A strange but entertaining hybrid of comedy-drama-educational about the 2008 housing market collapse.
read more'The Singing Revolution' - Movie Review
Under the 50 year rule of the USSR, the Estonians kept national pride alive by mass singing events.
read more'Gringo Trails' - Movie Review
A documentary about travel that suggests tourism is destructive and should be more strongly controlled in most countries.
read more'Big Game' - Movie Review
Mildly cheesy, mildly entertaining, the President is shot down over Finland and relies on a 13 year old hunter for a rescue.
read more'Do I Sound Gay?' - Movie Review
David Thorpe's quest to answer the title question makes for surprisingly compelling viewing.
read more'Zootopia' - Movie Review
One of the funniest movies of the year.
read more'Mister X: Razed' - Comic Review
Mildly enjoyable Motter "Mister X" book once again fails to live up to the original.
read more'The Weavers of Saramyr' - Book Review
A lesson in writing: while inditing your villains, don't drag the "heroes" into the same moral quagmire.
read more'Yakuza Apocalypse' - Movie Review
Takashi Miike returns to his cult movie roots with this weird-ass movie about the spread of Yakuza vampires (and possibly the end of the world).
read more'Lady Susan' - Book Review
An oddity in the Austen canon, "Lady Susan" features an exceptionally unpleasant protagonist.
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