Watched The Mummy (1959) by an author from letterboxd.com
One by one the archaeologists who discover the 4,000-year-old tomb of Princess Ananka are brutally murdered. Kharis, high priest in Egypt 40 centuries ago, has been brought to life by the power of the ancient gods and his sole purpose is to destroy those responsible for the desecration of the sacred tomb. But Isobel, wife of one of the explorers, resembles the beautiful princess, forcing the speechless and tormented monster to defy commands and abduct Isobel to an unknown fate.

Pretty unremarkable until Banning meets the antagonist in an excellent scene.

As for scares, kind of reminded me of The Phantom Raspberry Blower of Old London Town…

★★★½

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Watched Winter's Bone (2010) by an author from letterboxd.com
After discovering her father put their house up for his bail bond and then disappeared, 17-year-old Ree Dolly must confront the local criminal underworld and the harsh Ozark wilderness in order to to track down her father and save her family.

I was left wondering to whom are they selling all that meth…

★★★★

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Watched The NeverEnding Story (1984) by an author from letterboxd.com
While hiding from bullies in his school's attic, a young boy discovers the extraordinary land of Fantasia, through a magical book called The Neverending Story. The book tells the tale of Atreyu, a young warrior who, with the help of a luck dragon named Falkor, must save Fantasia from the destruction of The Nothing.

The child actors in this put Radcliffe and Grint to shame.

★★

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Watched Red Notice (2021) by an author from letterboxd.com
An Interpol-issued Red Notice is a global alert to hunt and capture the world's most wanted. But when a daring heist brings together the FBI's top profiler and two rival criminals, there's no telling what will happen.

Surprisingly boring

★★

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Read Victims named after terrorist attack in Manchester
Rabbi Daniel Walker said the terror attack in Manchester was a “desecration”.In a joint statement with Heaton Park synagogue’s executive and trustees, Walker said the “loss we feel is beyond words”.

Sir Steve Watson, the chief constable of Greater Manchester Police, said:

“this injury may have been sustained as [an] unforeseen consequence of the urgently required action taken by my officers to bring this vicious attack to an end.”

Personally, if you consider death following the discharge of a firearm an “unforeseen consequence”, I think you’re doing something wrong. Seems more like an inevitable consequence to me. Bloody stupid thing to say.

Learned the meaning of some words today:

Exophthalmic (adj.), from Exophthalmos – a bulging of the eye anteriorly out of the orbit

Impecunious (adj.) – having little or no money

Prurient (adj.) – an inordinate interest in sex

TIL that they’re called “outplacement consultants” or “career transition specialists”. I didn’t meet one. I just had reason to look it up.

Replied to Fesshole 🧻 (@fesshole@mastodon.social) (Mastodon)
It's taken me 35 years and five ZX Spectrums to complete The Hobbit. Feels like a bigger deal than buying my house or having my family. I kept this quest secret for so long, I can only mention it here. Now I'm finally in a comfy tunnel-like hall, feeling like I've won at life.

I felt a bit like that after I finally managed to watch the end of The Godfather. I’d given up halfway through SO many times.