Short Summary is an original series in which I write brief reviews of movies, TV shows, video games, books, and more. I go out of my way to not discuss spoilers here, but SPOILER ALERT, if you seriously don't want to know anything, as this movie just came out! As I type this, the Orion …
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The 250th Birthday of the United States in Film and TV — Part 2
Leading up to the country’s birthday this summer, I’ve been thinking about all of the movies and TV shows I’ve seen that explore different eras of the United States of America, not just its founding. I’ve tried to compile a personal list that I would recommend to anyone for either first-time viewing or repeat watching, …
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The 250th Birthday of the United States in Film and TV — Part 1
Leading up to the country's birthday this summer, I've been thinking about all of the movies and TV shows I've seen that explore different eras of the United States of America, not just its founding. I've tried to compile a personal list that I would recommend to anyone for either first-time viewing or repeat watching, …
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Puzzle Reviews #1
My husband and I have worked on a couple of puzzles since Christmas (and a few well before then), which gave me the idea to backtrack a bit in order to start a series like this! Hopefully we keep doing puzzles regularly enough that I can give my thoughts on them as we go. Yosemite …
The Last of the Mohicans
I don't think it's a stretch to say that Michael Mann is best known for his film Heat. That movie is a certified classic and worthy of its own post at a later date after I give it another re-watch. But recently, I watched a different, slightly earlier Michael Mann movie once again, and while …
Black Sails
Black Sails was a series originally on Starz, a premium network in the same vein as HBO. While the rest of us were busy over there watching Game of Thrones at what was arguably the height of its popularity, Black Sails premiered as one of many competitors. This was the 2010s, the decade that many …
Short Summary – Red Dead Redemption 2
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 urge to go and play Red Dead Redemption 2 some more instead of writing this review about it should hopefully speak volumes. But that wouldn't be doing the …
Recent Roundup #9 — Hulu Edition!
Shōgun Network or Service: FX and Hulu Episodes: 10 Starring: Hiroyuki Sanada (Lord Yoshii Toranaga), Cosmo Jarvis (John Blackthorne/"Anjin"), Anna Sawai (Toda Mariko), Tadanobu Asano (Kashigi Yabushige), and Takehiro Hira (Ishido Kazunari) Wikipedia Summary: The collision of two ambitious men from different worlds, John Blackthorne, a risk-taking English sailor who ends up shipwrecked in Japan, …
Recent Roundup #8
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 Network or Service: Disney+, Amazon Prime Video, YouTube, Apple TV Starring: Chris Pratt (Star-Lord/Peter Quill), Zoe Saldana (Gamora), Karen Gillan (Nebula), Bradley Cooper (voice of Rocket Racoon), Vin Diesel (voice of Groot), and Dave Bautista (Drax the Destroyer) IMDb Summary: In Marvel Studios' "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3," …
Recent Roundup #7
Ambulance Network or Service: Apple TV, YouTube, Amazon Prime Video, Google Play Starring: Yahya Abdul-Mateen II (Will Sharp), Jake Gyllenhaal (Danny Sharp), Eiza González (Cam Thompson), Jackson White (Officer Zach), Garret Dillahunt (Captain Monroe), and Keir O'Donnell (Anson Clark) IMDb Summary: Decorated veteran Will Sharp, desperate for money to cover his wife's medical bills, asks …
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