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a dog’s purpose

This was a cute movie about, well, a dog’s purpose. The story was told from the point of view of a single dog, through several reincarnations and owners. If you like dogs, you will probably enjoy this movie. I don’t see how you wouldn’t. My rating: 4/5

orphan x

I was really hoping to be into this book by Gregg Hurwitz, as I’ve liked his other stuff. Plus, it’s part of a series, so it would have given me some new books to read. But, alas, I found the writing to be excruciatingly detailed and it wasn’t as enjoyable …

a simple favor

This movie was kind of a black comedy/thriller. I wasn’t sure how the combination was going to work out, but I really enjoyed it. Plus, the hot guy from Crazy Rich Asians was in it. In short, the movie was about a mom who befriended another mom. The 2nd mom …

other weekend news

Every time Brian and I drive through Greensburg, we always comment about how we should go to Barnes & Noble sometime. We finally made this a reality yesterday. I haven’t been in a bookstore in years and this one was quite nice. Brian bought a book on philosophy, but I …

dunkirk

Jake and I like war movies, so we checked this one out on Friday night. It was different than most war movies–it told the story of the massive evacuation of soldiers from the beaches of Dunkirk, which is in northern France. So, it wasn’t the usual sort of war story. …