Comedy, Film, Mystery
Film: 2 Days in the Valley
2 Days in the Valley (1996) didn’t make much of an impression on me when I saw it a…
November 9, 2021
Drama, History, Spies, World War IIFilm: The Catcher was a Spy
It seems I begin every biopic review by bemoaning the genre’s structural handcuff, and The Catcher was a Spy…
May 3, 2021
Film, Science FictionFilm: The Martian
Based on Andy Weir’s bestselling novel, The Martian (2015) proves that with some Hollywood blockbusters, even when you have no…
October 10, 2015
Comedy, Fantasy, FilmFilm: Pleasantville
When Pleasantville (1998) turned up on TV over the holiday weekend, I realized I’d never seen it. It’s a…
November 30, 2014
Film, Science Fiction, ThrillerFilm: Looper
In light of the dopey previews, I was totally prepared to skip Looper (2012) until I saw that Rian…
February 4, 2013
Comedy, Drama, TelevisionTV: The Newsroom (Season 1)
It’s an election year, which means blood is boiling, social media is all up in our political business, and…
September 2, 2012
Animation, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Spies, TelevisionLatest from the Idiot Box
Recently I looked back over my blog and realized I haven’t reviewed much television lately, a casualty of being…
July 27, 2012