The Children of Men Book Review + Movie Review
The Children of Men by P.D. James Summary: The Children of Men is a story of a world with no children and no future. The human race has become infertile, and the last generation to …
Tag: Drama
The Blind Side Movie Review
Title: The Blind Side Synopsis: Michael Oher, a homeless black teen, has drifted in and out of the school system for years. Then Leigh Anne Tuohy and her husband, Sean, take him in. The Tuohys eventually become …
The Giver Movie Review
The Giver Synopsis: In a seemingly perfect community, without war, pain, suffering, differences or choice, a young boy is chosen to learn from an elderly man about the true pain and pleasure of the “real” world. …
January 2021: What I Read, Watched, and Heard
We are in 2021, which started with serious 2020 vibes, but has been looking up since January 20th. While trying to survive this panorama and watching America’s homegrown terrorists storm the Capitol building, I was …
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants Book + Movie Review
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants by Ann Brashares Summary: Carmen got the jeans at a thrift shop. They didn’t look all that great: they were worn, dirty, and speckled with bleach. On the night before …
The Devil Wears Prada Movie Review
The Devil Wears Prada Synopsis: A smart but sensible new graduate lands a job as an assistant to Miranda Priestly, the demanding editor-in-chief of a high fashion magazine. Warning: This movie review contains spoilers. With Friends …
Memoirs of a Geisha Book + Movie Review
Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden Summary: At the age of nine, Chiyo Sakamoto is taken from her home and sold to an okiya in Gion, Kyoto’s most prominent geisha district. She enters a world …
The Gentlemen Movie Review
Title: The Gentlemen Synopsis: American expat Mickey Pearson has built a highly profitable marijuana empire in London. When word gets out that he’s looking to cash out of the business forever, it triggers plots, schemes, …
Uncut Gems Movie Review
Title: Uncut Gems Synopsis: A charismatic jeweler makes a high-stakes bet that could lead to the windfall of a lifetime. In a precarious high-wire act, he must balance business, family, and adversaries on all sides …
A Wrinkle in Time Book + Movie Review
A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle Summary: On a dark and stormy night, Meg Murry, her younger brother Charles Wallace, and their mother receive an unexpected visit by a disturbing stranger. Meg’s father mysteriously disappeared …