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
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 …
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 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 …
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 …
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 …
My book club chose Atonement for our October reading. Atonement is a historical literary fiction novel that takes place in 1935, 1940, and 1999. I had my initial hesitations, …
Cry Freedom (1987) – 8.25/10 – Cry for freedom, a cry for justice Overall Cry Freedom is a biographical drama based on the true story of the South African …
Wild Tales (2014) – 8.5/10 – Fresh dark thriller about extreme human behavior Overall WILD TALES is a dark comedy drama that is structured as an anthology. Thus, it …
