DVD Review: Mr. Right

Mr. Right
(DVD Mr)

A girl falls for the perfect guy, who happens to have a very fatal flaw: he’s a hitman, on the run from the crime cartels who employ him.

The hitman grew a conscience and wears a clown nose (yes, the red, squeaky one) to murder the people who hired him instead of the people they want offed.

Such a simple synopsis for how delightfully weird and slightly twisted this movie is! If you are looking for a light-hearted romance mixed in with gratuitous violence, this movie is your ticket to enjoyment.

[If you enjoy this, you may also wish to try American Ultra, Hotel Artemis, The Hitman’s Bodyguard or Baby Driver]

[ Internet Movie Database entry for this film ] | [ official Mr. Right web site ]

Recommended by Rio B.
Bennett Martin Public Library – Public Services

See also: Scott C.’s review of Mr. Right in the September 2019 selections here in the libraries Staff Recommendations on BookGuide

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Book Review: A Thousand Moons by Sebastian Barry

A Thousand Moons
by Sebastian Barry (Barry)

Winona, a minor figure from Sebastian Barry’s previous novel Days Without End, is a member of the Lakota tribe and the main character in A Thousand Moons. This new novel can be read alone instead of as a sequel. It is 1879 in Paris, Tennessee and Winona is being raised through a communal effort on a small farm by Thomas McNulty, John Cole, farm owner Lige Mason, and Rosalee and Tennyson Bouguereau. The Bouguereau siblings are two former slaves who, like Winona, are still in imminent, barely concealed danger from “nightriders”. The book leaves you cheering for lovers young and old who follow their hearts instead of what society dictates.

[If you enjoy this, you may also wish to try The Night Watchman by Louise Erdrich.]

[ U.S. publisher’s official A Thousand Moons web page ] | [ Wikipedia page for Sebastian Barry ]

Recommended by Jodi R.
Anderson and Bethany Branch Libraries

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Book Review: Game of Dog Bones by Laurien Berenson

Game of Dog Bones
by Laurien Berenson (Berenson)

Aunt Peg gets invited to judge the Nonsporting group at the Westminster Dog Show. When a man Peg has clashed with in the past ends up stabbed at Madison Square Garden, Aunt Peg becomes a suspect. Melanie falls in line and begins talking to her contacts in the dog show world to find out who had it in for Victor and of the many suspects, who killed him. Berenson’s books are character driven and delve deeply into the dog show world. You don’t have to be a Poodle owner to love the books, but you better be a dog lover. Her mysteries aren’t deep, but they do keep the cozy mystery lover entertained. The author keeps the series fresh and the characters (including her children) change with the times. Overall another good book.

[If you enjoy this, you may also wish to try This Dog For Hire, by Carol Lee Benjamin.]

[ official Game of Dog Bones page on the official Laurien Berenson web site ]

Recommended by Marcy G.
South Branch Library

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