I sit here writing my spoiler-free review, as the tears dry on my cheeks, of the newly released Hamilton the Musical, the film version on Disney+. This version of Hamilton is the original cast filmed during a Sunday show in June 2016, live on stage at the Richard Rodgers Theatre in New York City (the …
That’s right, Godzilla. The Japanese king of monster movies has wound up in the latest Magic the Gathering set, and he’s brought friends. I was very excited when the new set was announced and revealed to include alternate art and card names of famous Toho Studios monsters like Godzilla, Ghidorah, Mothra, and all the different …
As I continue on through the bibliography of Jane Austen, next on my list of book reviews is Emma. Now, I am aware that it should in fact have been Mansfield Park next if I wanted to go in order. Truth be told, I was swayed partially by the recent 2020 theatrical release of Emma, …
My boyfriend, Jason, recently purchased the latest Java edition of Minecraft. We had been watching twitch streams by one of our favorite Canadian streamers, James Turner of Loading Ready Run, where he regularly played Minecraft for the Loading Ready Run channel and well as his own channel. After weeks of watching James “Punch A Chunk”, …
On May 1st, Amazon premiered the new Prime series Upload. A ten-episode season with most episodes ranging from 20-30 minutes aside from the 45-minute pilot. The show centers on a unique idea about the afterlife and what technology can provide to guarantee humanity eternal happiness after death. The series focuses on the process of being …
My boyfriend and I recently watched Yesterday, another movie on the long list of movies to watch that we’re working our way through while doing our part by staying inside. For those who don’t know, Yesterday is a Danny Boyle film that came out last year, about a struggling musician who finds he is the …
I have written about Magic the Gathering before, but it has mostly been limited to my recap posts and mentioned in relation to Jason, my boyfriend, and how he had gotten me into the game. But now it’s been over a year and I have developed my own interest and love of Magic the Gathering. …
On the suggestion from my boyfriend, I recently read the novel Broadband by Claire L. Evans. It’s a nonfiction book about the pioneering women involved with computers throughout history, starting with Ada Lovelace, Grace Hopper, and more recent female entrepreneurs such as Pam Hardt-English, Stacy Horn, and Dame Wendy Hall, who tried their best to …
Sara Netzley, journalism professor by day, author and TV reviewer by night, returns to Moving The Needle to present a pet film, the 1992 hacker heist movie, Sneakers. Thanks for listening!!!! Please rate us, or write us a review. Check out this episode here on Libsyn. Or subscribe to the show on your podcatcher of …
As I mentioned during my 2019 Review Post, I recently started being the GM (Game Master) for our weekly Pathfinder RPG game night. I am in charge of setting the scene, playing all of the non-player characters or NPCs who interact with the characters played by Jason and Zapata, and of course, manage the actions …