Players must puzzle out how to make the most passengers happy on an airliner.
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Theater Review (NYC): ‘The House on Poe Street’ by Fengar Gael
Full of whimsical humor and partly a modern love story, 'The House on Poe Street' teases the audience by suggesting mysterious undertones. Is the titular house the structure where Edgar Allen Poe wrote 'The Raven'? And do spirits haunt the Gothic setting?
Read More »Blu-ray Review: ‘Wind River’ Keeps Intensity High With Oscars in Sight
Stellar writing, directing, and acting make the film worthy of the stellar video and audio.
Read More »4K UHD Review: “Warrior” Knocks Out Its Original Blu-ray Release
The story is still as powerful as ever but now features worthy video/audio.
Read More »Mourning the Loss of the New York City Parking Meter
The parking meter was an integral part of the city I never appreciated until it was gone.
Read More »Blu-Ray Review: ‘Jabberwocky’ Takes on the Establishment
The Criterion Collection will release a special edition of Terry Gilliam’s Jabberwocky next week. The film, based on the poem by Lewis Carroll, takes us on a satirical adventure with medieval every-man Dennis Cooper, played by Michael Palin. Cooper is mistaken for a knight and finds himself defending the kingdom against a dragon – the Jabberwock – bent on destroying whatever lays in its path.
Read More »PC Game Review: ‘Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus’
This is a fantastic shooter with tight action and gameplay, but the story is the true star of the game. This alternate universe set in the 1960s has a story that is as full of hope and companionship as of pure evil and despair.
Read More »Virginia Film Festival: ‘Krystal’ by Actor-Director William H. Macy
William H. Macy is candid about his experiences directing his third feature film, 'Krystal.'
Read More »Tax Reform: Seven Political Spins You Need to Know
The debate on tax reform dominates cable news. If you care about your future taxes, you need to understand how politicians are spinning the truth, abusing the language, and corrupting basic economics. It’s time not only to simplify the tax code, but to de-weaponize it. It should be a means of raising revenue not a sword to limit your freedom.
Read More »Interview: Isabel Allende, Author of ‘In the Midst of Winter’
Isabel Allende's novel In the Midst of Winter combines the very real immigration crisis with an unlikely love story between two very different people.
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