Author: Jess

Extras, Season 2

Extras, Season 2

While this season might not have been as funny as the first season, it was still very enjoyable.  Andy Millman and his inept agent, Darren …

 

The Prestige

The Prestige

Christopher Nolan did a great job with this dark movie about two rivaling magicians.  Like Memento, he keeps you on your toes, right up to …

 

RENT

RENT

Even though this musical has been on Broadway for 12 years, we just got around to seeing it.  It’s been on our list, and we …

 

Harry Potter and The Order of the Phoenix

Harry Potter and The Order of the Phoenix

This was the fifth installment of the Harry Potter series, directed by David Yates. The books have continued to get darker and darker, and …

 

The Pilot’s Wife

The Pilot’s Wife

Anita Shreve This novel starts off with a woman learning that her pilot husband has been killed in a plane crash.  What follows is a page-turning …

 

Driving Lessons

Driving Lessons

Rupert Grint does such a good job of looking awkward in nearly every type of social situation. He plays a shy teenager looking for …

 

Moloka’i

Moloka’i

Alan Brennert This was an enjoyable fictional novel, based on the real-life leper colony in Moloka’i. At times, I thought the book dragged on a …

 

Mighty Aphrodite

Mighty Aphrodite

Another good Woody Allen flick. Mira Sorvino does a great job of playing a flighty prostitute. The theatrical stuff was a bit weird, …

 

Everyone Says I Love You

Everyone Says I Love You

I think this might be one of my favorite Woody Allen films.  Part romantic comedy and part musical, this film has a great cast and …

 

The Lost City

The Lost City

Rating: ***