“Ghosts are real. This much I know.” – Crimson Peak at 10
As it’s been nine months since my last post — go ahead and make the pregnant pause comment for those of you who must — it…
Ran (1985)
Ran (乱, translation: “chaos” or “turmoil”) In the past few years, besides having less time than usual, let alone a pandemic to deal with even if…
Black Book (2006)
Rachel Stein aka Ellis de Vries: “It is their intention, that for the queen and my fatherland, I have to hook up with a powerful SD’er……
No “Barbecues and ballgames?” – Michael Mann’s Heat at 25
Director-producer-writer Michael Mann has had a singularly remarkable career. No less so for the body of work that has spanned network television, motion pictures, and cable…
The Sentinel Film Review
For those who’ve followed this Duo Post series of ours, where the blogger otherwise known as the Scientist Gone Wordy and I perform concurrent reviews of books and the movies…
Strangers on a Train Film Review
Stop me if you’ve heard this before, but another September 30th has landed. They keep coming and all the faster. For those unaware, ever since I became a…
The Three (Four) Musketeers Film Review
Perhaps, we should call this “the summer is almost over” Duo Post. Heck, people are already weighing in on who won the summer of 2016. All…
52 Pick-Up Film Review
We’re not exactly in the dog days of summer as yet, but the heat is certainly building up already. Maybe it’s telling that our next entry…
Life of Pi Film Review
Now that we’ve blown past the summer solstice (or winter’s for those down under), the second half of the year is just over the horizon. Like…
Deliverance Film Review
Here we are once more, reaching the end of another month at the close of the Memorial Day weekend. Consequently, bringing one more book-film combo into our sights…
The Laughing Policeman Film Review
The blogger otherwise known as the Scientist Gone Wordy and I return for another movie that began its life between a book cover for our parallel post series. In…
The Joy Luck Club Film Review
The blogger otherwise known as the Scientist Gone Wordy and I rejoin for another movie title that began its life between a book cover for our parallel post series1.…
Like Water For Chocolate Film Review
Leap day, February 29th, is a date that only occurs, obviously, during Leap Years — an annum that is evenly divisible by 4. As we’ve done on occasion…
Edge of Tomorrow Film Review
It’s January, normally a cold and wet time for us in the southland, the opposite for those like the Scientist Gone Wordy who live in the southern hemisphere.…
On the Lookout for Books and Movies 2016 Poll Results
As put forward back in November, having just completed another parallel post season with my partner Rachel, the blogger otherwise known as the Scientist Gone Wordy, we followed up with the same…
On the Lookout for Books and Movies Poll 2016
As put forward last month, having just completed another parallel post season with my partner Rachel, the blogger otherwise known as the Scientist Gone Wordy, we’re going back to the notion we did last year.…
On the Lookout for Books and Movies 2016
Having just completed another parallel post season with my partner Rachel, the blogger otherwise known as the Scientist Gone Wordy, we’re going back to the notion we did last year. In the past, around…
Zodiac Film Review
The blogger otherwise known as the Scientist Gone Wordy and I will conclude the 2015 review season with today’s entry before taking a short break from this parallel post series of…
The 13th Warrior Film Review
Can’t believe we’ve reached this point of the season so soon. The penultimate book and film review for 2015 in this duo post series of ours.…
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy Film Review
As the dogs days of summer — at least for us in the northern hemisphere — paddle in from the season’s heat and humidity before autumn…
It Rains... You Get Wet 