Our Kind of Traitor

I had forgotten the trailer by the time I saw this movie, which is the way that I like it. A spy thriller from the other side, mostly - from the civilians who can get caught in the cross fire. Good cast, good action. Decent movie!

Mowgli

Andy Serkis' version of A Jungle Book. Sort of live action with a lot of CGI. Not terrible, though a little disturbing here and there.

All the Weyrs of Pern (book)

The long hard road to stopping Thread from falling on Pern. This was a decent book - though the whole time travel thing just irks me the teeniest bit. Still, it was a good tale. I am curious though, two hundred years later, what life on Pern would look like.

The Masterharper of Pern

I almost think this should have been the first book about Pern. Maybe the second. Tells the story of Robinton up until the events of the "first" Pern book. Good stuff. Some interesting back story holes filled in.

The Renegades of Pern (book)

Interesting tale of more about the dark side of Pernese life. Several disaffected people end up banding together. The leader is not  nice person. And she takes a disliking to one person and his family. Good intertwining of stories and an enjoyable look at the some of the darker aspects of life on Pern.

The Dolphins of Pern (Book)

Yay Dolphins! I was glad that she took the time to read this book about the enhanced dolphins who went to Pern.

Dragon's Kin (Book)

Todd McCaffrey book about Pern and a lot about watch-whers. Interesting stuff though not all that exciting. Better than no Pern book, I guess!

Dragonsblood (Book)

First of the Pern books totally by Todd McCaffrey. Of course, not exactly like his Mom's but still decent. Tells the tale of a disease hitting the dragons and how two different times on Pern work to get them healthy. That was confusing at first. Uses some characters from other stories and books.

A Gift of Dragons (Book)

Collection of Pern stories centering on lots of people that we don't know. But still fun. They are illustrated, so there's that. If you like Pern stories, then you will like this book. One of the stories is about a character who appears in other books as well.

Dumplin'

Coming of age story about a girl whose mom is all into beauty pageants. And the daughter feels that she is not loved by her mom. Well, she wasn't particularly. I don't know, the whole thing felt uneven and contrived and not particularly well written. I kept hoping Dolly Parton would make an actual appearance instead of being referenced throughout the movie.

A Christmas Prince Movies

          

Although there were two movies, I decided to lump them together as they are both equally saccharine and silly and fluff incarnate. But Rose McIver was in them, so I had to watch them. Rebel girl gets prince and saves the country in the first movie. In the second she is marrying the prince and eventually wins her efforts fo be seen as a person and saves the country. Again. Silly and barely fun.

The Ballad of Buster Scruggs

Six Western Tales from the Coen brothers. I saw this on Netflix and decided to watch it. Coen movies are usually good and this was no exception. Lots of twists on typical Western Stories. If you like Westerns or the Coen brothers, you will probably like this movie. I am not going to give synopsesesese of the six stories. Can't make me!

Lady Bird

Coming of age story of a young girl who is becoming a woman. I am not sure how this ended up on  my list, but it did. I do like coming of Age stories. I didn't really like the lead character. The actor was ok, but the character didn't seem all that likable. Senior year in High School when you are an odd person does make for interesting times. Good but not great.

Dragon's Kin

This was a collaboration between Anne McCaffrey and her son Todd. A decent story looking at miners and watch-whers. I couldn't tell that it hadn't been written just by Anne. As far as Pern books go, it was a good story in a good world with good characters. Enjoyable for sure!