I still don't get the Coen Brothers. I keep trying, but I may be the only person on the planet who doesn't think they're funny.
read more'Saint Ralph' - Movie Review
Shaky beginning, lovely end to the story of a young Catholic school student who decides - based on nothing but the desire for a miracle - to run the Boston Marathon.
read more'Executive Suite' - Movie Review
Good writing and (mostly) good acting about a relatively dry subject creates a somewhat disappointing movie.
read more'Suicide Squad' - Movie Review
While not a great movie, this is one of DC's better outings - certainly better than Marvel's "Captain America: Civil War."
read more'Deceptive Practice' - Movie Review
Ricky Jay is a magician and a good performer. But he's not a great story teller, and that's what we see here.
read more'Whiskey Tango Foxtrot' - Movie Review
Inconsistent but ultimately quite good comedy-drama, Tina Fey plays a war correspondent in Afghanistan.
read more'Kubo and the Two Strings' - Movie Review
A lovely and highly recommended children's animated movie from Laika.
read more'The Thin Blue Line' - Movie Review
A documentary about a man on death row in Texas and how he got there after a very questionable conviction.
read more'Lord of Light' - Book Review
An imperfect but interesting book that embodies Clark's quote "Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic."
read more'Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice' - Movie Review
"Let's have superheroes fight superheroes because it's cool! Oh yeah - and then at the end save the world!" That's a new one ...
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