J-M's History Corner

  I’ll be taking a break from blogging for a week. I’ll still check my notifications, and I’ll try to catch up on your blogs, but I won’t be posting myself – apart from a reblog or too.

  Blockbusters Reviewed Welcome to the 39th edition of My Fortnightly Movie/TV Thoughts !  Last fortnight, I reviewed Thor: The Dark World (2013) and Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014) .  This fortnight, I’m reviewing: Guardians of the Galaxy (2014), rated M for science fiction themes and violence Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015), rated M for action violence Those of course are the Australian ratings; in the United States, the ratings are: Guardians of the Galaxy – PG-13 for intense sequences of sci-fi violence and action, and for some language Age of Ultron – PG-13 for intense sequences of sci-fi action, violence and destruction, and for some suggestive comments As usual, I’ll give the trailers at the end, along with a clip each.  And as usual, I offer the following disclaimer, just to be safe: WARNING: POTENTIAL SPOILERS AHEAD.  PROCEED AT OWN RISK. Guardians of the Galaxy Despite the MCU’s wild success, James… View original...

  Both Eshal from https://crazyideaswithcrazyfun.wordpress.com and rue202 (Racheal) from https://rachealnovel.wordpress.com/ have nominated me for the Sunshine Blogger Award. https://crazyideaswithcrazyfun.wordpress.com/2020/08/23/the-sunshine-blogger-award-2/ https://rachealnovel.wordpress.com/2020/08/24/the-sunshine-blogger-award-3/ Thanks, Eshal and Racheal! THE RULES: Thank the person who nominated you and provide a link back to their blog so others can find them. Answer the 11 questions asked by the blogger who nominated you. Nominate 11 new bloggers and ask them 11 new questions. Notify the nominees by commenting on one of their blog posts. List the rules and display a sunshine blogger award logo on your post and/or your blog site. ESHAL’S QUESTIONS Which disney movie did you like when you were young??? Most of them – the ones I saw, at least. 101 Dalmatians (both the animated & live-action versions), Cars 2 , The Chronicles of Narn...

  William “Bill” Schnoebelen has been making the rounds in Christian circles since the 1980s. His story is almost too good to be true: he claims to have been a former Catholic priest, Wiccan, Mormon, satanist, 90th degree Mason (there are only 33 degrees), Illuminati member, and vampire – all at the same time (first warning bell) – before becoming a Christian. He gives speeches giving an “inside look” at these organisations. Problem is, it is too good to be true. The guy really should’ve tried harder: he just can’t keep his story straight, and has committed outright deception. For one thing: THERE ARE ONLY 33 DEGREES OF MASONRY! And that’s mainly the Scottish rite. Other Masonic rights have even fewer degrees. THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS A “90TH DEGREE MASON”! For another, there is his demonstrably false claims about Dungeons & Dragons . This connects to my post Christian Paranoia: Dungeons & Dragons – Part 1 , which covers some of the lies ...

  My sister Racheal and brother Joshua and of course myself have produced another singing video – this time we tackle “Speechless” from the remake of Aladdin . And I dare say we’ve improved a tad since our very first video (I Will Survive). Enjoy! https://youtu.be/wNKkObmHNho   http://www.cepher.net/?af=59

  Yeah, I can’t immediately think of anything else to post that doesn’t take a lot of time (working on something for Uni at the moment). I’m a BIG fan of Daniel Craig’s James Bond films, and the next installment – his last – No Time to Die is definitely high on my “to watch” list. https://youtu.be/BIhNsAtPbPI   The Marvel Cinematic Universe is my ALL-TIME FAVOURITE film series, and I love Scarlett Johansson’s character Black Widow, so I’m absolutely looking forward to its 24th (yes, 24th) installment – Black Widow .  The fact that it’s got a Winter Soldier vibe only increases my hype! https://youtu.be/ybji16u608U   I’m a BIG fan of disaster movies AND Gerard Butler.  Combine the two again (Butler starred in the excellent 2017 disaster movie  Geostorm ) and give it something of a Deep Impact vibe – Deep Impact being among the best disaster films ever made – and I’m hooked for Greenland ! https://youtu.be/1AyxdYP1SNc   Christopher Nolan ...

Yesterday – August 13th, the day before yesterday (that’s what happens when you spend too much time on a post near midnight) – I turned 21!  I’m now officially in my third decade of life. Happy birthday to me! A selfie I took just now. Although, personally speaking, I think this photo from a month or two ago makes me look more attractive I would’ve posted yesterday night, but I fell asleep. http://www.cepher.net/?af=59  

  Welcome to the 38th edition of My Fortnightly Movie/TV Thoughts!  Last fortnight, I reviewed Marvel’s The Avengers (2012) and Iron Man Three (2013) .  This fortnight, I’m reviewing: Thor: The Dark World (2013), rated M for action violence Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014), rated M for action violence Those of course are the Australian ratings; in the US, the ratings are: The Dark World – PG-13 for sequences of intense sci-fi action and violence, and some suggestive content The Winter Soldier – PG-13 for intense sequences of violence, gunplay and action throughout As usual, I’ll give the trailers and a clip each at the end.  And as usual, I offer the following disclaimer, just to be safe: WARNING: POTENTIAL SPOILERS AHEAD.  PROCEED AT OWN RISK. Thor: The Dark World Widely considered the weakest of the MCU, I found the second installment in the Thor trilogy to be darker and less family-friendly than the first, but nonetheless a very fun...