Short Summary is an original series in which I write brief reviews of movies, TV shows, video games, books, and more. Spoiler alert, just in case! No Country for Old Men begins and ends with two different monologues from the same character, Sheriff Ed Tom Bell, played by Tommy Lee Jones. The actor may have …
Author: Erinn Childress
"Read dozens of books about heroes and crooks, and I've learned much from both of their styles." ~Jimmy Buffett
Short Summary – Isle of Dogs
Short Summary is an original series in which I write brief reviews of movies, TV shows, video games, books, and more. Spoiler alert, just in case! Wes Anderson's very name can bring a few negative descriptors to mind: pretentious, depressing, awkward, and straight-up creepy. The same could be said of all 8 of his films, …
Our 52 Weeks of Adventure, Part 1
Late last year, Outdoor Project uploaded a blog post kicking off the #52AdventureChallenge. They presented a printable graphic of "52 geological features and adventure themes" and spurred ideas on how to complete each one in separate posts. Being a connoisseur of anything related to the outdoors, my husband, Kevin, approached me with this graphic, and we …
Short Summary – The Departed
Short Summary is an original series in which I write brief reviews of movies, TV shows, video games, books, and more. Spoiler alert, just in case! The Departed doesn't tell us the story of a typical cat-and-mouse game. Instead, it shows us a game of two mice, crawling up and out of the gutters and chasing …
Love Again
I sank Deep down to the sea floor of my heart. Dark and cold as it was, I saw nothing. I felt nothing. I loved no one. Ugly creatures lived here, But I didn't know it. They played dead in the sand And only struck When the time was right. Yet they were always there. …
Short Summary – Kingdom Hearts
Short Summary is an original series in which I write brief reviews of movies, TV shows, video games, books, and more. Yeah, spoilers are involved! Kingdom Hearts is the greatest title released for the PS2, and it makes the PS2 the best gaming console ever created. There. Review done. Alright, there's a laundry list of …
Short Summary – Black Panther
Short Summary is an original series in which I write brief reviews of movies, TV shows, video games, books, and more. DEFINITELY SPOILERS! Black Panther joins Thor: Ragnarok, Ant-Man, and Captain America: The Winter Soldier in breaking out of the standard Marvel mold. These are some of the better movies in the MCU because they can stand on …
Band of Brothers
After directing a little World War II movie called Saving Private Ryan in 1998, Steven Spielberg returned three years later as an executive producer of a 10-part miniseries, Band of Brothers. After starring in Saving Private Ryan, Tom Hanks served as an executive producer for the miniseries as well. When I prepared to watch Band of …
Philosophy
Love those who have done wrong. Look beyond the greatest treasure, And forgive past threats. Design the right solutions, And thank yourself.
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