A long time until now

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

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.

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.

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.

While We're Young

Disappointing; it has a bad plot arc, wastes some great ideas.  1/5 stars.  Miss it.

Magician: The Astonishing life and works of Orson Welles

Last night we enjoyed this interesting, slightly-different take on one of the great film makers.  As a big fan of Mr. Welles I was thrilled to see Workman's documentary.  4/5 stars.

Testament of Youth

We watched this film last night:

. . and it was quite good.   It is a thin shell of the book.  However it does provide an approachable analysis of the societal insanity that gripped all of Europe at the time -- to die for King and Country.  4/5 stars.