Books Read July Update

Current Reading Update: Mid-July I had planned to post this before the Movies Watched Update as it helps that one make more sense, but apparently I forgot that part of the plan. Here are my books read since my last update, though! Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451 – Another preview of the “books and movies I […]

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The Earth Didn’t Stand for the Master: Two Unique Stories with Shared Elements (Farewell to the Master and The Day the Earth Stood Still)

(This critique was originally written for course credit at Western Connecticut State university and the format reflects that. However, it is my expectation that the subjects and content appeal to readers of this blog, so here it is! Thank you to Dr. Oscar De Los Santos for your guidance.) Harry Bates’s 1940 short story Farewell […]

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Movies Watched: July Update

Fahrenheit 451 – One problem of reading a book and then watching the movie shortly thereafter is that it’s hard to get that nagging feeling of what the movie “should” look like out of your head. This would have looked so incredible as an ‘80s movie and I’d really like to see a modern take […]

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Movies Watched Update 5/31/17

2017 is shaping up to be a great year for me watching movies. I’ve already seen a few theatrical releases, I have a few more planned, and I keep taking classes where we watch movies and talk about them. Let’s look at some of the films I’ve watched recently (April and May). 2017’s Power Rangers […]

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