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Morgan (2016) 

This movie felt like D.A.R.Y.L. and the Bourne Identity’s baby. A genetically engineered biological AI is developed and trained to prove that a machine can be taught to act human to give it an edge. A cold and calculated risk manager (played by Kate Mara) is sent to determine if Morgan, model L9, is not […]

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Kubo (2016)

This movie is a wonderful work of cinematic art that is difficult to review without spoiling the ending. In essence, it is the story of an origami folding, guitar wielding, magical boy whose only pleasure in life is to listen to his mother’s bedtime stories about a legendary warrior that fought the Moon King and […]

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Voltron: Legendary Defender on Netflix (2016)

DreamWorks has partnered with World Event Promotions and Studio Mir to revamp the legendary Voltron:Defender of the Universe anime series. Known as GoLion in Japan, the story for the new series was modified to present a more technologically advanced Earth and to retain the lion to uniform color relationship that was blown away when Sven […]

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Odd Mom Out (TV Show)

Bravo has concocted a little gem of a show by Jill Kargman that makes fun of the life and tribulations of Upper East Side/Manhattan moms. Running for two full seasons, the satiric comedy features Jill, a Jewish woman who married an upper classman, and her daily struggles in thr posh world of preschools and prestige […]

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Game Reviews Mrs Enginerd

Concept (Board Game)

Have you ever wondered what Charades would look like if played like Pictionary? Are you bad at drawing but good at putting ideas in pictures together? Then Concept is the game for you. The goal of the game is to use the images on the board and the subcategory markers to hint what concept is listed on the […]

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Book Reviews Mrs Enginerd

Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania

Books find me and this gem was front and center in the nonfiction aisle at the Hudson News at Seatac airport. Erik Larson took great care in researching and communicating the story of the Lusitania’s passengers, crew and support staff, presenting the human side of the tragedy; the background of the disaster includes accounts of […]

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Comic Books and Super Heroes Mrs Enginerd TV Shows and Movies

Suicide Squad: Not as Horrible as Marvel Fans Make it to Be

Many people hated the theatrical release of the Suicide Squad because it didn’t fill a need or void they were hoping to meet. True to form, DC delivered the anti Avenger anti-Marvel, think before you comment movie for the comic book super geek. Laypeople will not enjoy this movie unless they do some research first. […]

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The Night Of (HBO Series)

The commercials for this show featured a contrite Pakistani American sitting in a jail cell, a young man in his 20s that is now facing criminal charges. His lawyer Jack Stone (John Turturro) decides to help him out even after he discovers that the case is a hard sell. He tells him to day nothing […]

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Book Reviews Mrs Enginerd

Two Good Reads for Dog Lovers

Amazon Books had a sale featuring dog lover texts which included some of the tomes previously reviewed in this section of the blog. (Check out Four More and Four good reads for dog lovers.) However, these four selections are special and dear to me because they deal with a subject close to our family’s heart: Pit Bulls, […]

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Batman: The Killing Joke (2016 Movie)

DC has proven once more that they are catering to the comic book reading masses by delivering an animated movie that is not only true to the graphic novel of the same name but also expands on the great work done by DC animation. This is not your parents’ Batman, and after a few tweaks […]