This was the final installment in Nita Prose’s maid series. It was fine, but I’m ready for the series to be over, so that was good timing.
My rating: 3.5/5
a house of dynamite
It’s been a while. This is my slow time of the year. There’s not a lot going on. I had my parents over for dinner (halupki!) last weekend. And, Wednesday was the yearly Boscov’s 25% off sale, so I took the day off and went to that in the morning, and then made lasagna for supper (and the freezer).
Back to the topic at hand…This was an intense movie about what happens in the White House Situation Room after a nuclear missile is launched at the United States. As you may or may not know, it wouldn’t take long for a missile to reach us, so the same story was told from three different perspectives because otherwise the movie would have been over in less than 30 minutes. Spoiler alert: the ending was open-ended, and this really annoyed me at first, but I can’t stop thinking about the movie, so I guess that was the point. It would have been nice to have some closure, though. Also, Idris Elba can be my president any day of the week.
My rating: 4/5
the life of chuck
This was a great adaptation of the Stephen King short story of the same name. It was not what you’d typically expect from King–it was more of a feel-good movie (sort of). I’d been wanting to see it since it was released, but it did not play in Johnstown, so I caught it on Fandango last night. Frequently, Stephen King adaptations fall short, but this one did not. I’m wondering if it’s due to Mike Flanagan’s writing and direction. Let’s hope he does more King adaptations in the future!
My rating: 4/5
scenic overlook tower
The leaf peeping was subpar today, but it was still better than going to work! I checked out the Scenic Overlook Tower at Laurel Hill State Park this morning. Due to the lack of rain, a lot of the trees have already dropped their leaves, and the remaining ones are mostly green. But it was a pretty morning to be outside. I’m not sure what was going on, but there were dozens of people doing something in the woods. It looked like they may have been college students on a field trip. At least none of them were at the tower. There’s nothing worse than going to the woods for some peace and quiet and running into people.
heretic
I liked how this movie started…two Mormon missionaries visited the house of a man (played awesomely by Hugh Grant) in an attempt to convert him to Mormonism. The first hour was kind of a creepy (creepy because they were being held captive in the house) theological discussion, which had some humorous moments, but it devolved into a standard horror movie in the second hour. I would have liked it better if it had remained a psychological thriller. It would have been hilarious if he converted them away from religion, but here we are.
My rating: 3/5