Of the dozens of shorts screened at this year's San Antonio Film Festival, some really stood out in terms of execution, creative vision, and dramatic heft.
Read More »Editor Picks
Book Review: ‘The Girl in the Torch,’ a Young Adult Historical Fiction by Robert Sharenow
Sarah knows her life back home will be unbearable so she makes a decision that could well end in her death. She is determined to follow her heart and jumps off the back of the boat she is loaded on to return her to her homeland. Her efforts at swimming take her to the land of the Lady, the woman of the torch. She finds her new hiding palace is on the island of the Statue of Liberty itself.
Read More »DVD Review: ‘The Man from U.N.C.L.E.: The Complete Season One’
Warner Home Video is releasing the first season of quintessential '60s spy series "The Man from U.N.C.L.E." Time to get caught up before the new movie's release!
Read More »Theater Review (NYC-Off Broadway): ‘Pimm’s Mission’
Many of us want to make a difference by finding our true mission in life. Pimm has discovered his mission. Now, he is mentoring Thomas to make a difference and come out of his shell to discover his purpose in life. But there are problems that have to be overcome. And is doing a wrong to stop a wrong defensible if that is the only way?
Read More »Blu-ray Review: ‘Hell On Wheels: The Complete Fourth Season’
'Hell On Wheels' continues its wild, grounded dramatization of the building of the railroad and the instability of the western frontier.
Read More »San Antonio Film Festival Movie Review: ‘The Doo Dah Man’ Directed by Claude Green
Shot mostly in Austin, 'The Doo Dah Man' centers on a silver-tongued prison escapee and and a young man trying to escape his unhappy home who form an unlikely alliance on the byways of Texas.
Read More »Book Review: ‘Black Chalk’ by Christopher J. Yates
"Black Chalk", a psychological thriller, is a compelling read for a good two thirds of the way, but unfortunately the payoff is disappointing.
Read More »Interview: Mario P. Cloutier and Diane Sawaya Cloutier, Authors of ‘ReLovenship: Look Within to Love Again!’
'ReLovenship' is a workbook and methodology. If readers truly engage in the process, we believe it will not only help them in their quest to find ideal life partners, it will also help them improve many other areas of their lives.
Read More »Theatre Review (Singapore): ‘The LKY Musical’
This musical traces the life of LKY aka Lee Kuan Yew (Adrian Pang), former Prime Minister of Singapore, who spearheaded Singapore's rise from a third world country to a fully developed first world nation.
Read More »Three Reasons Why Author John Green is a Genius
Green understands teenagers on a unique level that many of us adults definitely do not and never will.
Read More »
Blogcritics The critical lens on today's culture & entertainment