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Rainfall
A public place where I can share my personal rainfall measurements.
Calendar Amount Season Amount 2009 25.94 2008-2009 23.87 2010 51.22 2009-2010 43.38 2011 29.65 2010-2011 40.52 2012 50.97 2011-2012 27.15 2013 12.08 2012-2013 40.41 2014 37.37 2013-2014 22.34 2015 23.72 2014-2015 29.39 2016 42.27 2015-2016 38.23 2017 36.66 2016-2017 48.08 2018 33.22 2017-2018 30.29 2019 42.65 2018-2019 41.45 2020 17.11 2019-2020 21.48 2021 29.57 2020-2021 17.08 2022 24.75 2021-2022 28.
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Emily the Criminal
Rating: 5 of 5 cloned credit cards
Not exactly a feel good romp. Well acted, plot has you uncomfortable, and wondering what’s going to happen next. Emily does not make the best life choices, but the way the film shows you how the deck is stacked against her, the choices aren’t irrational.
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Not exactly a feel good romp. Well acted, plot has you uncomfortable, and wondering what’s going to happen next. Emily does not make the best life choices, but the way the film shows you how the deck is stacked against her, the choices aren’t irrational.
Shotgun Wedding
Rating: 3 of 5 wet actors
Let me start by saying, if you think J-Lo is the greatest actress you know of, and you can’t get enough of her, you might like this better than I did. I think she’s fine, and did fine in the movie, but there was simply too much J-Lo for me. Especially given the stellar supporting cast, which had barely anything to do. The 3rd act made up for the lackluster 2nd act though, and I liked the ending.
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Let me start by saying, if you think J-Lo is the greatest actress you know of, and you can’t get enough of her, you might like this better than I did. I think she’s fine, and did fine in the movie, but there was simply too much J-Lo for me. Especially given the stellar supporting cast, which had barely anything to do. The 3rd act made up for the lackluster 2nd act though, and I liked the ending.
Inheritance
Rating: 5 of 5 key lime pies
Creepy and scary thriller. You probably won’t see all the surprises coming, so no plot review. Good soundtrack, cinematography and acting all around.
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Creepy and scary thriller. You probably won’t see all the surprises coming, so no plot review. Good soundtrack, cinematography and acting all around.
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
Rating: 4.5 of 5 Mr. Mustards in the conservatory
Didn’t make it through Knives Out, loved the actors, got really bored with the plot and writing. This take was entirely different, and very enjoyable. Nice social commentary worked in with a crime mystery. Liked the characters and acting, lots of subtle humor, great visuals.
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Didn’t make it through Knives Out, loved the actors, got really bored with the plot and writing. This take was entirely different, and very enjoyable. Nice social commentary worked in with a crime mystery. Liked the characters and acting, lots of subtle humor, great visuals.
Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio
Rating: 5 of 5 talking crickets
Visually stunning, well acted, well paced, well told. An absolute joy to watch, from the opening scene to the credits. You know the basic story, del Toro’s follows the book, and is correspondingly darker, but not so dark children won’t enjoy it.
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Visually stunning, well acted, well paced, well told. An absolute joy to watch, from the opening scene to the credits. You know the basic story, del Toro’s follows the book, and is correspondingly darker, but not so dark children won’t enjoy it.
White Noise
Rating: 2 of 5 Plot changes
Some truly entertaining and inventive scenes, interspersed with a bogglingly incoherent plot, which is more a series of short stories, some of which work and some of which don’t. As a whole film, it was a confusing mess.
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Some truly entertaining and inventive scenes, interspersed with a bogglingly incoherent plot, which is more a series of short stories, some of which work and some of which don’t. As a whole film, it was a confusing mess.
Hocus Pocus 2
Rating: 5 of 5 covens
A silly and fun romp, amazing it was 29 years since the original. Faithful to the first film, and safe viewing for kids.
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A silly and fun romp, amazing it was 29 years since the original. Faithful to the first film, and safe viewing for kids.