Ridley Scott, alongside Spielberg, has long been one of my favoite directors, and I loved his work with Michael Douglas, Andy Garcia, Kate Capshaw and Ken Takakura in this crime thriller that moves from New York to Japan. Showcasing the culture clash, the differences in police procedures and justice this one is just a great…
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The One Hundred Year Old Man Who Climbed Out The Window and Disappeared (2009) – Jonas Jonasson
I’d heard about this book, and finally found time to enjoy this Forrest Gump-like adventure. It was a pure delight, engaging, heart-warming, often very funny (I occasionally chuckled on my transit ride to and from work, eliciting the occasional odd glance). Allan Karlsson is turning 100 today, and he’s decided that he’s had enough of…
Taken (2008) – Pierre Morel
The 101 Action Movies list lets Liam Neeson take center stage in this action thriller from producer/writer Luc Besson, and directed by District 13’s Pierre Morel, so you know the action is gonna be fast, rough and violent… Neeson stars as Bryan Mills, a retired government operative with a unique set of skills, who…
The Killing – Season 3 So Far
Since I’ve been abysmal at keeping up with recapping each episode this season, I thought I would just leave it until the finale and talk abou the whole thing at that point. But THEN I watched episode 9: Reckoning, and it was all I could do to not start a post while I was…
Sue’s Series Squawk – Grimm (Season 1)
I’ve decided that – since I can’t possibly write everything I want to about every TV series that I want to – I will try to at least talk about each one randomly throughout their seasons. Or, in many cases for now, over their summer hiatuses. Haiti? Hait-eye? Summer breaks. This little post is…
The Killing: Day 16 – Numb
You know, I have really missed this show. As each new episode unfurls before me, I am vaguely aware of how truly caught up I am in each character’s life. My mind is constantly spinning, trying to recognize new clues as they appear, and amend my theories as I go. mostly, though, I am…
The Killing: Season 2 Premiere/Day 15
One of television’s best written and most intelligent shows is back for a second season, having already begun with its two-hour premiere on AMC this past Sunday night. So much happened on the finale last season that I had more than a few “oh YEAH” moments during the initial catch-up sequences, but then I…
The Mind Reels 