~Sunday~ Bob and I are both huge fans of Maggie Smith and have been waiting for The Lady in the Van to become available to us on Netflix. We recently finished the final season of Downton Abbey, during whose run we enjoyed many, many witty, snarky, and meme-worthy quips of The Dowager Countess, for which … Read more
~Sunday~ In March of this year, I went to the Intelligent Content Conference in Las Vegas, where the closing keynote speaker was none other than Andy Weir, the author of the book, The Martian. When describing the publication history of the book, he mentioned that at one time it was available for download for $.99 … Read more
~Sunday~ I found the title of this movie saved in my iPhone “Notes” file, which means someone I was talking to—at some time, somewhere—recommended it. I thought it was my friend Todd, but he said it wasn’t him. At any rate, watching the trailer, I quickly decided it was “my kind of movie,” and naturally … Read more
~Wednesday~ I’m not a fan of sci-fi, so it’s an anomaly that I watched this film. Bob had paid—which is also an anomaly—to stream it from Netflix, and since we had access to it for several days, I went ahead and watched it, too. Bob had already watched it, himself, but he watched again with … Read more
~Thursday~ Bob ordered The Long Walk Home (1990) from Netflix, and we watched it tonight. Bob owned the VHS copy of this movie at one time, and wanted to watch it again after recently watching Selma (2014), The Butler (2013), and a portion of Backstairs at the White House (1979 TV Miniseries). I’m a big … Read more
~Friday~ This afternoon, with Bob, I watched The Company of Strangers (1990), a Canadian docufiction released in the U.S. with the title Strangers in Good Company. The synopsis “In this feature film, 8 elderly women find themselves stranded when their bus breaks down in the wilderness. With only their wits, memories and some roasted frogs’ … Read more
~Friday~ Bob requested Pride (2014) from NetFlix and invited me to watch it with him. I didn’t know anything about this movie, except that it was gay-themed and in the theaters last year. The synopsis Based on a true story, the film depicts a group of lesbian and gay activists who raised money to help … Read more
~Friday~ I read about the movie, Calvary, in my friend Hugh Hollowell‘s weekly newsletter in which he ponders “The Relentless Pursuit of Beauty as a prophylactic against the ugliness of the world.” Each week in the newsletter, he lists five thing that he thinks are beautiful. Learn more about the newsletter, if you’re interested.. In … Read more