Once upon a time there was this website called Epinions. I wrote thousands of reviews there. I love books, movies, and television; mostly science fiction. I'm a gun-totin', meat-eatin' liberal with libertarian leanings who will voice my opinion.
For once, a network seemed to listen to criticism leveled at a series. The attempt to create a series based on characters and events in Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry resulted in […]
The most memorable concerts I’ve attended in my life have been Bruce Springsteen performances. Particularly when he is with his usual backup, The E Street Band, his marathon sessions have an energy […]
After the success of The DaVinci Code, fueled by controversy over some of the religious beliefs he turned on its ear, writer Dan Brown has reached a point where he can probably […]
The more I seek out DVDs based on bands I’ve listened to since my years as a teenager, the more I’m coming to the conclusion that everyone who has access to a […]
Written by Arthur Mann and Lawrence TaylorDirected by Alfred E. Green Note: This review was written in 2007 for Epinions, which is now defunct. Most of the reviews I wrote for that […]
I’m normally the type that enjoys a quirky story. My mother used to call this type of book “black humor.” It’s not that these kinds of stories are alien to me. However, […]
The arrival of MTV and the growing popularity of music videos in the early 1980s coincided with a second “British Invasion”. These artists grew out of the punk-rock movement and were generally […]
With all of the reality television shows popping up in the earlier part of this decade, PBS decided to enter the foray in its own unique way. By teaming up with Channel […]
I’ve actually tried to review the book Amish Grace by Donald Kraybill three times already. It’s quite a profound book, and my short assessment is that everyone – especially those who call […]
I can see the people scratching their heads already. 24-hour turkey? It was something I read about a few years ago. We figured then, what the hell, we’ll try it. The worst […]
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