One weekend I curled up with a bottle of wine, cranked my iPod, and settled in to read an autobiography I’d wanted to get my hands on since I first heard about […]
Series Rewatch – Babylon 5: Eyes – Who Watches the Watchers
Written by J. Michael Straczynski and Larry DiTillioDirected by Jim Johnston This episode focuses on building the characters and relationships and introduced series viewers to the concept that there’s a lot more […]
Movie Review: Simon Birch – A Child’s Faith, Stronger Than Most Adults
Written by Mark Steven Johnson and John IrvingDirected by Mark Steven Johnson For the record, I have read many of John Irving’s books. However, I haven’t read the one Simon Birch is […]
Genesis: Live at Wembley Stadium – What Every Concert DVD Should Aspire to Be
Although the rock band Genesis’ “official” formation date is 1967, it wasn’t until the early to mid 1980s that the band hit it big. For some longtime fans, it’s the time the […]
Book Review: The Gold Coast by Nelson DeMille – The Gilded Age in Decline
“I met Frank Bellarosa on a sunny Saturday in April at Hicks’ Nursery…” Long Islanders will know why the very first line in The Gold Coast made me smile. This was the […]
Documentary Review: Faith and Doubt at Ground Zero – Beyond the Falling Towers
Written by Helen WhitneyDirected by Helen Whitney As we approach the twenty-first anniversary of what had to be one of the pivotal moments in the history of these United States, we are […]
Movie Review: Spider-Man 2 – It’s A Lonely, Not-So-Wonderful Life
Written by Alvin Sargent, Michael Chabon, Miles Millar, Alfred Gough, Stan Lee, and Steve DitkoDirected by Sam Raimi Spider-Man was big in our house right during the 2000’s. There was a growing […]
Book Review: Vanquish by Bradley Wright – With So Many Good Writers Out There, How Did This Get Published?
The first book in the Xander King series by Bradley Wright was recommended to me somewhere along the line. My review of Whiskey & Roses was tepid, but sometimes series will get […]
Summer 2022 Round-Up
I haven’t done one of these in a while. It’s been a busy summer that seems to have flown by. I’m glad, really, because the heat is not my thing. I much […]
Movie Review: Patch Adams – Robin Williams Trots Out the Same Persona Again
Written by Patch Adams, Maureen Mylander, and Steve OedekerkDirected by Tom Shadyac I have always liked Robin Willaims as an actor, truly I have. He has been in so many good roles […]
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