Written by Spike Lee, Victor Colicchio, and Michael ImperioliDirected by Spike Lee 1977 ~ How I remember that summer well. I was 11 years old, living just across the line from Queens […]
Movie Review: Summer of Sam – Paranoia in NYC, 1977 Style
Movie Review: To Kill A Mockingbird – An American Classic
Written by Harper Lee and Horton FooteDirected by Robert Mulligan I continue to be surprised that To Kill a Mockingbird is still on the list of one of the most banned books […]
Book Review: The Girl Who Played With Fire by Stieg Larsson – Sophomore Slump Still Worth Reading
After reading The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, many readers, myself included, wondered all the more about the mysterious title character, Lisbeth Salander. The bits of her background that we were fed […]
DVD Review – 24: Season One – A Very Long Day
24 was a series that left me with mixed feelings. Eventually, I gave up on it, and not for reasons such as a schedule conflict which was what did in my relationship […]
Movie Review: The Client (1994) – The Book Is Better But This Isn’t Bad
Written by John Grisham, Akiva Goldsman, and Robert GetchellDirected by Joel Schumacher Based on the best-selling novel by John Grisham, The Client stays true to the saying that the book is usually […]
Movie Review: Miss Congeniality – Miss United States versus the World
Written by Marc Lawrence, Katie Ford, and Caryn LucasDirected by Donald Petrie Sandra Bullock is one of those actresses who hasn’t received the credit she deserves. By all accounts, she’s a pleasure […]
Movie Review: Stakeout – Predictable But Fun Buddy-Cop Movie
Written by Jim KoufDirected by John Badham Making a film work against type is a challenge. The film Stakeout does this by casting Richard Dreyfus and Emilio Estevez as two police officers, […]
Movie Review: Twisted (2004) – Riddled with Cliches, Predictability, and Cardboard Acting
Written by Sarah ThorpDirected by Philip Kaufman Big names in the movie industry are used as a way of drawing people to a film. There are times that I look at a […]
Book Review – The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America by Erik Larson
I’m reading the latest Erik Larson book which I received as an advanced reader copy and realized that I never reviewed the first book I read by this author. The Devil in […]
Book Review: Pitch Dark by Paul Doiron – Everything Changes for Mike Bowditch
Note: Thank you to NetGalley, St. Martin’s Press, and Paul Doiron for the advanced reader copy of the book. This review will also be posted on NetGalley. What follows is my unbiased review […]
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