Last year, I sat down and collected a list of classics I haven’t read as well as some of the most critically acclaimed novels of the 20th century. It started as a curiosity but ended up a sort of bucket list. Not a project for me to work on right now, but something to keep … More My Book Bucket List: Things to Read Before You Die
The Last Jedi requires a give and a take most Star Wars movies don’t possess, but the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. Here’s a list of the positives and negatives. … More The Pros and Cons of Star Wars: The Last Jedi
The Rizzoli and Isles books have been a series that I’ve followed for some years now. I enjoy them, but I am fully aware that the quality is uneven. Unfortunately, I Know a Secret is one of Gerritsen’s “off” books. There are good ideas that went into this mystery. For example, the method behind the murders … More I Know a Secret, by Tess Gerritsen: Book Review
I thought ranking the Best Actors of the 1970s was hard, but any one of the top 8 Actresses here could have been the top in another decade. It’s about to get brutal. … More Ranking Every Best Actress Oscar Winner of the 1970s
There are some truly iconic performances in the Best Actor category in the 1970s, which makes it a very difficult decade to rank. But we’re about to do it anyway. Here we go… … More Ranking Every Best Actor Oscar Winner of the 1970s
2017 was a dumpster fire for a lot of reasons, but here are some of the things that made it awful. Things on this list did not have to be new in 2017, just either new to me or relevant in some way. For some more cheer, you can switch over to the best 2017 … More The Worst Things from 2017
2017 was a pretty garbage year. Let’s celebrate the silver linings that helped get me through it. These things did not have to be new in 2017–they just had to be new to me. … More The Best Things from 2017
It’s rare that a book makes me laugh out loud AND cry. The Heart’s Invisible Furies did both. … More Coming of Age (and Coming Out) in a Changing Ireland: The Heart’s Invisible Furies, by John Boyne
It’s Complicated continued Nancy Meyers’ hot streak and was nominated for 3 Golden Globes. But it’s a garbage movie. Find out why I find this romantic comedy starring Meryl Streep and Alec Baldwin absolutely infuriating–not to mention insulting. … More It’s Complicated Is a Garbage Movie
A Memoir of Love, Death, and Jazz Chickens. Eddie Izzard’s ‘Dressed to Kill’ is one of my all-time favorite comedy specials. But does the celebrated comedian’s style translate well to memoir? … More Believe Me, by Eddie Izzard: Book Review
