Written by Jeffrey Boam, Robert Mark Kamen, and Shane BlackDirected by Richard Donner For the third incarnation of the popular Lethal Weapon series, things had to be shaken up a bit. Having […]
Movie Review: Lethal Weapon 3 – I’m Chaos, and He’s Mayhem… We’re a Double Act.
Book Review- Surrender: 40 Songs, One Story by Bono
I’ve been a fan of U2 since they first appeared in a club called Malibu on Long Island in 1981. Yeah, I had a fake ID back then – didn’t everybody? Over […]
What Ruined Religion For You?
In my Twitter feed this morning, one of the first things I read was this question from someone I follow. (Twitter’s current state of insanity is another post.) It made me pause […]
Lonesome Dove: The Outlaw Years – Grittier, Darker, and More Realistic Than Its Predecessor
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 […]
DVD Review – Bruce Springsteen: Live In NYC – Nothing Beats Springsteen Live
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 […]
Book Review: The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown – Freemasons, Symbologists, and the CIA – OH MY!
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 […]
DVD Review – The Who: Under Review 1964-1968 – The Kids Are Alright and Don’t Need This
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 […]
Movie Review: The Jackie Robinson Story (1950) – Could Be, Should Be Done Better
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 […]
Book Review: Florida Roadkill by Tim Dorsey – Florida Quirkiness Overkill
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, […]
DVD Review – Essential Music Videos: 80’s UK – I Can Think of Better Playlists
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 […]
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