The French Revolution

…what I've been up to, more or less…

9.0 Melinda and Melinda

I’ll say it again, Woody Allen has made my life richer. He’s on track again with this one. It springboards off an intellectual discussion around a table at a NYC restaurant with Wallace Shawn proposing that “we run to comedies to hide from our deep dark fears of our...
9.0 Zynga scrabble crack

I swore I would never touch Zynga again after Mafia Wars took over my facebook life (and RL). But I have a soft spot for all perversions of Scrabble on my smart device, dating back ten years to pass-off games on my Zaurus (man I loved that thing, so far ahead it was like I was from anothet...
9.5 North By Northwest

Cary Grant is the definition of style in this Hitchcock classic. He’s Mr. Average, until he’s ensnared in a complicated plot of espionage. But incompetent lawmen, incessant misfortune – even the outright sinister plotting of his enemies – merely annoy him, highlighting how...
9.0 Cake: Showroom of Compassion

Maybe not their best, but c’mon, it’s Cake! “Sick Of You” is another tight Cake instant classic that is so good it’s fun to listen to even when you’re feeling up! ha “He moves his words like a...
[8.5] Ghost World

Unfulfilled grrrl teen angst – more dynamic, witty, and plain old gorgeous than my teen angst days ever...
9.5 Great Expectations

Now that I added a “books” category I might as well fill it up a bit with stuff I’ve read recently. A rich look at life in a different time, Charles Dickens’ Great Expectations will take you to a place where class really mattered, but then shows that regardless, people are...
9.0 44 Scotland Street, Espresso Tales

These two Alexander McCall Smith novels were originally written as a serialized newspaper column, just like Robert Louis Stephenson used to do. I’ve really enjoyed his light touch and wonderful character development – he floats effortlessly between dozens of characters, with lots of...
8.5 Carcasonne

I got Carcasonne for Andrea for Christmas based on three factors: it was one of the “classics” that has several expansion packs available; everyone at Games Galore recommended it; and it claimed to be a ‘great game for two players’. It was a steal, too, even with the...

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Sep
29
2011

9.0 The Scarlet Pimpernel

Posted by m In Books | No Comments »

Andrea and I, and her book club, read this short classic recently, and I told them I was sending a copy to Guy Ritchie, it was so tight. If you can get past the anti-semitic language… I excuse it only because it ends up being the fatal flaw that… well, I’ll leave that for you to discover.

9.0 Melinda and Melinda

9.0 Zynga scrabble crack

9.5 North By Northwest

9.0 Cake: Showroom of Compassion

[8.5] Ghost World

9.5 Great Expectations

9.0 44 Scotland Street, Espresso Tales

8.5 Carcasonne

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9.0 The Scarlet Pimpernel

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