‘Thrones,’ ‘Killing’ Return — And Revert To Old Habits
AMC’s The Killing started strong, with raves from critics and an impressively loyal core of viewers. But in the final …
Adrienne Rich On The Powerful, Powerless Mother
A young female poet was speaking to a male poet at a party. “Women shouldn’t write poems,” he told her. …
Vulgar, Dirty And Wrong
On a recent commute to work, I found myself listening to a recording of Cole Porter playing a song he …
Pop Culture Happy Hour: ‘The Hunger Games’ And Regrettable Television
On this week’s Pop Culture Happy Hour, we’re finally all back together again, with Trey back from his brief illness. …
James Cameron: Diving Deep, Dredging Up Titanic
Titanic is back. The 1997 blockbuster featuring star-crossed lovers Jack and Rose is being released in 3-D. Starring Kate Winslet …
The Art Of The Everyday: The Alchemy Of Anne Tyler
Authors today vie for the attention of the reading public with interviews, Facebook postings and tweets. But Anne Tyler, whose …
‘Intruders’: When Bad Dreams Feel Alarmingly Real
Early on in Intruders, a preteen girl (Ella Purnell) finds a half-written monster story wedged inside a tree. Reading it …
‘Goon’: A Wrecking Ball With A Heart Of Gold
A brief history of Sean William Scott characters: He was the sidekick to the guy who uttered the immortal phrase, …
Coming Of Age, And Discovering It’s Rough Out There
Alma has a strong imagination — so strong that there are times during Turn Me On, Dammit!, the narrative feature …
‘Womb’: A Lost Love Reborn, But Not Quite Recovered
Some people are just meant to be together — even after they’re dead. That’s the premise of writer-director Benedek Fliegauf’s …
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