Adventure. Mystery. Romance.
The movie of Mr. Malcolm’s List follows generally all the same plot points as the book, except for removing some of the more outrageous scenes and trimming down the ending. But here is the major difference: the movie tries to be an actual romance and not a spoof….
TOP TEN THINGS I LEARNED FROM BRIDGERTON:
* If you are a young lady, and anyone anywhere says anything about you, you will be ruined forever!
* Men can do whatever they want. And women can’t. And life is unfair.
* Rolling up your sleeves is a breathtakingly alluring activity….
The Queen’s Gambit tells the story of orphaned Beth Harmon, sent to live at the ultra-religious Methuen home for girls after the death of her mother in the 1950s. At the age of nine, she learns to play chess from the janitor, Mr. Shaibel, and immediately finds that she has an extraordinary talent for it. Chess becomes her escape, her purpose, and her raison d’être….
Before the world was quarantined with COVID-19, I did something I have never done before. I went to the movie … More
Emma Woodhouse is perfectly content to live in Highbury, managing the house for her hypochondriacal father. As the foremost lady … More
The Scottish rebellion has failed. William Wallace is in hiding, and Robert the Bruce watches in helpless acquiescence as his … More
Hazel’s little brother Fiver has had a vision–their rabbit warren at Sandleford is about to be destroyed and the rabbits … More
What did it take for a woman to rule the ruthless world of Russia in the eighteenth century? In Ekaterina, … More
My favorite part about being home schooled was all the time I had to read. I was an avid reader … More
Rosanne E. Lortz 