The Year in Review: 2016
Fitness
2013 Highest Weight 223.8 2013 Ending Weight 211 Lost: 12.8 pounds
2014 Highest Weight 212.5 Current Weight 205.8 Lost: 6.3 pounds
2015 Highest Weight 213.8 Current Weight 210.8 Lost: 3.3 pounds
2016 Highest Weight 213.4 Current Weight 206.8 Lost: 6.6 pounds
Weight Watchers Beginning 224.8 Current Weight 211 Lost: 13.8 pounds
Total Loss: 17 pounds
Writing: 19
Published: Five short stories--Cookies, One in Four Adults, Emperor Cat, Witches and The Ground is Full of Teeth.
I am now represented. Big Writer Milestone. Agent is Mary C. Moore of Kimberley Cameron Associates.
In Circulation
Abigail Rath Versus Blood-Sucking Fiends: Since I chose Mary, I assume this is now a potential manuscript for selling. She has it.
Alan Lynx, the Russian Spy, and Me: Comics proposal ultimately for Oni Press when and if they reopen their submissions.
Asgard. At Book Smugglers.
Cat Emperor. Final resting place Unreliable Narrators website. PUBLISHED!
Cookies: At Independent Women Anthology. PUBLISHED!
The Devil's Wingman: At Space Squid.
Empress Dark: At Spark.
Everywhere Girl. Began research for quirky SF novel. Started first section for Paradise Icon workshop.
The Ground is Full of Teeth. Paper Golem will publish this as soon as they have three novellas.
My Time. At subTerrain.
One in Four Adults. PUBLISHED! WILL BE RECORDED ON DRABBLECAST! Coming out in 2017.
O-Taga-San: At Guardbridge Anthology.
The Pawn of Isis. NEW Klaereon novel. Very rough first draft done. Solid first fourth done. Typing away. Working now on the middle section, featuring fall out from the first book. First draft done. Deep draft begins.
The Story of the World that Wasn't: At Hath No Fury Anthology.
True Companion. At All Hail Our Robot Conquerors Anthology.
The Two Sisters. Honorable Mention from Writers of the Future. Now at Persistent Visions.
Unreliable Narrators. Ongoing podcast produced each week with friends.
The Vessel of Ra. Sold to Curiosity Quills. Pre-Edit done. Finished with second edits. Proofs done.
Witches. PUBLISHED! Spirit's Tincture #2.
Reading: 188
Aaronovitch, Ben. Moon Over Soho. Yes, but so sad. RECOMMENDED.
Aaronovitch, Ben. Whispers Underground. Pretty good.
Aaronovitch, Ben. Broken Homes. Lesley goes to the dark side.
Aaronovitch, Ben. Foxglove Summer. Again, excellent. This time in the country.
Abraham, Daniel. Fevre Dream. Adaption of the George R. R. Martin novel.
Action Lab: Dog of Wonder. Kewl.
Aether and Empire. Meh.
Andrews, Ilona. Magic Breaks. Pretty solid next book in the series.
Angel City. New comic. Liked it a lot.
Animosity. Very disturbing. RECOMMENDED.
Architectural Digest. Hey, it's pretty.
Asprin, Robert, editor. Thieves' World. Oh, I couldn't do it. It was so everything I don't care for about high fantasy.
Astro City. It has its ups and downs
Balder, Bo. The Wan. This is weird and squishy, like Bo's usual stuff. Overall a rewarding if weird read.
Barnes, Steven. Blood Brothers. Just fine. Neither over nor under compelling, with moments of brilliance.
Bastian, Jeremy. Cursed Pirate Girl Annual Number One. Intriguing art style, but darned hard to read.
Bastian, Jeremy. Cursed Pirate Girl Special 1. Easier to read. Very original.
Batgirl. Meh.
Batgirl and the Birds of Prey. Meh.
Battleworld: Ultimate End. Meh.
Bear, Elizabeth. Karen Memery. Very good. Voice is incredible. RECOMMENDED.
Bear, Elizabeth. One-Eyed Jack. This is unofficially fan fiction, but it is wonderful. I love so much that it fulfills all of my spy geek dreams. RECOMMENDED!
Beard, Mary. SPQR. Roman history. Interesting and deep.
Bechtel, Greg. Boundary Problems. Okay, but a bit too arty, even for this girl.
Bertalsky, Noah. Wonder Woman: Bondage and Feminism in the Marston/Peter Comics, 1941-1948. Oh, how I hated this pseudo-academic piece of random crap.
Bishop, Anne. Written in Red.
Black Panther. I want to like it more than I do.
Blackmoore, Stephen. Hungry Ghosts. Okay. Aztec, so interesting that way.
The Art of DC Comics: Bombshells. Meh.
Bombshells. I really, really like this 1940s take on the DC universe. RECOMMENDED.
Bond, Gwenda. Lois Lane--Fallout. Excellent portrayal of a teenage Clark and Lois. RECOMMENDED.
Bond, Gwenda. Lois Lane--Double Down. Not as good as her first one, but okay.
Bonesteel, Elizabeth. The Cold Between. Engaging protagonists. Some good writing. We'll talk more on the podcast.
Burgis, Stephanie. Courting Magic. Fantastic! Like visiting old friends. RECOMMENDED.
Burgis, Stephanie. Masks and Shadows. It was okay.
Bujold, Lois McMaster. Gentleman Jole and the Red Queen. Pretty good!
Cameron, Christian. Blood and Honor: The Foreworld Saga Graphic Novels. Meh.
Captain America Civil War Prelude. Meh.
Captain America White. Fairly well written.
Captain Marvel. Meh.
Carper, Steve. The SFWA Handbook: The Business Side of Writing, For Writers, By Writers. Finished. Useful information, if a tad dated.
Cat Woman. Meh.
Chandler, Robert. Russian Magic Tales from Pushkin to Platonov. Some repetition, some interesting, some bizarre.
Cheney, J. Kathleen. The Dragon Child. Pretty good.
Cheney, J. Kathleen. Dreaming Death. Starts slowly, builds well. I'll be interested to see more. Pretty strong overall. RECOMMENDED.
Cheney, J. Kathleen. Whatever Else. Novella.
Chu, Wesley. The Lives of Tao. I am enjoying this more than I should. I will probably seek the other ones out. RECOMMENDED.
Connelly, Tina. Silverblind. A pretty good ending to the series.
Cooking Light. The usual.
Cornell, Chris. Short Story. He wanted it to be funny, but it just twisted. Still, not bad.
Cornell, Chris. //True North. Latest Incarnation of Chris' novel.
Cornell, Chris. E'Ville Scripts. For the radio broadcast.
Cornell, Paul. The Severed Streets. I mean, just wow. RECOMMENDED.
Deadman: Dark Mansion of Forbidden Love. I liked it.
Dingle, Adrian. Nelvana of the Northern Lights. Oh dear. Oh no.
Douglas, Carol Anne. Lancelot: Her Story. Very well and sensitively written.
Dr. Strange. Meh.
Dr. Strange Official Collector's Edition. About the movie.
Earth 2 Society. Meh.
Eating Well. The usual.
Edsen, Pat. A Hold on Me. Smoking hot new adult with djinnis and efrits.
Edsen, Pat. Beyond Your Touch. Probably better than the first one, even.
Evers, Chia. The Unseen Enemy. Reading the beginning of Chia's novel.
Faith. I really like it! RECOMMENDED!
Fantasy and Science Fiction. September, 2016. Okay.
Fantasy and Science Fiction. November, 2016. Okay.
Files, Gemma. Experimental Film. Eh. It's okay.
Girl Over Paris. It's okay.
Good Housekeeping. The usual.
Gwen Pool Holiday Mix Up. Meh.
Heartfield, Kate. The Course of True Love. Shakespearean novella.
Hellboy Winter Special. Eh.
Hines, Jim C. Revisionary. Hard to follow the last one, this one is pretty standard adventure adjustment stuff.
Hurley, Kameron. The Geek Feminist Revolution. Some interesting articles, but mostly meh.
Invincible Iron Man. Meh.
Ishiguro, Kazuo. The Buried Giant. Well, that was seriously weird. And ambiguous.
Itaranta, Emmi. The Memory of Water. Very 1984. A super sad tale of a post apocalyptic world with water woes.
Jess, Debra. Blood Surfer. A Thunder City Novel. Super hero romance.
Jess, Debra. Slow Burn. Super hero short story.
Jess, Debra. Valley of the Blind. Super hero short story.
Kastensmidt, Christopher. The Fortuitous Meeting from The Elephant and Macaw Banner. Excellent and RECOMMENDED.
Kastensmidt, Christopher. A Parlous Battle from The Elephant and Macaw Banner. Also very good.
Kastensmidt, Christopher. The Discommodius Wedding from The Elephant and Macaw Banner. Also very good.
Kastensmidt, Christopher. An Inauspicious Visit from The Elephant and Macaw Banner. Also very good.
Kastensmidt, Christopher. A Preposterous Plight from The Elephant and Macaw Banner. Also very good.
King, Stephen. The Dark Tower. Should've trunked it, Stephen.
Kittredge, Caitlin. Grim Tidings. Eh. Pretty standard urban fantasy stuff.
Klima, Jon. The SFWA Bulletin, Issue 206. Practical advice.
Kloos, Marko. Terms of Enlistment. VERY good military SF.
Kon, Satoshi. Opus. It was just okay, so it didn't live up to its name. Also, there were no penguins in it.
Kowal, Mary Robinette. Of Noble Family. Just fine. Not stellar, but an interesting read.
Koontz, Dean. Twilight Eyes. The prose is florid, but the story is interesting. Stronger in the beginning than later when it totally devolves into a horror novel with nothing but violence.
Leckie, Ann. Ancillary Sword. Pretty good.
Leckie, Ann. Ancillary Mercy. Actually, very good. My favorite one.
The Legend of Wonder Woman. This shows a lot of promise. I really liked it. RECOMMENDED.
Limon, Martin. Nightmare Range. Excellent set of short stories. Liked them so well I will seek out the novel RECOMMENDED.
Liu, Ken. The Grace of Kings. RECOMMENDED.
Lobster Johnson: The Glass Mantis. Oh you 1930s creepy stuff!
Madrid, Mike. Vixens, Vamps and Vipers: Lost Villainesses of the Golden Age. Excellent research and very interesting, as usual.
Maggs, Sam. The Fangirl's Guide to the Galaxy: A Handbook for Girl Geeks. Meh. It's gonna be dated soon.
Manolakes, Mike. Variation Seven. Very few self published books couldn't use a little more love from the author.
Martinez, A. Lee. Emperor Mollusk Versus the Sinister Brain. Funny, but sharp.
Martinson, Lars. Tonoharu Part 1. Sad but interesting story of living in Japan. RECOMMENDED.
Martinson, Lars. Tonoharu Part 2. Same as above.
Martinson, Lars. Tonoharu Part 3. Same as above.
McColley, John A. Crossed Genres Magazine 2.0 Book Three. Meh.
McCullough, Kelly. School for Sidekicks. Pretty good, really.
Marks, Rachel. Darkness Brutal. Dark YA.
Mignola, Mike. BPRD Hell on Earth Metamorphosis. Creeptastic Johann stuff.
Mignola, Mike. BPRD Hell on Earth. End of Days.
Mignola, Mike. Abe Sapien. The Secret Fire. Pretty good. Introspective.
Mignola, Mike. Hellboy in Mexico. Okay.
Mignola, Mike. Hellboy and the BPRD 1953. Really solid. How come hellish things happen when Hellboy shows up? :P
Mignola, Mike. Hellboy in Hell The Death Card. Kind of grim and dark, but good.
Mignola, Mike. BPRD Hell on Earth The Exorcist. Could you believe a positive BPRD story? Me neither!
Misty: Moonchild and The Four Faces of Eve. Natsukashii.
Monroe, Nayad. What Fates Impose. With the exception of a couple of the stories, just okay.
Monstress. Looks nice.
More. The Usual.
Morgenstern, Erin. The Midnight Circus. This is very Klaereon and well-written. I'm enjoying it. RECOMMENDED.
Morrison, Grant. Wonder Woman Earth One. Volume One. Meh.
Morvan, Jean-David. Classics Illustrated Deluxe #12: The Monkey God. Starts out strong. Devolves into a grocery list of names and journeys.
Ms. Marvel. Fantastic! RECOMMENDED.
The New Harbingers. Meh.
Nightwing. Meh.
Novik, Naomi. Uprooted. So very good. RECOMMENDED. Ends not quite as well as I'd like, but good.
Okorafor, Nnedi. The Book of Phoenix. Solid Nnedi writing about bio-experimentation.
Okorafor, Nnedi. Kabu Kabu. A book of shorts. Pretty good, although some repetition.
Okorafor, Nnedi. Lagoon.
Paradise Icon Workshop Readings.
Pretty Deadly. Meh.
Priest, Cherie. Maplecroft. Ugh. Couldn't even skim it.
Prineas, Sarah. Magic Thief #4 Home. Very satisfying end to the series. I was worried we'd lost Nevery twice, but luckily, we didn't.
Putkammer, Kyle et al. Hero Cats of Stellar City Volume One. Very sweet. I would like the collected if it wasn't just a reprint of the comics, but the hero cat story is very good.
Putkammer, Kyle et al. Hero Cats of Stellar City Volume Two. New Discoveries. Still very cool.
Putkammer, Kyle et al. Hero Cats of Stellar City Volume Three. The Crow King Saga. Not as cool.
Rat Queens. Much more serious than usual.
Reflux MD. Recipe for Relief. Lots of good advice and a diet plan to follow.
Rios, Emma. Mirror: The Mountain. Meh.
Rivers of London. Comics adaption of Peter Grant Stories. Yay!
Roberts, Moss. Chinese Fairy Tales and Fantasies. Lots of Chinese story goodness.
Robinette Kowal, Mary. Valour and Vanity. It's got Venice. That's a plus. Parts of this book are superb, but the overall premise does not work for me.
Ross, Marilyn and Sue Collier. The Complete Guide to Self-Publishing. Fifth Edition. Slick and business-y, but I am certain there is some practical information to be gleaned. So not what I want to do. The entire book was not me. I must find a different path.
Rotundo, Petra. Science Fiction prison novel.
Rummage Sale Short Stories. For Codex.
Ryman, Geoff. Paradise Tales. Very beautiful, some of them. Too weird, some of them. Pol Pot's Beautiful Daughter is worth the price of admission, as is VAO.
Sabrina: The Teenage Witch. I love this. It's super creepy. RECOMMENDED.
Saga. Continuing the excellence. RECOMMENDED.
Scalzi, John. Lock-in. I liked it fine.
Scalzi, John. Zoey's Tale. It did sound adolescent, but it also had Scalzi tone.
Scarlet Witch. Beautiful art and so far engaging story.
Schoen, Lawrence editor. Alembical 3. Three novellas. Matt's was Batman.
Schoen, Lawrence. Barsk, or the Elephant's Graveyard. Okay.
SHIELD. Meh.
Spider-Man. Meh.
Steve Rogers. Captain America.
Stevenson, Noelle. Lumberjanes. Ick.
Supergirl. Okay.
Superwoman. VERY nice!
Teffeau, Lauren. Blood Courier. Beta Reading for a friend.
Teen Titans. Eh.
Thompsen, Jill. Wonder Woman: The True Amazon. Meh.
Time. Secrets to a Healthy Heart.
Titans Rebirth. Looks promising and hits my nostalgia buttons.
Toil and Trouble. The Macbeth comic.
Tremblay, Paul. Disappearance at Devil's Rock. It's okay. I don't like the scripting in the novel. I'm an old fart, I guess.
Turtledove, Harry. The Guns of the South. Pretty good overall.
Urasawa, Naoki. Master Keaton Volume 4. The usual excellent stuff. RECOMMENDED.
Urasawa, Naoki. Master Keaton Volume 5. Also very good.
Urasawa, Naoki. Master Keaton Volume 6. Of course I liked it.
Urasawa, Naoki. Master Keaton Volume 7. Of course, I liked it.
Urasawa, Naoki. Master Keaton Volume 8. Of course, I liked it again.
Vance, Stephanie. Troubleshooting Earth. Stephanie's usual funny fare.
Vance, Stephanie. Lobbying 101. Truly excellent vegetarian zombie story.
Velvet. Awesome!
Vernon, Ursula. Castle Hangnail. Charming and fun. Get your kids to read this.
Wassel, Damien A. The Gifted. Beautifully drawn and expertly rendered. RECOMMENDED.
Weight Watchers. The usual.
Wells, Kim and P.K. Tyler. Mosaics: A Collection of Independent Women Volume 1. The first of a series of anthologies that donate to the Pixel Project. And wow. This is an incredible bunch of stories.
Wells, Kim and P.K. Tyler. Mosaics: A Collection of Independent Women Volume 2. I'm in this one! Not as well balanced as the last batch, but still pretty good.
Whitlatch, Adam J. The Weller. There's style to the writing, but there are rushed scenes and some cliches. Parts really shine. Not my genre. Kind of a mixed bag.
Wild's End. Excellent.
Wilde, Fran. Updraft. Lots of great world building and precision writing. Not so much agency.
Wonderwoman Anniversary Special. Meh
Wood, Dick. Mandrake the Magician: The Complete King Years. Volume One. Pretty good.
Yang, Gene Luen. Avatar The Last Airbender Smoke and Shadow Part 2. Pretty good just like the Avatar stuff.
Yang, Gene Luen. Avatar The Last Airbender Smoke and Shadow Part 3. Pretty good again.
Yang, Gene Luen. Avatar The Last Airbender North and South Part 1. Good stuff.
Zettel, Sarah. Dust Girl. Just okay. A little young for me.
Viewing: 157
Agent Carter. Season 2. Lots of swing and zip. It's a pity we won't get any more of this.
Agents of SHIELD. Season 3. It's okay. Some good, some bad.
Agents of SHIELD. Season 4. Ghost Rider? Really?
Ash Versus Evil Dead Season 1. This looks really camp and really promising. GROOVY!
Back to the Future. A rewatch at Convergence.
Back to the Future Special Features. On my new Christmas present.
Battlestar Galatica Season 1. A rewatch.
Battlestar Galatica Season 2. Also a rewatch.
Battlestar Galactica Season 3. A rewatch. The cylons *had* a plan.
Battlestar Galactica Razor. What a mash of narrative. Urgh.
Battlestar Galactica Season 4. A rewatch. The worst season, but still elements of interest.
Battlestar Galactica The Plan. Hey, Cylons, you are doomed from the start!
Behind Closed Doors. British documentary about domestic abuse.
The BFG. It was okay.
The Bishop's Wife. Holiday Rewatch.
The Book of Life. A rewatch.
Brideshead Revisited. Yup. The 80s signals for gay-ness is not a lie.
Bridge to Terebithia. Heartbreaking mix of fantasy and reality. I was very satisfied with this story.
Cadfael: The Devil's Novice. Another gripping not as it appeared mystery, although I would have liked Roseanna to have done it.
Cadfael: The Holy Thief. Hey, it's not really St. Winnifred! See The Morbid Taste for Bones. Were you not paying attention?
Cadfael: The Leper of St. Giles. Fairly good, with interesting sub plot.
Cadfael: Monks Hood. Look! a poison plot.
Cadfael: The Morbid Taste for Bones. The actual first Cadfael novel, dramatized. Interesting look at the inner workings of the monastery, crazy monks, and ambitious monks!
Cadfael: One Corpse Too Many. Medieval mystery.
Cadfael: The Pilgrim of Hate. Man, medieval times suck.
Cadfael: The Potters Field. Interesting, and not exactly a murder.
Cadfael: The Raven in the Foregate. When assholes accidentally die....
Cadfael: The Rose Rent. My favorite Cadfael so far. RECOMMENDED.
Cadfael: The Sanctuary Sparrow. Yet again, medieval mystery.
Cadfael: St. Peter's Fair. It was okay.
Cadfael: The Virgin in the Ice. Probably the best one yet, with lots of dramatic relationship stuff.
Captain America 3: Civil War (X3). Look, guys, this isn't the end all/be all of superhero films as the buzz would have you believe. That said, go watch it. It's pretty good.
Captain America 75-Year Special. A history of Captain America.
Caramel. Light Lebanese love film with dark overtones.
Carnivale. Season One Just started. Eerie. Creepy. Cool. Liked it overall, although high stakes.
Carnivale. Season Two. Ready to go! Liked many of the developments of this season. Unfortunately, the show just doesn't finish.
Central Intelligence. The Rock doing what the Rock does. Not all that, but okay.
Chef. A rewatch.
Chocolat. A very mystical, interesting film with a good cast.
A Christmas Carol. The Patrick Stewart version. A rewatch.
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend. Quite good.
Cuban Fury. A rewatch.
Daniel Deronda. What a craptastic heroine. She's going to suffer. And Hugh Bonningham as a villain. Oookay. But Deronda is a fantastic character! RECOMMENDED.
Daredevil Season 1. A rewatch.
Daredevil Season 2. Good stuff with the law firm, but the bad guys aren't nearly as interesting. Then again, who could top Wilson Fisk?
Das Boot. Watching the famous submarine film.
Deadpool. Thought we were in trouble for a moment there, but this didn't turn out to be too bad. It's pretty crude, though.
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly. Arduous film about paralyzed editor of Elle writing his biography.
Dope. Growing up in the bottoms, LA.
Downton Abbey Season 6. The last one. Feels like it too. Just wrapping everything up.
Dr. Strange (X3). Very Ditko. Liked it a lot.
Dr. Who Season 8. I'm only skim watching this. Man, Steven Moffat, what is it with writers you like going to crap after an extended period on the same project?
Eastern Promises. Violent, but kind of cool. But violent.
The Emperor's New Groove. That was weird. In a good way. But weird.
The Exorcist. Watched for Unreliable Narrators horror month.
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (x3). Pretty good. Really growing on me.
Finding Dory. This literally jumped the whale shark, but I found parts of it heart-rending, which I'm afraid makes it a bit uneven to view.
For the Love of Spock. Documentary about Nimoy's life.
Frozen. A rewatch.
Ghostbusters. The 2016 remake, which was very VERY good. I'd RECOMMEND this.
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. Um...brutal and Swedish.
Grace and Frankie. Season 2. Liking this season better than the first, even. RECOMMENDED.
Grand Budapest Hotel. A rewatch.
Green Lantern Season 1. I watched the last 2 episodes with Bryon.
Hatsune Miku Concert 2015. More Miku goodness.
Hatsune Miku New York Expo 2014. More Miku goodness.
Hatsune Miku World Tour. More Miku goodness.
Hatsune Miku Magical Mirai 2016. Pretty good.
Hail! Caesar. The Coen brothers latest. A spoof on the Hollywood of the 1950s.
Heathers. Wow! Awesome parody of 80s teen movies with loads of dark humor. RECOMMENDED.
Hector and the Search for Happiness. So, this is what Simon Pegg has been up to. It was a pretty good film.
Hungry for Change. A juicing commercial.
I am Big Bird. A wonderful documentary on Carrol Spinney.
Jimmy Kimmel Live. What a waste of time and celebrity.
John Carter. A rewatch.
Journeyman. Recently, the one season has been collected, so we'll see if it's as good as I remember it being. It is. RECOMMENDED.
Joyeaux Noel. Christmas armistice during WW1. Good film.
The Jungle Book. Live action adaption. I hear it's really good.
Keanu. We in the market for a gansta pet.
Kill the Irishman. Ray Stevenson is a great actor. The film was fairly well put together too.
Krampus. Holiday rewatch.
Kubo and the Two Strings. Beautiful animation with a surprise ending.
Kung Fu Panda 3. At least as good as one. Some nice moments, some not as good. It's not 2.
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver. Very fond of his Trump-down.
Leverage Season One. Interesting characters. Rapidly becomes episodic. But then improved again and interestingly developed characters.
Leverage Season Two. More character development, but at the same time more character stereotyping. I'm still interested, though. I'm actually kind of into it, though I do miss Gina Bellman.
Leverage Season Three. Now the characters are hitting their stride. Some arcs are solid. Others are kind of caricature.
Leverage Season Four. Starting strong. Finished strong.
Leverage Season Five. Excellent overall. I would RECOMMEND the whole series.
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou. You go, Wes Anderson. Nicely done!
The Little Prince. Netflix's recent animated version. Beautiful and very touching. RECOMMENDED.
The Lizzie Borden Chronicles. Ugh.
Lost in La Mancha. The documentary about Terry Gilliam trying to make Don Quioxote, with unlucky results.
Luke Cage Season 1.
Luther Season 4. Pretty much the same old. Except with Luther, that's a good thing.
The Man from UNCLE (X2): A rewatch of the modern version.
Master of None Season One. Won a Peabody. We'll see.
Meet the Patels. Hilarious documentary about Indian matchmaking and marriage.
Michael Moore in Trumpland. An interesting political commentary.
Mikuopolis: Hatsune Miku Tour 2011. Learning about vocaloids for a future novel. It's cool.
Miku More. More of same.
Miraculous. Episodic French superhero cartoon for kids. Very cute.
Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries. Season 1. Fantastic costumes. Engaging characters. I love the jazz age in Australia. It is funny how most people have a British accent though. I like it.
Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries. Season 2. More of same. Very good.
Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries. Season 3. I expect more of same.
Moana. I wasn't super impressed, but it was fine
Monster High: The Great Scarrier Reef. Watching this was bitter sweet. It is probably the last piece of Monster High merchandise I will buy, what with the normalization reboot. It was also a well-written, character driven plot. I liked it.
Moonrise Kingdom. Wes Anderson's usual excellent quirky tone. Really enjoyed this.
My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2. Shame on you, critics! I see nothing wrong with this, and it doesn't deserve your scathing reviews. Perhaps its crime is not being an original idea again, but it is still in the vein of the first one. I enjoyed it fine.
Once Upon a Time Season 2. Things get a bit stretched. Still liking the show, even though it's a bit hokey.
Once Upon a Time Season 3. You know, Rumplestiltskin (Robert Carlyle) rules this show, and I'm just kind of watching it mostly for him. Oh yeah, I'll give Henry and Bae some kudos too. And Emma. But I've had just about enough of the Charmings and Regina. Okay, Regina is okay. Honest.
Once Upon a Time Season 4. We did the Frozen thing, and that was commercial, but I liked it. Now, the villains try to change their endings. It's kinda hokey, but there you go. And sometimes it's just pretty good. So, overall, it's crack, really. And Emma darks herself. Wow.
Once Upon a Time Season 5. Yes, we bought the first half. What? What a dreadful ending. After all that, nothing changed. Now we wait for the midseason to take off again on March 6th. And the show continues to be a bit incestuous, but continues to have its rewards.
Once Upon a Time Season 6. Yeah, this is still around. :) Well, it's the same stuff.
Once Upon a Time in Wonderland. To complete the package. We'll see. Unlikable characters. Kinda bored. Easily the weakest Once Upon a Time. SO FAR.
Penny Dreadful Season 3. The last episode of the series. Hey, let's go to the US! Ending is uneven. Beautiful ending for Frankenstein's monster. Less so for all others.
Pete's Dragon. Really a beautiful little film. Sentimental, but not sappy. I'd RECOMMEND it.
The Pit and the Pendulum. A rewatch.
Pleasantville. A rewatch.
Popstar. Never Stop Never Stopping. Good, but like the critics say, it ain't spinal tap.
The Rainmaker. At first as sexist as all get out, but it gets better.
Raise the Red Lantern. Wow. That was deeply disturbing.
A Royal Night Out. A piece of predictable fluff not really worth your time.
Salem Season 3. Here we go again, witches!
Sherlock Holmes--The Abominable Bride. Alternative but traditional Sherlock Holmes from Moffat's continuity. It's okay.
Sideways. Very painful movie about bachelor party in Sonoma. Supreme acting, but hard to watch. Paul Giamatti does anything he wants to.
Silverado. A rewatch.
Song of the Sea. A fine example of Irish animation, and a pretty story too.
Spy. Yes, it's crude. But they are right. It's kind of good too.
Stalingrad. Biographical!
Star Trek: Beyond. Ugh.
Stuart Saves His Family. A rewatch.
Supergirl. Season 1. Continuing the first season. Supergirl is definitely for a younger crowd, but it's got good stuff in it. I like the Martian Manhunter, of course.
Supergirl. Season 2. Moving to a new town. New characters. Let's see how it goes.
Tarzan. Opened to lukewarm reviews, but I thought it was okay. Not award winning or amazing, but fine.
Tarzan Lord of the Jungle. That classic 70s (80s?) cartoon.
There Will Be Blood. Wow. Daniel Day Lewis, you were a very convincing asshole. Good stuff, but not an easy watch. RECOMMENDED.
To Be Takei. Documentary on George Takei, which is pretty good.
Toy Story Christmas. A rewatch.
Trainspotting. Well, I thought there'd be trains. :) Actually, the only movie whose visuals made me gag. Great acting. Harsh film.
Tremors 5: Bloodlines. Tremors in Africa. It's a Tremors movie, so I'm not sure why the reviews are so bad. What do you expect?
A Trip to the Moon. Now in color!
The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt. Season 1. Weird, but it grows on you, and by the time you get to the end of the season, you want to begin the next one to see what happens.
The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt. Season 2. I want to begin the next one to see what happens! Well, it sort of dived, but then got really interesting again. I'll give this a RECOMMENDED.
The Way We Live Now. Kind of lopsided. Can't decide whether it wants to be parody Trollop, serious Trollope, or comedic Trollope.
Willie Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. A re-viewing on the big screen.
The Witch. Independent film about puritans doing that witch thing. Kind of an origin story.
When Did You Last See Your Father?: A bit predictable and maudlin, I'm afraid.
Woman of the Year. Really weird Hepburn/Tracy film. Kind of dark.
The Woman in Black. A rewatch.
The Women. Pretty bizarre movie based on a play with all women. Lots of divorce.
XMen Apocalypse (X2): The James Bond of Marvel continuity. Wasn't great, but wasn't bad.
Young Doctor Dee. Meh.
Young Justice. Just started rewatching.
Zootopia (X2). Not too bad new Disney animated film.