I am going to preface this with I’ve cycled 40 miles today and really want a nap. Man, the beginning of this film is just so quick! One scene for a back story and then we’re off space adventuring. Then it’s just sequence after sequence, lining up all the characters in the film in quick … Continue reading
How adorable is it that Captain American has a tiny notebook to add things that he’s missed out on? Also, enjoyed Black Widow’s sass about picking up a fossil. Omg! Sitwell! The thing about watching this quite close together is you see him pop up all the time. I imagine if you were dissecting the … Continue reading
Doctor Who as a dark elf! Ha ha ha ha! Good hair though. Top hair. Ahem. Like the first Thor film, what makes the beginning a bit of a chore is all the mythology. At least in this one, it was pretty minimal. Then we get Loki-Odin chat (which seems somewhat stilted, not a lot … Continue reading
Whenever I do a call for I need new books to read, inevitably Nnedi Okorafor is mentioned. However, I had read Book of the Phoenix before and found it really mixed. I found the main character annoying and inconsistent. But anyway, Binti was always recommended and so I gave it a go. And I’m glad I did! It’s a … Continue reading
I dunno. I find the beginning to this one a bit tiring. I think I enjoyed it more when it came out, but now that I know all the tricks it makes rewatching the start a bit of a chore. But the whole sequence when they blow up his house is pretty amazing. I think … Continue reading
I like that within the first 10 minutes of the film, you get so much just packed in: Loki Loki stealing the tesseract and some people shit exploding Nick Fury being super badass Maria Hill (also super amazing) And possibly my favourite line in the entire Marvel Cinematic Universe: “And I am burdened with glorious … Continue reading
To continue in the great-novella-read-a-thon that seems to be my last month of reading, I bought The Black Tides of Heaven by J Y Yang on Kindle. There have been many good things said about it, so why not. It’s got a lot going for it. It’s set in an indeterminate place and time. But the … Continue reading
So the first thing that is kind of weird, is that Bucky is there! Bucky! in uniform! Without his metal arm! You kind of go all “Awww, Bucky. Poor Bucky.” I think what you realise when you start re-watching Captain America, is how much they learned from the previous films. It’s just so slick. Bad … Continue reading
I don’t know what it is lately, but I’ve read like 4 novellas in a row where i hadn’t really read any in the past two. ANYWAY. The Only Harmless Great Thing is not what you might consider a normal novel. It combines the perspectives of two different eras and two different species (elephants and … Continue reading
OMG how young is everyone? Also, how much of a twat is Thor? I mean, I realise that it is his character arc is to realise that he’s a bit of a twat, but omg. He really is a bit of a hot-headed, ego-driven, sulky child in the first part. Also, just grumpy as hell … Continue reading
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