This week I read four books.
105. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. J.K. Rowling. 2000. 734 pages. [Source: Library] [3 stars]
Read if you enjoy
- Harry Potter series
- middle grade fantasy series
100. The Crayon Stub. Marcus Cutler. 2025. 40 pages. [Source: Library] [3 stars, cats, art, creativity, picture book]
read if you enjoy
- picture books
- cats who like drawing
101. Elvis & Romeo. David Soman and Jacky Davis. 2025. 40 pages. [Source: Library] [4 stars, picture book, dogs, friendship]
read if you enjoy
- dogs
- friendship
- picture books
68. Yesterday's Gone. Cindy and Erin Woodsmall. 2022. 432 pages. [Source: Library] [5 stars, time travel, Amish fiction, christian romance]Read if you enjoy:
- time travel
- Amish fiction
- contemporary romance
1920s
- 1921 The Mechanical Man The version I watched had music and sound effects added (from Outer Limits). This helped because truly silent-silent films are hard for me to follow. From what I've read this 1921 film is the first to feature TWO BATTLING ROBOTS and one of the first Italian sci-fi films. Sadly almost half the film is lost--the first half. So I relied on wikipedia to tell me the basic plot.
1970s
- 1972 The Poseidon Adventure. I was expecting ACTION and survival drama. I wasn't expecting heartbreak and such strong attachment to some of the characters. This is a natural-disaster movie set on New Year's Day on board a cruise ship. Highly recommend.
- 1976 Logan's Run. This futuristic sci-fi dystopia was interesting to say the least. I definitely enjoyed it. I was not expecting CATS, CATS, CATS, AND MORE CATS. Is it my new favorite movie? Probably not. But I definitely am glad I watched it.
1980s
- 1981 Escape From New York. John Carpenter might have tried to do a few too many jobs. One I wouldn't have minded him giving up is writing the music/score for the film. That being said, this futuristic-dystopian action movie set in a prison--New York City has become a literal prison--is an entertaining watch. Snake is our anti-hero who is bargaining for freedom...in a way.
- 1984 Philadelphia Experiment. TIME TRAVEL. World War II. ROMANCE. Say no more. This one was SO GOOD. I definitely enjoyed it and would recommend.
1990s
- 1997 Lost World: Jurassic Park. I liked the first movie well enough to continue on. This one was even more silly. Proving that there's more than one mad scientist in the world.
- 1997 Fifth Element I didn't know what to expect, but, I ended up really liking this one as strange as it is. Would definitely watch again.
- 1998 Dark City. This one is very Twilight-Zone, Matrix, Truman Show. It's STRANGE and peculiar and the twists and turns are good. I didn't love it at the start, but I am glad I kept watching.
- 1999 Wing Commander. I definitely liked this one. Though it has more than its fair share of boast battles.
2000s
- 2001 Jurassic Park III Perhaps my favorite of the Jurassic Park series.
- 2002 Reign of Fire. SO SO SO SO SO SO SO GOOD. Definitely recommend if you like futuristic dragon movies.
© 2025 Becky Laney of Becky's Book Reviews
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