June ended up a tough month with work, health - just needed a mental health break, so found solace in letting my brain turn to paste watching films over reading.
Stuck more to the kids' playground in books, with mixed results - definitely check out Ham Helsing if you can, and a big wow to Love: The Mastiff, which blew me away! Had no idea that one was part of an entire series of books when I read the ARC, but with no words to convey the story what the intense, beautiful artwork - genuine artwork - on each page does to reveal story and the character of the Mastiff is astounding. Can't wait to read more in the series, which I think should be read by everyone of every age.
And while the films were a mixed bag, there were more gems than stinkers this time around; you are really cheating yourself if you haven't seen The Mitchells vs. The Machines, and Henry Golding's understated, sensitive performance in Monsoon will make you forget his rich eligible bachelor Nick from Crazy Rich Asians in a hurry. In the Heights lived up to its incredible hype 150% - smiled through the entire film, which is nearly as rich with humor as it is with music - and while The Woman in the Window was a slight disappointment, the latest incarnation of The Conjuring series even more so, Disney's newest animated offering is the usualy visual feast of style and heart ... though, and I don't mean to compare dragons here, but it was Sony Animation's Wish Dragon (the title characer voiced by John Cho) that had me grining and laughing out loud throughout; easily one of my favorite films of this year so far.
No comments:
Post a Comment