by Bob | May 7, 2023 | Books, Movies and TV shows
I don’t think I’ve ever seen a film do so much with so little dialogue and action. The Quiet Girl is a very quiet film. It’s a simple premise: a girl goes to spend the summer with relatives on their farm. It’s an Irish film and a lot of Gaelic is spoken which is...
by Bob | Feb 14, 2023 | Survival
FALL Let me start by saying this is an entertaining movie. And it was very successful given its budget of 3 million. And kudos to the actresses. And worth watching just for the twists and turns in the action. It’s about two women who climb a 2,000 foot radio tower and...
by Bob | Dec 31, 2022 | Books, Movies and TV shows
Andor As a caveat, I’ve never been into the Star Wars universe. Saw the first one in 1977 and I think that’s it. I enjoyed it but I was 17, about to go to West Point. My life got blurry after that. I saw bits and pieces of the various follow-on movies, but...
by Bob | Sep 15, 2022 | Books, Movies and TV shows
The Bombardment This Danish Movie from 2021 was titled in its home country as The Shadow In My Eye. It is a devastating movie about a real event during World War II. First, though, I have to say neither title does much for selling the movie. One thing I learned as an...
by Bob | May 30, 2022 | Books, Movies and TV shows
Moonfall I watched Moonfall because my wife had rented it. It had some good moments. But. It missed the mark because it couldn’t decide what tone it was setting. It seemed targeted to be a tongue in cheek take up on disaster movies. Right away, as a writer, there’s a...
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