The Causal Angel
Book
With his infectious love of storytelling in all its forms, his rich characterisation and his...
Laika
Book
Laika was the abandoned puppy destined to become Earth's first space traveler. This is her...
Lord of the Flies
Book
At the dawn of the next world war, a plane crashes on an uncharted island, stranding a group of...
Nine Nights
Book
In August 1939, a brilliant, privileged twenty-seven-year-old American ethnologist commits suicide...
Fever Dream
Megan McDowell and Samanta Schwebelin
Book
LONGLISTED FOR THE MAN BOOKER INTERNATIONAL PRIZE 2017 A young woman named Amanda lies dying in a...
Goners: Volume 1: We All Fall Down
Book
* In a world where the mythic co-exists with the mortal, the world famous Latimer Family has been...
Gamer (2009)
Movie
Sci-fi action thriller starring Gerard Butler. In a terrifying near-future world, gaming and...
Virtual reality simulation video games
Bostonian916 (449 KP) rated Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw (2019) in Movies
Jun 30, 2020
Story is pretty average fair for the franchise. Taking two of the most popular actors and giving them their own offshoot ended up working just fine.
A lot of the action scenes (island scenes in particular) are SO absolutely unreal that you are required to completely suspend reality for much of the duration. There's nothing wrong with that (I mean, racing a submarine as it breaks through the ice coming toward you had to be topped?) as long as that's what you're looking for.
As with the entire franchise, it's a mood movie. Not earth shattering, but still a good time if you allow it to be. If you're the type to nitpick plot holes and storyboard gaps, avoid.
The Devil's Advocate (1997)
Movie Watch
Florida lawyer Kevin Lomax (Reeves) brilliantly defends his guilty clients. Handpicked by John...
Ginger Lacey: Fighter Pilot
Book
Squadron Leader James Harry "Ginger" Lacey DFM & Bar (1 February 1917 - 30 May 1989) was one of the...