Train Dreams (2025) – A poetic call to realism
Train Dreams is a fascinating historical drama adaptation of a 2011 fictional novella of the same name by Denis Johnson. Most of the events unfold in the early twentieth …
Marty Supreme (2025) – Chase the stars, break the walls
Marty Supreme is a sports drama based on the life of a 1950s champion table tennis player, Marty Reisman. Screenwriters fictionalized much of the story for the Hollywood big …
F1: The Movie (2025) – A thrilling but flawed ride
F1: The Movie is a motorsport drama about a fictional former F1 star driver who comes out of retirement after three decades away.
One Battle After Another (2025) – Fast-paced, ambiguous narrative that thrills
One Battle After Another is an action drama that merges thriller and dark humor elements. If you follow American politics closely, the film’s parallels to recent politics are striking
LoTR: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) – Grand Opening to a Timeless Epic
Every 25th movie, I rewatch one of my favorites. This time, it’s The Fellowship of the Ring, a fantasy epic that restarted the journey originally set in motion by …
Beneath the City Lights – A Holiday Short Story
I wrote this short story for a fun event in a writing group I am in. My goal was to keep the story as genuine as I could for …
The Philadelphia Story (1940) – A Hollywood Golden Age Classic
The Philadelphia Story is among the original romantic comedies, but it has aged well. Three classic and beloved superstars—Cary Grant, Katharine Hepburn, and James Stewart—have top billing. These are …
Book Review of When Breath Becomes Air (2016)
When Breath Becomes Air is a memoir written by Paul Kalanithi while fighting stage 4 lung cancer in his mid-30s. The book is heartbreaking, but also illuminates his two-year …
Places in the Heart (1984) – Human Spirit’s Journey through Hardship
laces in the Heart is a period drama depicting 1935 Waxahachie, Texas. Director and writer Robert Benton grew up there in the 1930s, so he uses his experience and …