Monthly Archives: March 2026

Review “War Machine”: Glimpse Our Future Wars Against Invading Robots

“I can’t believe I watched that whole thing.” Continue reading

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Review: HBO’s “DTF St. Louis” Marches Toward Quirky Sex Fun and Murder

“He’s a portly Sign Language expert with money problems, a wife whose side gig as a Little League umpire turns him off, and a stepson who (at first) hates him.” Continue reading

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The Year Without a Winter continues

Winter 2025-26 has been a seriously weird weather stretch worthy of the phrase The Year Without a Winter.
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“Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die” Review: Our A.I. Future Will Be a Gilded Cage, Maybe

Hollywood is rightfully worried about how A.I. fakes, perhaps in the (near) future, could disrupt it’s movie-making biz: In the meantime, A.I. is all over the big screen: Gore Verbinski’s new movie Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die is right up that digital alley.  Continue reading

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On Maggie Gylenhaal’s “The Bride”: Bonnie & Clyde in Stitches

The only thing worse than Frankenstein remakes are Dracula remakes. But this one rocks.
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On George Saunders’ New Novel “Vigil”: Jumping the Shark Across the Heavens

So George Saunders’ new novel Vigil is out and about and it seems everywhere you look George is staring back, from an interview in the New York Times that labels him a “secular saint” and “guru of goodness” to a new film … Continue reading

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On HBO’s New Series “DTF St. Louis”: Charm & Glory of the Mundane

So the best show on TV I’ve seen lately is the new HBO series DTF St. Louis, starring Jason Bateman, Linda Cardellini, and David Harbour. I’d heard a little about it but was pleasantly surprised. For one thing, it’s billed somewhat … Continue reading

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On “Dr. Strangelove” 62 Years Later: General Jack Ripper in Charge Now

“A mentally unstable American President orders a missile attack on the Islamic nation of Iran, triggering a path to global holocaust that politicians at a war room in Mar-a-Lago, while noshing on boiled shrimp and cocktails, does everything to encourage.” Continue reading

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On Tom Waits in “Father Mother Sister Brother”: Grifter Like Me

So I came to appreciate the genius of singer/songwriter Tom Waits much later than I should have, even if I did know the Eagles version of his song “Ol’ 55” in early college years. (Waits thought their version was “antiseptic” … Continue reading

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