It is very rare to run into a perfect movie…but it happens. That’s why it’s rare . And, it goes without saying, what is and isn’t perfect, what is nearly perfect, or a far cry form it, is subjective. Case in point: McCabe & Mrs. Miller. Everything…the screenplay. The cinematography. The acting. The soundtrack…yes, even […]
Of course, everyone has seen Strangers on a Train, the quintessential psychological thriller by the master, Alfred Hitchcock. Quintessential not because it is the best, though it is deservedly in the top 2o of just about every cinephile’s list, but because it is the best representation of the genre through the lens of its elements: […]
Henry Tawes (Gregory Peck) strides with an air of superiority, decked out in a perfectly pleated, crisply pressed sheriff’s uniform, patrolling the East Tennessee hill country and, by extension, its humble folk in John Frankenheimer’s drama, I Walk the Line (1970). Tall, broad-shouldered and lean, he is bestowed with a shock of salt and pepper […]
From time to time, I remember hearing my mother say to her sister, to one of her friends, or to a patron at work (she was a hair stylist), “kids can be cruel.” This was no revelation to me since I had experienced it first hand; I skipped kindergarten and went straight into first grade […]
I can’t stand Florida Governor Ron DeSantis. And, yeah, it’s personal. Like a lot of other politicians (of both parties, I might add) I think he’s a pompous blow hard. But that’s not why I can’t stand him. No. It’s his cruel streak, his over-the-top maliciousness in general and his snidely air that I find […]
The Trek There was only about six weeks to go before summer break when Tabitha Tuders walked out her front door on a morning like so many other mornings–yet different. She was on her way to 15th and Boscobel where she would wait with other neighborhood kids for the school bus that arrived at eight […]
A Pretty Picture Tabitha was two years older. Not that a two year age difference means much, but back then it was kind of a big deal to have a best friend that was thirteen. It made Chelsea feel good. Cool. Truth be told, hardly anyone could tell their age difference. They were two peas […]
It began before the garden, within the realm of angels . Waxing and waning throughout the annuls of time, it manifests in great upheavals of war, pestilence and genocide and in more subtle displays of the same, in open spaces and behind closed doors. Under The Carpet The period was post WWII, 1946-1967. Though seemingly […]
Under normal circumstances K.K. would have gone Unionville Parkway even though it made her commute ten minutes longer. That’s what everybody does. If you don’t go Unionville you have to take H27 South straight through Scottstown. And nobody wants to do that unless they have to get to the hospital–fast. Scottstown is bad. Lots of […]
So, there’s this guy. He’s a total–I don’t like to use this word–douchebag. His name is Jordin. Jordin Hines. He’s the protagonist in director Jim Cumming’s black comedy, The Beta Test. He is played by him too. Jordin’s a Hollywood agent with all the accoutrements of his profession–monochrome suits, Magnanni loafers, exacting haircut–but namely it’s […]
All Things Thriller 