#3 Goldfinger (1964)

If you wish to listen to an extended review on a podcast please click here: Welcome I open up the Sean Connery era of my reviewing Bond films with what many think was probably the best outing and or film of Sean's tenure as Bond. It is generally held in high esteem as one of the …

#14 A View To A Kill (1985)

If you wish to listen to an extended review of this movie please click here: Plot After recovering a microchip from the body of a deceased colleague in Russia, British secret agent James Bond (Roger Moore) discovers that the technology has the potential for sinister applications. Investigating further, Bond is led to Max Zorin (Christopher …

#9 The Man With a Golden Gun (1974)

If you wish to listen to an extended review of this please click here:   Plot  James Bond (Roger Moore) searches for a stolen invention that can turn the sun's heat into a destructive weapon. He soon crosses paths with the menacing Francisco Scaramanga (Christopher Lee), a hit man so skilled he has a seven-figure …

Movie Review of IT (non-spoiler)

"You will float too" " They all float down here " Taglines from the new cinema remake of the Stephen King's over 1100 page novel, IT.  Horror's favorite clown, Pennywise, returns after a 27 year absence from his last major appearance in the tv mini series. (which coincidentally or not, every 27 years is when …

Book Review: The Underground Railroad

The Underground Railroad was the winner of the 2017 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, the 2016 National Book Award for Fiction, and the 2017 Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence. It is also in Oprah’s Book Club, receiving a lot of critical acclaim since its release August 2016. The story is about primarily about a slave name …

2017 Honda CR V AWD Review

Test drive #2 begins with Honda CRV.  It is the #1 overall best selling SUV/Crossover for 5 years in row (as of Feb. 2017); an impressive feat for a car no matter its car class. I don’t know if the CRV is the first vehicle people think of when thinking about SUVs but it seems …

2017 Ford Edge SEL Review

2017 Ford Edge SEL/AWD Ford Edge, aka Ford Escape's big brother. I suppose it needs to be said before I begin that this car review is the first car search that involves the input of my wife as we look for our first vehicle together in our family. Before our test drive, I knew little …

X-Men’s Dark Knight Rises in Logan

Beloved X-Men’s Wolverine completes his trilogy with Hugh Jackman at the helm of this great character portrayal in this series. 17 years have past since Jackman appeared in his first X-Men movie (2000) and I think it is fair to say he ended on top of his game (if it is truly his last appearance …

Happy Birthday Glenn

“Another year, once again we arrive at December 27th,   2 days after Christmas another wonderful gift came into this world,   In the form of my Grandpa,   This man was the embodiment of a friendly, kindhearted, loving soul,   He carried himself in a manner,   That I hold dear and still try …

George W Bush’s “Decision Points” Reviewed

For the "Political Memoir" book of my reading challenge, I picked "Decision Points" by former President George W. Bush. I bought this book years ago, never had the urge to read it until now. I went into this book thinking, " This is actually one of the memoirs I can relate to historically because I was …