Archive for 3rd January 2026

Books and Movies 2025

January
Cunk on Life (Netflix)

February
One Puzzling Afternoon by Emily Critchley
An Unfinished Love Story: A Personal History of the 1960s by Doris Kearns Goodwin (Audible, recommended by Randy)
Source Code by Bill Gates

April
Fahrenheit-182: A Humorous and Inspirational Memoir by Mark Hoppus of Blink-182

May
Old Filth by Jane Gardam (Audible, rec by Randy)

July
A Study in Scarlet by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (man mistreated by Mormons gets revenge)
Superman (with David at Moorlyn)

September
Ordinary People by Judith Guest and movie directed by Robert Redford starring Timothy Hutton, Mary Tyler Moore, Donald Sutherland, and Judd Hersch
“Winning Notrump Leads” by David Bird and Taf Anthias (from Andrew)
“The Heart of the Sea: the Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex” by Nathaniel Philbrick and 2015 movie directed by Ron Howard

October
“A Portrait of the Scientist as a Young Woman” by Lindy Elkins-Tanton. Randy pointed out reference to me.
“The Test” by Sylvain Neuvel.

November
“We Did it OK, Kid” by Anthony Hopkins
That’s What I Am (movie)
Hostage by Eli Sharabi

December
K-PAX recommended by Donna Kalinowsky, with Kevin Spacey as Prot and Jeff Bridges as Mark the psychiatrist.
Robert Porter killed murderer of his wife and daughter and reappeared as Prot
Prot knew K-PAX astronomy, saw ultraviolet, traveled light as super speeds (1000 light years)
“I’ll admit the possibility I’m delusional if you admit the possibility I’m from K-PAX”
Loves produce.