Review: “American Pie: Reunion” starring Eugene Levy and Jason Biggs
The first episode of Michael Palin’s “Ripping Yarns” began with a quote from G. K.…
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Review: “The Iron Lady” starring Meryl Streep and Jim Broadbent
[AMAZONPRODUCT=B004U5BYZQ] Generally speaking, I only write reviews for films and books which I’ve enjoyed. Part…
Review: “The Stoning of Soraya M” starring Shoreh Agdashloo and Jim Caviezel
[AMAZONPRODUCT=B00450AGA0] Not every film is meant to pull on one’s heart strings in a positive…
Review: “The Green Lantern” starring Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively
Like many American boys, I grew up watching superhero cartoons on Saturday mornings. Among them…
Review: “Cyrano de Bergerac” starring Joseph Fiennes
It’s atypical to write a review of a play after it closes: perhaps such an…
Review: “Star Trek” starring Chris Pine and Zachary Quinto
One of mankind’s principal preoccupations is predicting its own demise. The Mayans supposedly put together…
Review: “Let the Right One In” starring Kåre Hedebrant & Lina Leandersson
It’s uncommon to associate melancholy with either majesty or beauty, particularly in the English speaking…
An Alabaster Age
Nostalgia for days gone by is nothing new. The statue of Richard the Lionheart in…
A Nihilist Interlude
Nihilism has been a feature of our culture for a while: this past weekend, I…
DVD Review: “There Will Be Blood” starring Daniel Day-Lewis
[AMAZONPRODUCT=B004XBOG48] “There Will Be Blood”,starring the Academy award winning actor Daniel Day-Lewis (as oil man…