Saturday, May 09, 2026

Week in Review #19




This week I reviewed only one book--and that was last Saturday night! I've been sick--sadly.

ESV Women's Study Bible. God. 2021. 2336 pages. [Source: GIFT] [Bible, study Bible, 5 stars]

Century of Viewing #19

1980s
  • 1984 The Last Starfighter    Alex Rogan plays a LOT of an arcade game. But the arcade game leads to a real life adventure, and the guy who has always wanted to leave his small town trailer park, well, he begins to question if he has what it takes to be an actual actual starfighter. It was interesting to see Robert Preston as an alien!
2000s
  • 2002/2003 Forsyte Saga 2 Series. 13 Episodes. Much soap-iness. It has been a while since I read the books but it fairly seemed to go along with what I remembered plus or minus a few whines. I haven't watched the new series yet, and I'm not sure when I'll get to it. More unlikeable characters than likeable characters but much drama.
2010s
  • 2012 Cold Light of Day Would I recommend it? NO. Are there worse ways to spend two hours? Probably. Possibly. Would I rather go to the dentist? YES. I have a great dentist. (We talk about movies and books!) I can't really think of anything I actively liked about this movie. Except it has been fun to watch reactions and reviews.
2020s
  • 2025 The Running Man I read the book relatively recently. And I've never been more shocked that a movie was mostly relatively almost faithful to the book!!!! This movie shares little in common with the 80s original action movie. It is dystopia. It is dark. BUT I definitely preferred it not only to the original 80s movie BUT to the book as well.


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