My review of John Hillcoat’s film The Road is still in progress, but I’ve written an article about the story, how people respond to it… and how such dark, troubling visions like this one can be meaningful and even—dare I say it?—redemptive. (more…) Read more
I don’t plan to spend any pennies on The Twilight Saga: New Moon after the living nightmare that was the sneak-preview screening of Twilight. So I refer you to the critic I trust most… (more…) Read more
The adventure continues… Top 5 Top 5 Confessions about Auralia’s Colors, Chapter 2 – The Concert of Stitching (more…) Read more
“I think the ears are tastiest.” “Me, I prefer the chin.” “I’m a forearm man, myself. And things just taste better when the girl’s has helpless as this one.” Yes, like it or not, New Moon is here. And last night’s midnight opening show set some kind of all-time box-office record for such arrivals. Basically, ticket-buyers told Hollywood: WE WANT MORE OF THIS. And so, that is what moviegoers will receive. Except what’s coming will be even worse because it... Read more
Ladies and gentlemen, here are… The Top 5 Confessions about Auralia’s Colors, Chapter 1: “Old Thieves Make a Discovery.” (more…) Read more
Okay, no, I’m not really asking you to name your favorite child. But now you know something of how I felt when asked to name my favorite from among my characters. (more…) Read more
Last time on the video blog, my special guests were singer/songwriter Sam Phillips and poet Luci Shaw. Next time, it might be you. Let me explain. (more…) Read more
After reading so many disparaging reviews of Where the Wild Things Are, I began to feel that I’d seen a different movie, for it moved and inspired me powerfully. (more…) Read more
My birthday was a month ago, but a bunch of gifts have arrived in November… thoughtful comments from a few readers who have read Raven’s Ladder. And I’m grateful. Here’s what they’re saying… (more…) Read more
No, not quite. But the truth is even better. (more…) Read more
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