Monday, July 13, 2015

Stay Close

This one is a little too complicated but very thrilling.  Very engrossing, a page turner. 4 of 5 stars.



Friday, July 10, 2015

The Peripheral

Pretty good story.  Compelling characters, bad deus ex machina ending.



3 out of 5 stars.  Worth reading but barely.

Monday, July 6, 2015

Girl on the Train

Weak murder mystery chick thriller, 1 out of 5 stars.  Skip this one, yuck.


Tuesday, June 30, 2015

A long time until now

Fantastic story, well-researched, fun, fascinating, realistic, compelling characters (a little too good).  5 out of 5 stars.

Friday, June 26, 2015

Chappie

Better than expected; worth watching

3 out of 5 stars

Mad Max Fury Road

A little better than I expected.  Amazing post production and special effects. A little too long for the story. 3 of 5 stars.

Wednesday, June 24, 2015

Slow Bullets by Alastair Reynolds


Good story, a little contrived.  Inconsistent tech. Not up to his standard. 3 out of 5 stars.


Seveneves


Fantastic book!  5 out of  5 stars.  It is thrilling that Neal Stephenson is finally writing about space and space travel.




Saturday, June 20, 2015

The Gunman


Tonight we saw "The Gunman" with Sean Penn and the Hollywood formula machine.  Yuck.  2/5 stars.  Find a better film.

Danny Collins


Good. A bit slow but big hearted. 3 out of 5 stars.