In recent years, Jodi Picoult has become known for her writing which seems to take events from the headlines and put a spin to the story that not all is what it […]
Book Review: Harvesting the Heart by Jodi Picoult – A Journey of Self-Discovery
Movie Review: Good Morning Vietnam – Censorship and the Troops
Written by Mitch Markowitz and Adrian CronauuerDirected by Barry Levinson Robin Williams is Adrian Cronauer. He’s a member of the Air Force who had a radio show in Greece that garnered the […]
Book Review – There Was Nothing You Could Do: Bruce Springsteen’s “Born In The U.S.A.” and the End of the Heartland by Steven Hyden
Note: Thank you to NetGalley, Hachette Books, and Steven Hyden for the advanced reader copy of the book. This review will also be posted on NetGalley. What follows is my unbiased review of […]
Movie Review: Kingdom of Heaven – Ridley Scott Knew What He Was Doing
Written by William MonahanDirected by Ridley Scott I don’t remember it, but apparently, there was some pretty big controversy over Director Ridley Scott’s epic about the Crusades, Kingdom of Heaven. With the […]
Book Review: Glazed Murder by Jessica Beck – First Book in the Donut Shop Mysteries
I can remember Harlequin romances being the big thing when I was younger. Lately, it seems that there are more and more books that are a series focusing around a single woman […]
Movie Review: Platoon – War is Still Hell
Written by Oliver StoneDirected by Oliver Stone It’s hard to merge the image of writer and director Oliver Stone with the fact that he was once a soldier. He actually dropped out […]
Book Review – Ghost Hunting: True Stories of Unexplained Phenomena from the Atlantic Paranormal Society – Some New Stories and Old Stories Re-Told
I’m a huge fan of the show Ghost Hunters on the Syfy Channel (formerly the Sci-Fi Channel, but that’s another discussion). The subject of the paranormal fascinates me, and although I believe […]
Movie Review: Gattaca – The Future’s So Bright, I Won’t Need Glasses
Written by Andrew NiccolDirected by Andrew Niccol The future is something often speculated on in films. Very rarely is it shown optimistically. Instead, it seems to be something we should continue to […]
Book Review – The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War by Erik Larson
Note: Thank you to NetGalley, Crown Publishing, and Erik Larson for the advanced reader copy of the book. This review will also be posted on NetGalley. What follows is my unbiased review of […]
Movie Review: A Map of the World – Small Town Suspicions and the Drive for Perfection Collide
Written by Jane Hamilton, Peter Hedges, and Polly PlattDirected by Scott Elliott Small towns are quite a different existence than cities or suburbia. There’s a certain flow associated with these places, where […]
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