I am NOT a critic. I'm merely an observer. (Books, movies, plays, musicals etc.)

From Google Images Meg Murry and her little brother, Charles Wallace, have been without their scientist father, Mr. Murry, for five years, ever since he discovered a new planet and used the concept known as a tesseract to travel there. Joined by Meg's classmate Calvin O'Keefe and guided by the three mysterious astral travelers known as Mrs. Whatsit, Mrs. Who and Mrs. Which, the children brave a dangerous journey to a planet that possesses all of the evil in the universe. -WWW Directed By: Ava DuVernay Written By: Jennifer Lee and Jeff Stockwell based on Madeleine L'Engle's book of the same title . Stars: Storm Reid   as Meg Murray, Oprah Winfrey  as Mrs. Which, Reese Witherspoon   as Mrs. Whatsit, Mindy Kaling   as Mrs. Who, Zach Galifianakis  as The Happy Medium, Chris Pine   as Dr. Alex Murry, Gugu Mbatha-Raw   as Dr. Kate Murry, Levi Miller  as Calvin, Michael Peña   as Red, Bellamy Young as one of the mothers in Ca...

Diana and The Amazons Diana and The Amazons Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman Before she was Wonder Woman (Gal Gadot), she was Diana, princess of the Amazons, trained to be an unconquerable warrior. Raised on a sheltered island paradise, Diana meets an American pilot (Chris Pine) who tells her about the massive conflict that's raging in the outside world. Convinced that she c an stop the threat, Diana leaves her home for the first time. Fighting alongside men in a war to end all wars, she finally discovers her full powers and true destiny. -WWW Directed by Patty Jenkins (updated with this link 6-4-2017) Produced by Charles Roven Deborah Snyder Zack Snyder Richard Suckle Screenplay by Allan Heinberg Story by Zack Snyder Allan Heinberg Jason Fuchs Based on Wonder Woman by William Moulton Marston Notes: Unless you love reading who did this and that, I think I should tell you that after the "flashbacks" after the movie ends, there's...

( source ) The Easter Eggs and References in Star Trek: Beyond  “Infinite Diversity in Infinite Combinations”, a Vulcan saying. This film is awesome.  I am not a certified Trekkie, but I have been watching the Star Trek series since I was little.  When Patrick Stewart "took over", I seldom watched it.  It wasn't because I did not like him, but I just didn't have time to watch his series all of the time. When Star Trek rebooted, I decided to watch it again.  I like the way it was retold, but of course, even with the close to lousy(but hi-tech during their time) special effects, nothing really beats the original. It's a good thing that the original members of the cast are still honored "here" and it's good to meet new members as well. A pleasant addition to the cast is Sofia Boutella, an Algerian dancer/actress/gymnast.  She has lots of fight scenes and her moves are graceful, but fierce. The best lines were uttered ...

"Into the Woods poster" by Source. Licensed under Fair use via Wikipedia Stage Play/Musical   (NY Times review By FRANK RICH Published: November 6, 1987) Darker and more sensual SYNOPSIS Into the Woods is a modern twist on the beloved Brothers Grimm fairy tales in a musical format that follows the classic tales of Cinderella, Little Red Riding Hood, Jack and the Beanstalk, and Rapunzel-all tied together by an original story involving a baker and his wife, their wish to begin a family and their interaction with the witch who has put a curse on them- imdb PLOT CHANGES  (Tamed for kids, but still has A LOT of innuendos)  Dominick Mayer's film review   When I was a teenager, I used to confuse the story of INTO THE WOODS with Hansel and Gretel's LOST IN THE WOODS .  It took a while for me to realize that these were two different musicals/plays.  INTO THE WOODS is about the rude awakening of the fairy tale characters as they discover th...

Director:   Alex Kurtzman Rating  PG-13.  Running Time:  115 minutes Stars:  Chris Pine, Elizabeth Banks, Michael Hall D'Addario, Michelle Pfeiffer and Olivia Wilde ( source ) On the day his latest deal collapses, fast-talking-salesman Sam (Chris Pine) receives the news that his father has died. Reluctantly, Sam returns home to settle the estate of his father. In the course of carrying out the man's last wishes, Sam is surprised to learn of the existence of a 30-year-old sister, named Frankie (Elizabeth Banks). As the sister and brother get to know each other, Sam must re-examine both his perceptions about his family and the life choices that he has made.-  WWW Of all the dumb decisions... Haist.  If I were in Sam shoes and I met this very hot and gorgeous person of the opposite sex who turns out to be my half-sibling, and I have no intentions of letting him know who I am, I would not make him fall in love with me. Sigh. I want...

I love Tom Clancy .  No, we did not have any romantic relationship, but I loved reading his books.  I have tons and tons of literature written by him and some of them with his collaborators.  I haven't had the chance to read e-book versions of his books, but I own hardbound copies and paperback copies.  There was a time that his books were my companions almost everyday of my life and my favorite character that he created IS Jack Ryan . Jack Ryan is like a good online friend.  We've never met each other face to face, but I know a lot about him. I also care for his family and his organization. Sigh.   When I learned from the grapevine that Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit was going to be shown on the big screen, I was pretty excited about it.  OK, Tom Clancy is probably in writers' heaven, if there's such a place, so I was glad that one of his children  will be immortalized and/or rebooted. I was not so disappointed compared ...