Shadow Play (Shadow World Novella #2)
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The world is growing dark with Shadow as mysteries from antiquity and legend creep into our time,...
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The Future
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The Future – as the richest people on the planet have discovered – is where the money is. The...
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Taking What's Mine (Men of Maddox Security #4)
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Lincoln Zane has faced dangerous assignments before, but none quite like this. His newest mission?...
Gareth von Kallenbach (980 KP) rated Gemini Man (2019) in Movies
Oct 13, 2019
Henry is so skilled that he takes on impossible tasks and completes them as if they were routine as he was recruited from the Military as he stood out as a unique and talented soldier.
When a successful mission does not go as precise as he would have liked; Henry decides to retire much to the chagrin of his supervisor who wishes him well despite being upset over losing such a highly-valued asset.
Henry meets with an old friend from the military who has done very well for himself financially since his service days. He tells Henry that his last target was not a dangerous threat to the population but rather a respected genetics worker. Henry has some misgiving but realizes there may be some truth to what is being told to him and agrees to meet with a contact of the departed scientist in Hungary.
Henry’s meeting does not go unnoticed as he soon has teams of soldiers attacking him and he is forced to flee with his undercover surveillance Danny (Mary Elizabeth Winstead) as they are pursued by deadly agents at every turn.
As the pair make their way to Columbia to try to plan their next move; an elite assassin makes a move on Henry and it takes all of his skills to barely survive and encounter which leaves them scrambling for answers. As suspicions mount, Henry and his team look for answers and what the eventually discover rocks the core of their very foundation.
Henry soon finds himself facing his most dangerous enemy yet as his past has come back to haunt him and there may be no escaping the threat it poses.
The film is directed by Ang Lee and while fairly linear in plot and character development and progression; the movie does offer a fresh take on some Science Fiction staples and does raise some interesting questions in the process.
The action sequences are solid and allow for the film at moments to break into a frantic pace before throttling back. The cast is solid and Will Smith continues his impressive comeback and it was nice to see him playing a more hardened and world-weary individual despite the occasional lapses into his normal screen persona.
In the end “Gemini Man” offers some flawed but entertaining escapist entertainment that delivers all the best of what fans have come to expect from Will Smith and more.
3.5 stars out of 5
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Game of Thrones: Conquest™
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Westeros is at war. Great houses clash, dragons rule the sky, and the army of the dead threatens the...
Mandi Brownfield (1 KP) rated The Darkest Minds in Books
Feb 3, 2019
Dana (24 KP) rated The Too-Clever Fox (Grisha Verse, #2.5) in Books
Mar 23, 2018
This story, like the others, gives the female characters so much agency and power!!
There are spoilers in the rest of the review from here, so be warned!
We, as both the readers and as the Fox, don't suspect this seemingly weak character to be able to do anything, but boy does she surprise us!! I loved how the fox was so trusting in this girl because how could a girl be dangerous? Right? WRONG!!!
This is just another beautiful addition to Leigh Bardugo's already amazing collection of works!1
Please just read all of the folk tales she releases from this series/world!! It adds so much depth to the already fantastic world she created!
Matthew Krueger (10051 KP) rated Dumbo (1941) in Movies
Dec 30, 2019
The Plot: A young circus elephant is born with comically large ears and given the cruel nickname Dumbo. One day at a show, he is taunted by a group of kids, inciting his mother into a rage that gets her locked up. After Dumbo's ears cause an accident that injures many of the other elephants, he is made to dress like a clown and perform dangerous stunts. Everything changes when Dumbo discovers that his enormous ears actually allow him to fly, and he astounds everyone at the circus with his new talent.
Seeing Dumbo finally fly for the first time, made me cry. It was such a great moment.
A classic.
The Messenger: The World War 1 Diary of a Wireless Operator Compiled and Edited by Russell Early
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Oswald S. Early was a First World War wireless operator with the 1/9th Battalion Territorial Force...