It's 1949 Los Angeles, the city is run by gangsters and a malicious mobster, Mickey Cohen. Determined to end the corruption, John O'Mara assembles a team of cops, ready to take down the ruthless leader and restore peace to the city.
In the evening Esme and I watched Gangster Squad. I had the feeling we had seen the movie before. I liked the movie and rate it a 7 out of 10.
Coming from a police family, Tom Hardy ends up fighting his uncle after the murder of his father. Tom believes the killer is another cop and goes on the record with his allegations. Demoted then to river duty, the killer taunts Tom.
In the evening Esme and I watched Striking Distance. The movie was OK and I rate it a 6 out of 10.
Sigrud je Harkvaldsson doesn’t waste his time contemplating vanquished gods or divine mysteries. He understands one code—loyalty—and speaks one language. Revenge.
So when he learns that his oldest friend and ally, former Prime Minister Shara Komayd, has been assassinated, he knows exactly what to do—and that no mortal force can stop him from meting out the suffering Shara’s killers deserve.
Yet as Sigrud pursues his quarry with his customary terrifying efficiency, he begins to fear that this battle is an unwinnable one. Because discovering the truth behind Shara’s death will require him to take up arms in a secret, decades-long war, face down an angry young god, and unravel the last mysteries of Bulikov, the city of miracles itself. And—perhaps most daunting of all—finally face the truth about his own cursed existence.
In the afternoon I started in City of Miracles, The Divine Cities Book 3 by Robert Jackson Bennett.
In the afternoon I finished City of Blades, The Divine Cities Book 2 by Robert Jackson Bennett. While the book was not as good as the previous one in the series I still liked it.
A thirty-something is still living with his parents until they hire an interventionist to help him graduate out of the house. That's when the fun begins.
In the evening Esme and I watched Failure to Launch. Jaiden was also in the living room with Lina, our cat, resting on her lap. She was not really watching the movie with us, but enjoying the moment of the cat sitting with her.
The movie was OK and I rate it a 6 out of 10.
In the evening Esme and I watched The Change-Up. Jaiden joined us later. Esme and I had seen the movie before. It was OK to rewatch it and I rate it a 6 out of 10.
A woman struggling with insecurity wakes from a fall believing she is the most beautiful and capable woman on the planet. Her new confidence empowers her to live fearlessly, but what happens when she realizes her appearance never changed?
In the evening Esme and I watched I Feel Pretty. The movie was OK and I rate it a 6 out of 10.
Near the end of the afternoon the orchid I ordered the 31th of March; a Dinema polybulbon, arrived. I ordered the orchid with Dutch Rana. I paid €13,95 for the orchid and €9,00 for shipping.
When living in Mexico we have seen this small orchid flowering in the wild several times. See below for a photo I took back then. I hope this little orchid is going to flower soon. I already could spot new growths to the sides of some of the pseudobulbs.
A science teacher wakes up alone on a spaceship. As his memory returns, he uncovers a mission to stop a mysterious substance killing Earth's sun and that an unexpected friendship may be the key.
In the afternoon Jaiden, Esme, and I went to Delft to see Project Hail Mary at the movies. Alice had already seen the movie and hence was not joining us. I had already read the book and was looking forward to see the movie.
The three of us liked the movie a lot. It was very well done. I rate it a solid eight out of 10.
A group of friends are terrorised by a mysterious killer who knows about a gruesome incident from their past.
In the evening Esme and I watched I Know What You Did Last Summer. The movie was OKish and I rate it a 6 out of 10.
A generation ago the city of Voortyashtan was the stronghold of the god of war and death, the birthplace of fearsome supernatural sentinels who killed and subjugated millions. But that was then. Now the god is dead and the city lies in ruins, a wasteland of sectarian violence and bloody uprisings.
So it makes perfect sense for General Turyin Mulaghesh, foul-mouthed hero of the battle of Bulikov, rumoured war criminal, ally of embattled Prime Minister Shara Komayd, to be exiled here - but she's not just eking out her days in this hellhole till retirement. She's on one final mission, to find a Saypuri secret agent who's gone AWOL.
The trouble is, that this old soldier isn't sure she's still got what it takes to be the hero . . .
In the evening I started in City of Blades, The Divine Cities Book 2 by Robert Jackson Bennett.
In the evening I finished City of Stairs, book one of the Divine Cities Trilogy by Robert Jackson Bennett. The main character Shara reminded me a little of the character Ana in "The Tainted Cup"/"A Drop of Corruption", both books written by the same author. Books I can highly recommend.
Two well-to-do couples with plenty to lose have dinner to discuss the gruesome act their teenage sons may or may not have committed together.
In the evening Esme and I watched "Het Diner" ([The Dinner)[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2352230/]), a Dutch movie based on the book "Het Diner" by Dutch writer Herman Koch. Esme is improving her Dutch and one way she does this is by reading this book.
The movie was OK and I rate it a 6 out of 10.
After years of putting her career first, a stand-up comic meets a guy who seems perfect: smart, nice, successful and possibly too good to be true.
In the evening Alice, Esme, and I watched Good on Paper. The movie was OK and I rate it a 6 out of 10.