David Ignatius’ The Quantum Spy
Washington Post columnist and Morning Joe regular David Ignatius also finds time to write novels, including Body of Lies which was made into a film directed by Ridley Scott that starred Russell Crowe and Leonardo DiCaprio. His latest, The Quantum Spy, focuses on the race between the U.S. and China to develop a quantum computer, […]
What We’d Like to See in 2018
Most resolutions made on January 1 are forgotten by January 31, if not before. We all vow to lose weight and get to the gym and perhaps stick to that routine for a few weeks. But like most resolutions, reality intervenes making it difficult to make any progress. So rather than giant leaps ahead, let’s […]
The Life We Bury – Clearing an Innocent Man
For a college English class, Joe Talbert has to interview an elderly person and write a biography. Unfortunately, most of the residents at Hillview Manor near Minneapolis suffer from Alzheimer’s or dementia. Except one – Carl Iverson, a murderer. Thirty years ago, Carl was convicted of raping and killing a 14 year-old girl and then […]
Ice Hockey in the Desert – Vegas Golden Knights Are NHL’s Golden Team
Just a year ago, Las Vegas’ professional hockey team did not exist. But this past October, the Golden Knights became the first expansion team in NFL history to win its first three games and are now leading the National Hockey League’s Western division. The team’s most recent victory came on December 23, when they bested […]
The Post Makes the Case for a Free Press
Timing is everything, and Steven Spielberg’s The Post could not have come out at a more ideal time. While there are those who would attack the Washington Post and other news organizations with pejorative terms like “fake news,” the film dramatizes why our country needs a free and unfettered press. While the New York Times […]
Hugh Jackman Is The Greatest Showman
Less than a year after the largest circus folded up its tent for good, we have a film that celebrates the spectacle of what was once the greatest show on earth. And portraying the iconic showman is the multi-talented Hugh Jackman, demonstrating the versatily to go from playing the immortal mutant Wolverine to dazzling us […]
What We’re Watching Now
The holiday movie season is in full swing, but when the weather outside is frightful, you just might want to stay cozy and warm at home watching something on TV. And, let’s face it, these days there is so much to watch on TV, not only on the networks and cable, but also on the […]
Star Wars: The Last Jedi – What’s Old Is New Again
Looking around during a preview of The Last Jedi, I had a startling thought: most of the press people in the audience hadn’t yet been born when the first Star Wars film premiered 40 years ago. Soon after that film hit screens, I stood in line on East 86th Street in New York to see […]