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Entertainment Round-Up���Death, Darkness, and Elementary

Jurassic World: CampCretaceous���Is mediocre. Decent enoughwatch with my boys, but AND she shoots bow?

even they had issues with some of the silly/dumbchoices the characters made. Camp counselors seem more concerned about who isin charge instead of watching out for the children who are more concerned abouttheir various nonsense issues to worry about personal safety. (Netflix)

Anna Karenina (2012)���Is beautiful. It���s also very dark, but then it���sRussian. Two hours really isn���t enough...

Entertainment Round-Up—Death, Darkness, and Elementary

Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous—Is mediocre. Decent enough watch with my boys, but AND she shoots bow?

even they had issues with some of the silly/dumb choices the characters made. Camp counselors seem more concerned about who is in charge instead of watching out for the children who are more concerned about their various nonsense issues to worry about personal safety. (Netflix)

Anna Karenina (2012)—Is beautiful. It’s also very dark, but then it’s Russian. Two hours really isn’t enough to do just...

Entertainment Round-Up���Mystery, Mayhem, and Social Media

I forgot to post last week���sentertainment round-up, so here it is for you. I���ll try to make sure I What could possibly go wrong?

get this weeks up on Friday for your weekendenjoyment!

Knives Out���Is good. Very good. Rian Johnson returns to his genreof choice with a classic whodunnit framework but a plot turned on its head.Daniel Craig���s southern accent gets an impressive workout and never falters. Anade Armas is the real standout, which is impressive given the supporting cast(Chris E...

Entertainment Round-Up—Mystery, Mayhem, and Social Media

I forgot to post last week’s entertainment round-up, so here it is for you.  I’ll try to make sure I What could possibly go wrong?

get this weeks up on Friday for your weekend enjoyment!

Knives Out—Is good. Very good. Rian Johnson returns to his genre of choice with a classic whodunnit framework but a plot turned on its head. Daniel Craig’s southern accent gets an impressive workout and never falters. Ana de Armas is the real standout, which is impressive given the supporting cast (Chris Evans, Ja...

Entertainment Round-Up���Survival, Laughter, and Yawns

Alone (Season 5)���Not bad. Mongolia is simply beautiful! This one was abit more anti-She's all business!

climactic. Also, I was VERY annoyed at the contestants who didn���tput a roof on their shelter. Maybe I���m just not that knowledgeable aboutsurvival and physics and whatnot. Still, seems like a solid, insulated roofwould go some distance to keeping the warmth in your shelter. (Hulu)

Cobra Kai (Season 2)���Is good. A solid follow-up to Season 1 and a goodlead in to Season 3. It���s pret...

Entertainment Round-Up—Survival, Laughter, and Yawns

Alone (Season 5)—Not bad. Mongolia is simply beautiful! This one was a bit more anti-She's all business!

climactic. Also, I was VERY annoyed at the contestants who didn’t put a roof on their shelter. Maybe I’m just not that knowledgeable about survival and physics and whatnot. Still, seems like a solid, insulated roof would go some distance to keeping the warmth in your shelter. (Hulu)

Cobra Kai (Season 2)—Is good. A solid follow-up to Season 1 and a good lead in to Season 3. It’s pretty clear wh...

Entertainment Round-Up—Nostalgia, Loss, and Hope

Alone (Season 4)—Not bad. Partners makes it a bit less “alone” but making one partner hike It's like they KNOW us!

ten miles through the horrible, horrible scrub that is Vancouver Island was fascinatingly horrible to watch. Like the slowest slow-mo car crash ever. Season 5 is set in Mongolia so you KNOW I’m onboard with that! (Hulu)

Cobra Kai (Season 1)—Strikes first and strikes hard! It’s a nice where-are-they-now update of Daniel “The Karate Kid” LaRusso and Johnny “Sweep the Leg” Lawrence. The...

The Loss of Chadwick Boseman

WAKANDA FOREVER! I could stand a bit more Okoye!

Hearing that still gives me chills.  This weekend we paid homage to Chadwick Boseman, by watching Black Panther.  It’s remains an excellent stand-alone film. Even the fight choreography is excellent.  More often than not, even in Marvel films, it’s a series of jerky-cam and confusion. 

It was also sad knowing that the relatively young Mr. Boseman, who is SO full of life and talent in the movie, is no longer with us. I was very much looking forward...

Entertainment Round Up — Surviving the West the East the Jungle and the Stage

As promised, here are my mini-reviews for the past week. Some really good entertainment as Yo da lay hee, yo da lay he. He rides alone!

we enter the waning days of summer!

Alone (Season 3)—Is good. Moving from Vancouver Island to Patagonia was smart. I liked the first two installments, but the second season was something of a repeat. It’s a very chill show, sometimes punctuated by short bursts of excitement, but the overall concept really carries the show for me. (Hulu)

Rustler’s Rhapsody—Still ru...

Eric Lahti Reviews Beneath a Fearful Moon

If you haven’t read an Eric Lahti novel, you should. His writing is so crisp and clean, it punchesTimberjiggers need love too!
you right in the gut. You get that sense from the review he wrote for BENEATH A FEARFUL MOON, and I couldn’t be more appreciative that he still reads my work, let alone takes time to review it:

I’ve always felt the novella doesn’t get enough love. In this day of digital and on-demand publishing, there’s really no reason to focus exclusively on massive tomes just because ...