In the Heart of the Sea

Fantastic film about the making of the book and the real life stories of the people who inspired Melville's book.  5/5 stars

Leviathan Wakes

Fun, thrilling space opera with great characters. 5/5 stars.

Inversions

Pretty good.  Book 6 of the "Culture" series, with lighter Deus est machina from "mind" machines.  Good use of stories-in-a-story. 4/5 stars.

The Revenant

Disappointing, especially the last scene.  2/5 Stars.

Sicario

Not bad; 3/5 stars.

the big short

Great film but not nearly as good as the book.  4/5 stars.

Night Will Fall

The best Holocaust film we have seen in a long time, fantastic.  Extremely well-presented.  5/5 stars

Up Jim River

The second book in Michael Flynn's "January Dancer" series starts with a disappointing re-hash of the first book. But the story eventually evolves into a fun mystery thriller and has a great ending. 5/5 stars.  

The last sentence is an obvious sales shill cliff-hanger for the next book that harms the beauty of the story.

Fearless

The second installment of the "Lost Fleet" series is as much fun as the first.  4/5 stars.

Primer

2004 Sci-Fi thriller with fantastic dialog and story line. Thrilling story. 4/5 stars.  I also loved the Carolina culture references and background.  Recommended.