Written by Stanley Mann and Edmund H. North Long before Deep Impact and Armageddon, there was the 1979 film Meteor, starring Sean Connery. You’d think he was a bit beyond the schlocky […]
Movie Review: Meteor – And It’s Headed Straight For Us!
Movie Review: Summer of Sam – Paranoia in NYC, 1977 Style
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: The Siege (1998) – Terrorism in NYC Before 9/11
Written by Lawrence Wright, Menno Meyjes, and Edward ZwickDirected by Edward Zwick This was one of those films I never thought I was going to see. The first few times I was […]
Book Review: In a League of Her Own by Kaia Alderson
Note: Thank you to NetGalley, William Morrow Publishing, and Kaia Alderson for the advanced reader copy of the book. This review will also be posted on NetGalley. What follows is my unbiased review […]
Book Review: Brooklyn Bones by Triss Stein – The Past Won’t Stay Buried
I came across Triss Stein quite by accident, and read a book that was in the middle of her Erica Donato mysteries. I decided I needed to go back to the beginning […]
Book Review – The New York Game: Baseball and the Rise of a New City by Kevin Baker
Note: Thank you to NetGalley, Knopf Publishing, and Kevin Baker for the advanced reader copy of the book. This review will also be posted on NetGalley. What follows is my unbiased review of […]
Book Review – Being Henry: The Fonz… and Beyond by Henry Winkler
I looked forward quite a bit to Henry Winkler’s autobiography. I grew up with Happy Days, watching it throughout its run on television, and like most people, I loved the character of Fonzie […]
Book Review: A Nation Interrupted by Kevin McDonald – An Alternate World War
One of my favorite genres is alternate history. I love the idea of taking historical events and pondering what would have happened if things had gone a little differently. There have been […]
DVD Review: Ken Burns’ Brooklyn Bridge – I Got Something To Sell You…
Filmed in 1981, this hour-long documentary by noted filmmaker Ken Burns chronicles the building of the Brooklyn Bridge over the East River in New York City. It was timed to coincide with […]
Long Way Round – An Entertaining Motorcycle Trip From London to New York
After catching an episode of Long Way Down over the summer, I was intrigued and wanted to see the entire thing. Much to my surprise, I learned that this wasn’t the first […]
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