Completed Reading - Non-Fiction, Jan 2019

Indianapolis: The True Story of the Worst Sea Disaster in U.S. Naval History and the Fifty-Year Fight to Exonerate an Innocent Man by Lynn Vincent
My rating: 5 of 5 stars




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Huế 1968: A Turning Point of the American War in Vietnam by Mark Bowden
My rating: 5 of 5 stars




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Best Fantasy Books of 2018

The following is the ranking of the fantasy books that I've read in 2018

1. City of Miracles by Robert Jackson Bennett
2. Uprooted by Naomi Novik
3. Vengeful by V.E. Schwab

Completed Reading

Revenant Gun by Yoon Ha Lee
My rating: 4 of 5 stars




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A Hero Born by Jin Yong
My rating: 4 of 5 stars



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2018 Movies to Watch

First Man

Aquaman

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse

Vice

Ralph Breaks the Internet

Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald

Green Book

2019 Oscar Nominations

Picture
Black Panther
BlacKkKlansman
Bohemian Rhapsody
The Favourite
Green Book
Roma
A Star is Born
Vice

Director
Alfonso Cuaron (Roma)
Yorgos Lanthimos (The Favourite)
Spike Lee (BlacKkKlansman)
Adam McKay (Vice)
Pawel Pawlikowski (Cold War)

Actor
Christian Bale (Vice)
Bradley Cooper (A Star is Born)
Willem Dafoe (At Eternity's Gate)
Rami Malek (Bohemian Rhapsody)
Viggo Mortensen (Green Book)

Actress
Yalitza Aparicio (Roma)
Glenn Close (The Wife)
Olivia Colman (The Favourite)
Lady Gaga (A Star is Born)
Melissa McCarthy (Can You Ever Forgive Me?)

Supporting Actor
Mahershala Ali (Green Book)
Adam Driver (BlacKkKlansman)
Sam Elliott (A Star Is Born)
Richard E. Grant (Can You Ever Forgive Me?)
Sam Rockwell (Vice)

Supporting Actress

Amy Adams (Vice)

Marina de Tavira (Roma)

Regina King (If Beale Street Could Talk)

Emma Stone (The Favourite)

Rachel Weisz (The Favourite)

Original Screenplay
The Favourite
First Reformed
Green Book
Roma
Vice

Adapted Screenplay
A Star is Born
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
BlacKkKlansman
If Beale Street Could Talk
Can You Ever Forgive Me?

Animated Feature
Incredibles 2
Isle of Dogs
Mirai
Ralph Breaks the Internet
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse

Cinematography
The Favourite
Never Look Away
Roma
A Star is Born
Cold War

Editing

BlacKkKlansman

Bohemian Rhapsody

The Favourite

Green Book

Vice

Production Design

Black Panther

The Favourite

First Man

Mary Poppins Returns

Roma

Costume Design

The Ballad of Buster Scruggs

Black Panther

The Favourite

Mary Poppins Returns

Mary Queen of Scots

Original Score

Black Panther

BlacKkKlansman

If Beale Street Could Talk

Isle of Dogs

Mary Poppins Returns

Original Song

"All the Stars," Black Panther

"I'll Fight," RBG

"The Place Where Lost Things Go," Mary Poppins Returns

"Shallow," A Star is Born

"When a Cowboy Trades His Spurs for Wings," The Ballad of Buster Scruggs

Visual Effects

Avengers: Infinity War

Christopher Robin

First Man

Ready Player One

Solo: A Star Wars Story

Makeup and Hairstyling

Border

Mary Queen of Scots

Vice

Sound Mixing

Black Panther

Bohemian Rhapsody

First Man

Roma

A Star is Born

Sound Editing

Black Panther

Bohemian Rhapsody

First Man

A Quiet Place

Roma

Top 100 Board Games of All Time (2nd Round) - End of 2018 Edition

1. Blood Rage (1)
2. Champions of Midgard (43)
3. Deception: Murder in Hong Kong (15)
4. Rising Sun (38)
5. Pandemic (13)
6. Ticket to Ride (37)
7. Cosmic Encounter (4)
8. Caverna (5)
9. Scythe (16)
10. Viticulture (10)
11. Gloomhaven (14)
12. Summoner Wars (17)
13. King of Tokyo (12)
14. Terraforming Mars (7)
15. Five Tribes (19)
16. 7 Wonders (3)
17. 7 Wonders Duel (8)
18. Ghost Stories (23)
19. Jamaica (35)
20. Arkham Horror: The Card Game (26)
21. Orleans 
22. Star Wars: Rebellion
23. Rising 5: Runes of Asteros
24. 7th Continent
25. Stone Age
26. Le Havre
27. Twilight Struggle
28. Legendary: Marvel
29. Small World
30. Mission: Red Planet
31. Feast for Odin, A
32. Twilight Imperium (4th Edition)
33. Raiders of the North Sea
34. Lords of Hellas
35. Lords of Waterdeep
36. Memoir '44
37. Clank!
38. Architects of the West Kingdom
39. Imperial Settlers
40. Mechs vs. Minions
41. Near and Far
42. Captain Sonar
43. Roll Player
44. Raptor
45. Battlestar Galactica
46. Power Grid
47. Rum & Bones 2nd Tide
48. Neuroshima Hex!
49. Project Elite
50. Colosseum
51. Sagrada
52. The Others
53. Warhammer Underworld: Shadespire/Nightvault
54. Escape Room
55. Pandemic Legacy
56. Paper Tales
57. Sheriff of Nottingham
58. Zombicide: Black Plague/Green Horde
59. Abyss
60. Arcadia Quest
61. Castles of Burgundy
62. Deus
63. Blitz Bowl
64. Onirim
65. Shadows Over Camelot
66. 878 - Vikings
67. Lorenzo Il Magnifico
68. Fire & Axe: A Viking Saga
69. Kashgar: Merchants of the Silk Road
70. Blue Moon Legends
71. Dominion
72. Kemet
73. Dice Masters
74. Great Western Trail
75. Azul
76. Big Trouble in Little China: The Game
77. Menara
78. Pitch Cars
79. Carcassone
80. Sub Terra
81. Concordia
82. Kingsburg
83. Yamatai
84. Bang!: The Dice Game
85. San Juan
86. Heroscape
87. Sentient
88. Star Realms
89. Targi
90. V-Commandos
91. Pulsar 2849
92. Assante
93. Istanbul
94. Saint Malo
95. 51st State Master Set
96. Dead of Winter
97. Time's Up
98. Tournament at Camelot
99. Codex
100. Deadline

Golden Globes Winner

Motion Picture - Drama

Bohemian Rhapsody

Motion Picture - Musical/Comedy

Green Book

Director

Alfonso Cuaron (Roma)

Actor - Drama

Rami Malek (Bohemian Rhapsody)

Actor - Musical/Comedy

Christian Bale (Vice)

Actress - Drama

Glenn Close (The Wife)

Actress - Musical/Comedy

Olivia Colman (The Favourite)

Supporting Actor

Mahershala Ali (Green Book)

Supporting Actress

Regina King (If Beale Street Could Talk)

Motion Picture - Animated

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-verse

Screenplay

Green Book

Original Score

First Man

Original Song

"Shallow," A Star is Born

Captain Marvel

50

days to go 

Game Update

The Witcher III: Wild Hunt (PC)