Reviews
I am a reader from way back. Way back. I devour books like they are my last meal. And maybe they are ... food for the brain. When I am not sewing, I am immersing myself in books. My love of movies and the theatre came later in life, but is no less severe! From Jane Austen to Quentin Tarantino, we share reviews and thoughts on current (and classic) books, movies, performances.
No Strings Attached
Directed by Ivan Reitman Starring Natalie Portman, Ashton Kutcher and Kevin KlinePlot A guy and girl try to keep their relationship strictly physical, but it's not long before they learn that they want something more. Well, technically he wants more and she runs a mile. An inverted romcom for...
Easy A
Directed by John Lee Hancock Starring Emma Stone, Penn Badgley, Stanley Tucci, Patricia Clarkson, Amanda Bynes, Cam Gigandet, Lisa KudrowPlot After a little white lie about losing her virginity gets out, a clean cut high school girl sees her life paralleling Hester Prynne's in "The...
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas
Directed by Mark Herman Starring David Thewlis, Vera FarmigaPlot Set during World War II, this is a story seen through the innocent eyes of Bruno, the eight-year-old son of the commandant at a concentration camp, whose forbidden friendship with a Jewish boy on the other side of the camp fence...
Blindness
Directed by Fernando Meirelles Starring Mark Ruffalo, Julianne Moore, Danny Glover,Plot A doctor's wife becomes the only person with the ability to see in a town where everyone is struck with a mysterious case of sudden blindness. She feigns illness in order to take care of her husband as...
The Book of Eli
Directed by The Hughes Brothers Starring Denzel Washington, Gary Oldman, Jennifer BealPlot Eli (Denzel Washington) has been on a journey for 30 years, walking west across America after a cataclysmic war that turned the earth into a total wasteland. The world has become a lawless civilization...
Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist
Directed by Peter Sollett Starring Michael Cera, Kat DenningsPlot It's been three weeks, two days, and 23 hours since Tris broke up with Nick. And now here she is at his gig, with a new guy. How could she have moved on so fast? This begins the night of Nick, Norah and Manhattan. The night of...
The Blind Side
Directed by John Lee Hancock Starring Sandra Bullock, Tim McGraw, Kathy BatesPlot The Blind Side depicts the story of Michael Oher, a homeless African-American boy from a broken home, taken in by the Touhys, a well-to-do white family who help him fulfill his potential. At the same time,...
The Wolfman
Directed by Joe Johnson Starring Anthony Hopkins, Benicio Del Toro, Emily Blunt, Hugo WeavingPlot Lawrence Talbot, a haunted nobleman, is lured back to his family estate after his brother vanishes. Reunited with his estranged father, Talbot sets out to find his brother... and discovers a...
Julie and Julia
Directed by Nora Ephron Starring Meryl Streep, Amy Adams, Stanley TucciPlot Julia Child and Julie Powell - both of whom wrote memoirs - find their lives intertwined. Though separated by time and space, both women are at loose ends... until they discover that with the right combination of...
The Taking of Pelham 123
Directed by Tony Scott Starring Denzel Washington, John Travolta and James GandolfiniPlot New York. A man calling himself Ryder (Travolta) leads a gang who hijack a subway train, hold the passengers hostage and demand a huge ransom from the city. Public transportation manager Walter Garber...
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No Strings Attached
Directed by Ivan Reitman Starring Natalie Portman, Ashton Kutcher and Kevin... -
Mars Bar Slice
This is a recipe from my primary school years. It is incredibly rich and sweet... -
Butterscotch Pudding
A perfect sweet treat! Ingredients - Pudding 1 cup SR flour ... -
Debs Chocolate Pudding
No one precisely knows who Deb is, but this is a rocking... -
Quick Pavlova
I don't care where pavlova originated (New Zealand or Australia) - I just care...
