Harry and I had a little spate of going to the show there for a few weeks - well, two movies isn't really a "spate" but for us maybe it is!
Anyway, Harry wanted to see Bridge of Spies, so off we went. As you can see, it had Tom Hanks - and a cameo performance by Alan Alda, always a treat to see him - although he didn't crack any jokes!
It was a well-done film - the LA Times and the New Yorker agreed with us too! That doesn't happen often! It was pretty tense, well-acted, and had a lot of "feel good" moments too.
I'd say give it a look-see and tell me what you think!
Somehow the new Grisham novel got by me without any fanfare - I usually order it weeks ahead of time. Saw a full page ad in the Times for the day it came out - and ordered it on Kindle.
It's actually kind of a disconnected string of stories - they come together - except for the first one - it seems very random in fact - at the end. Although it's vintage Grisham, it's not his best work.
It did keep me up late finishing it however!
Note: Re-reading the blog for errors, I noted that I had reviewed the novel The Martian - upon checking, I had not - I only reviewed the movie. The novel started slow for me - and actually ended slow until I started skipping all the scientific stuff!! But it was a good read - didn't detract from the movie either - actually enhanced it for me.
So now I'm looking for book number 56!
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