This has been on my Wishlist for a while and then I found it on Netflix the other night and immediately hit play. It's about the history of women in comics but also fandom overall and a nice little bit about cosplayers. I thought this was... Continue Reading →
Family is the F Word: Deadpool 2
Deadpool 2 Directed By: David Leitch Grade: B (ish) Wade Wilson (Deadpool) is the only thing standing between a killer from the future known as Cable (Josh Brolin) an a troubled teenage mutant. Will he grow a heart in time to save the kid? Will he be able to find the help he needs? Will... Continue Reading →
Spring Favs and Recommendations
This is a bit of a Spring Favorites/Spring recommendations tag. I did a Winter one here and hoped to do it seasonally. So yeah for keeping up. I know technically there's a bit of time left for Spring but honestly once we hit Memorial Day it's summer (and I'm already looking forward to Fall.) I'm combining books,... Continue Reading →
The Brains Behind the Bombshell
Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story Directed By: Alexandra Dean Grade: A Going into this documentary I knew two things about Hedy Lamarr- she was beautiful and she invented something important that had to do with WIFI that I couldn't explain if I had tried. Luckily the documentary explains it better. I honestly didn't expect to... Continue Reading →
April Wrap-Up: So Many Aliens
Every time Spring rolls around I decide I've somehow developed a green thumb and surround myself with flowers and succulents and things that grow. This April was really no different. I'm finishing off my herb garden (which is really just a shelf) but hoping for the best with keeping them alive! Reading: I read fifteen... Continue Reading →
Infinity War: Spoilers Talk!
Avengers Infinity War Directed By: The Russo Brothers Grade: A- Thanos has finally gotten his butt into gear and no one is ready for him. WARNING: This review has SPOILERS so please if you don't want to read SPOILERS stop reading here! Because I generally can't talk about this one without the SPOILERS! Last Warning!... Continue Reading →