Above: The McElroy Brothers have written, yes written, a book. (Photo: HarperCollins)
I began writing this blog back in 2003, right about the time that such platforms really started to become popul...
Above: The Swiss short film "Miles Away" is an example of what was screened at the 2020 version of the Children's Film Festival Seattle. The 2021 festival will be held Feb. 18-28 ex...
Above: Book lover Fran Lebowitz is featured in the Netflix series "Pretend It's a City." (Photo: Netflix)
A poll conducted on MSN recently reported some results that I find disturbing...
Above: Jacob A. Ware stars with Anthony Arkin in Trish Harnetiaux's short film "You Wouldn't Understand." (Photo: Sundance Film Festival)
Like most filmgoing experiences, the Sund...
Above: Daphne Dynevor and Regé-Jean Page star in the Netflix miniseries "Bridgerton." (Photo: Netflix)
Miniseries review: "Bridgerton," created by Chris Van Dusen, s...
Above: Chef Wolfgang Puck is the star of a new HBO Max show, "The Event." (Photo: HBO)
If you were going to imagine the name of a world-renowned chef, could you do better than Wolfgang Pu...
Above: The Hanford Nuclear Reservation, circa 2019. (Photo: Elaine Thompson/AP)
Sometimes it seems as if we’re all living under a dark cloud. The political situation, the ongoing COVID-19 pan...
Above: Sidney Flanagan stars in Eliza Hittman's "Never Rarely Sometimes Always." (Photo: Focus Features)
One of the things that movie critics love to do is list their favorites of the...
Above: Ewan McGregor is set to star again as the Jedi master Obi-Wan Kenobi in a coming "Star Wars" series. (Photo: Disney Studios)
One of the things I do late at night, besides...
Above: A scene from the Pixar/Disney animated film "Soul." (Photo: Disney Studios)
Movie review: "Soul," directed by Pete Docter, featuring the voices of Jamie Foxx, Tina F...
Above: Humphrey Bogart, Peter Lorre, Mary Astor and Sydney Greenstreet star in "The Maltese Falcon." (Photo: Turner Classic Movies)
Up until the pandemic forced most movie theaters to clo...
Movie review: “Collective,” a documentary directed by Alexander Nanau, featuring Catalin Tolontan and Vlad Voiculesco. Streaming through Amazon Prime, Vudu, Google Play, etc.
In the ori...
(Photo: Kansas Public Radio)
When it comes to movies that are aimed at children, the one thing you can be sure of is that sooner or later one of the characters will make a joke about butts.
And,...
Above: Faye Dunaway and Warren Beatty star in Arthur Penn's "Bonnie and Clyde." (Photo: Warner Bros./Seven Arts)
It’s the start of a new month, so it’s time to again check...
Above: Eddie Murphy and Arsenio Hall star in "Coming to America 2." (Photo: Amazon Prime)
Now that 2020 is over, our news feeds are filled with stories about what to expect from 2021.
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