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Movie Review: The Lady in Scarlet (1935)

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Synopsis: While dining at a restaurant with his secretary, private investigator Oliver Keith is approached by his friend, Julia Sayre, who asks him for his help because she believes her new, wealthy husband, Albert, is in some sort of trouble and she'd like to know what he is hiding. However, when they return to Albert's office, they discover the art dealer has been murdered and later learn $100,000 in government bonds have been stolen from a safe only Albert and Julia knew the combination to. Who's in it? The movie stars Reginald Denny, Patricia Farr, Dorothy Revier, Jameson Thomas and Lew Kelly. Review: After a short walk to the Kwik Trip a couple blocks from my office, I realized it was getting too hot/humid for a longer walk and decided to watch a movie at lunch instead. This ended up being  The Lady in Scarlet,  which I came across last week and thought sounded interesting. After watching it, I can say it more than met my expectations. The murder mystery turned out...
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Movie Review: 'Neath the Arizona Skies (1934)

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Synopsis: Cowboy Chris Morrell is caring for Nina, a young half Native American whose white father abandoned her now-deceased mother before she was born. When a piece of land leased in her mother's name strikes oil, Chris seeks to find Nina's father and gain guardianship of the girl to help her cash in on the newly discovered wealth and be taken care of. However, a gang of outlaws led by Sam Black are looking to steal the claim, putting Nina in danger. As a further complication, Chris is framed for an armed robbery. Who's in it? The movie stars John Wayne , Sheila Terry , Shirley Jean Rickert, Yakima Canutt and Jack Rockwell. Review: I must have forgotten what day it was because I overslept by nearly thirty minutes this morning. However, I have a built-in time buffer and modified morning routine for that very scenario and still had time to watch a short film before I needed to worry about heading into the office. This resulted in ' Neath the Arizona Skies being the ...
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Movie Review: Nobody (2021)

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Synopsis: After years of working as an "auditor" and killing people on behalf of multiple government agencies, Hutch Mansell has retired and is attempting to live an ordinary life as an accountant, husband and father. However, a home break-in sets off a series of events that awakens his violent side, and Hutch finds himself in a feud with a Russian mobster that increasingly grows more violent. Who's in it? The movie stars Bob Odenkirk, Aleksey Serebryakov, Connie Nielson , Christopher Lloyd and Colin Salmon. Review: When my wife and I recently came across Nobody 2 , we realized we never saw the first film and made sure to add it to our library so we could correct that. We finally watched Nobody last night and both enjoyed it. I think the thing I found I liked most about this film was how there was a good mix of comedy, but I could still describe it as an action thriller. That isn't always a combination that works in films like this. Some end up becoming too goofy...
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Morning Walk Photos (7/10/2026)

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I managed to get out by the lake with my camera for a bit this morning before heading into the office. I didn't get in as much of a walk as I would have preferred though. There was a flock of geese blocking the way and I didn't want to do anything to scare them (or get me attacked) so I turned around. Despite cutting the walk short, I did still manage to get some photos (which is more than I could say about my walk at lunch). Here are a few of them: ________________________________________________________________________ Here are some previous nature photos: Lunchtime Walk Photos (6/4/2026) Lunchtime Walk Photos (5/6/2026) Just a Nest Photo Morning and Lunchtime Walk Photos 4/23/2024
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Five Movie Character Crossovers That Should Have Happened

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Movie character crossovers have entertained audiences almost from the time Hollywood films became a thing. Whether it was Frankenstein's Monster meeting the Wolf Man, King Kong destroying Japan alongside Godzilla, Freddy Krueger taking on Jason Voorhees or Batman feuding with Superman, cinematic worlds colliding has become a movie staple. There are, however, plenty of missed opportunities when it comes to movie crossovers, whether it was pairing action stars with each other or horror film monsters. Here are five movie character pairings I think should have (and some still could be) made. M3GAN ( M3GAN ) versus Chucky ( Child's Play ) - It's probably just my opinion but killer dolls make the best horror movie monsters. In this case, you'd have an AI-powered doll, M3GAN facing the possessed-by-a-psychopath Chucky. While M3GAN is evil but only because she's trying to be good, I'd make her the hero by default, perhaps protecting whatever child she is living with now...
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Lunchtime Walk Photos (7/9/2026)

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The weather has been a bit iffy the past couple days. If it hasn't been horribly hot/humid, it's been raining. So, when I decided to take a chance and go for a walk today, I didn't go as far, just in case I needed to head back to my car in a hurry. It wasn't terribly hot out when I went and I did manage to avoid rain, though there were some ominous clouds in the sky. I also managed to get some photos while I was out. Here are a few of them. _____________________________________________________________________ Here are some of my previous nature photos: Morning Walk Photos (6/4/2026) Lunchtime Walk Photos (5/6/2026) Lunchtime Walk Photos (10/9/2024) Some Random Outdoor Photos
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Book Review: You're Never Weird on the Internet (Almost) by Felicia Day (2015)

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Synopsis: Homeschooled for "hippie reasons" in the deep south, Felicia Day was a gifted student who was admitted to college at the age of 16 and graduated as valedictorian with a math degree but struggled in social situations unless they were over the internet. After moving to Hollywood to be an actress and struggling to find roles that spoke to her, she with help from friends she met online, decided to create her own web series The Guild, about gaming culture and became an internet star as a result. This memoir tells her story. Review: While not overly familiar with The Guild , other than watching a few episodes, I am a Felicity Day fan from her time on Supernatural and do follow her on social media. I recently read her graphic novel, The Lost Daughter of Sparta and enjoyed it enough to give her memoir You're Never Weird on the Internet (Almost) a try. I finished reading it this morning and was glad I did. Day's life story is an interesting one. She was a brilli...
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