Unforgiven (1992)
Movie Watch
An aging, retired outlaw named William Munny takes on one last job with the aid of an old friend and...
Revisionist Western
Doctor Who: Terror of the Autons
TV Show
The Doctor is warned by the timelords an old friend of his, The Master has arrived on earth, and has...
Lethal Weapon - Season 1
TV Season
Rebooting the hit movie franchise of the same name, "Lethal Weapon" follows Martin Riggs and Roger...
Appropriation
Book
Many influential artists today draw on a legacy of 'stealing' images and forms from other makers....
Mark @ Carstairs Considers (2072 KP) rated The Lost World (Jurassic Park, #2) in Books
Dec 15, 2019
I listened to an abridgement of this book over 20 years ago, and I remember thinking this was a decent if unnecessary sequel. I decided it was time for a relisten and this time, a listen of the full book. Turns out, I enjoyed the abridgement better. There is too much time spent rediscovering that the dinosaurs are out there again and trying to locate them. Then, once we arrive, we get lectures, mostly from Malcom and Levine, about how dinosaurs lived and theories about why they became extinct. While there are some suspenseful scenes early on, it’s not until the final quarter that we get the scenes the movie has made famous. And those scenes? Nail bitters even if you know what is going to happen. The ending is much better than the movie’s ending as well, not that this is a high bar. Diehard fans will enjoy this one, but the casual fan has no reason to pick this book up.
Jesus and Brian: Exploring the Historical Jesus and His Times via Monty Python's Life of Brian
Terry Jones and Joan E. Taylor
Book
Monty Python's Life of Brian film is known for its brilliant satirical humour. Less well known is...
Darwin
Charles Darwin and Philip Appleman
Book
The impact of Charles Darwin's work on Western civilization has been broad and deep. As much as...