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2024 Movie Diary, Part 10

28. Oppenheimer (2023).

In a word, overrated. The parts about the development of the bomb, and of Los Alamos, was quite well-done and interesting. The rest was kind of a mess. Robert Downey Jr. was entertaining, but that’s about it.
Verdict: Overall, a bloated “meh” from me.

29. The Holdovers (2023)

Just when my Christmas movie rotation was getting a tad stale… What a delight, and what a joy it is to see Paul Giamatti in a role worthy of his enormous talent. Verdict: It’s nice to know they still make movies like this.

30. The Gorgon (1964)

Decent Hammer fare about a gorgon possessing people (there’s one female character so, you know, there goes the mystery) and turning people to stone. In Germany, for some reason.
Verdict: It’s fun to watch good actors having stupid fun with this stuff. I liked it.

Book Review: Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt

This is a very nice story about a lonely widow who befriends an octopus at the aquarium where she works. This friendship helps solve a family mystery and brings her into contact with others with whom she is more connected than she knows. Oh, and you hear the octopus’ thoughts, and he’s a lot smarter than anybody you know. Sounds silly, and it is, but it works.