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Talk to Me

From the previews, I thought this horror film, about a gateway to possession created by grasping a mummified hand, was going to be good. 

For once, I was right. 

There were flaws of course, namely the desire of the teenagers to repeat the experience after what can only be described as a %$*& attempt. I mean, I get teenage stupidity and the like, but at some point an evolutionary note of self-preservation kicks in, even in high school. 

Aside from that, a fine film with good acting and a strong script. 

Grade: A - 

Psych 3

This movie was EVERYTHING a Psych fan could hope for in a reunion movie!

After two prior flicks that (IMO) just didn't capture the feel of the show, this one nailed it. The characters acted like themselves, the dialogue matched them perfectly and the humor and the story ticked all the boxes. 

In a perfect universe, they crank one of these out every two years for the next thirty years.  

(note: we watched this last July I think; I just now got around to giving it the props it deserves!)

 

The Bargain

Artwork by Smiley. 

The Bargain, 2024. Goauche, approx 8.5" x 10."  $85 or best offer. 

RIP To The Alley of My Youth

I'm sure this looks like, well, an alley to you. Even a moderately attractive one. And you're correct on both points. 

It is also The-Shatterer-of-Memories. 

You see, this is the alley behind the house where I grew up. The brick building in the background? The church where I was married. I cannot count how many games of catch I played back here with my Dad, how many times I walked down the alley to and from church, how many times I used it as a shortcut on my bike. 

That entire time, from my early childhood in the late 70's almost up until present day, that alley was a rough, potholed filled obstacle course made of cement embedded with small stones  that would work loose and play further havoc with your tires. 

It looked very much like the  setting I used it for whenever I pretended to be a soldier: a recently shelled and bombed European road of WWII. 

And now? Now it's . . . pretty. Ish. 

Sigh.