Surprisingly, there’s not a whole lot of difference between last year's Sacred Citadel and the new Sacred 3. The franchise's RPG roots have been scrubbed clean, leaving an arcade style beat 'em up with an only the presentation style of a deeper past left behind.
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Book Review: `The Great Impersonation’ and `The Spy Paramount’ by E. Phillips Oppenheim
Two reprints of E. Phillips Oppenheim early spy novels are a study in contrasts.
Read More »DVD Review: ‘Wilfred – The Complete Third Season’
'Wilfred' doesn't go into its mythology as much as I'd like in season three, but it's a good set up for the final run. Too bad there are no extras.
Read More »Theatre Review (London): ‘The Kilburn Passion’ at the Tricycle, Kilburn
No spoilers, but this truly is a passion play: it could be too neat, but somehow this blending of medieval and modern works.
Read More »Theater Review (NYC): ‘This Will All Be Yours’ by Laura Pedersen and Charles Bloom
'This Will All be Yours,' is a vibrant musical production which enlightens and entertains but breathes out a subtle message of caution and hope. What are we doing now that we are leaving for our children and others? For surely, this will all be theirs.
Read More »Book Review: ‘The Spirit and The Skull’ by J. M. Hayes
Hayes has given readers a rousing thriller combined with an ecological sermon.
Read More »Music Review: Stile Antico – ‘From the Imperial Court: Music for the House of Hapsburg’
Few Early Music groups have become as integral a part of the performance landscape as the British group Stile Antico.
Read More »Movie Review: ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’
Audiences quickly will get “hooked on a feeling” because this movie succeeds with an instantly iconic look and design.
Read More »Moldovan Wines: Interesting and Unique Wines Presented at the Astor Center
Moldova is a country that has historically produced great wines. Moldovan wines represent a unique offering of reds and whites that have been enjoyed by the Tsar and Queen Victoria. Currently, the republic devotes most of its agriculture to the growing of grapes. Fortunate for us, Moldova has recently begun marketing its wines in the US.
Read More »Book Review: “Dear Leader” by Jang Jin-Sung
An inside look at North Korea from a favorite poet of Kim Jung-Il and government propagandist.
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