by Bob | Mar 20, 2024 | Books, Movies and TV shows
We love heroes. We love bravery. Reality? Not so much. Will is a movie set in Antwerp in 1942. It’s in Flemish, so subtitles are a must, although for a brief while I watched in the dubbed English and will say it’s the best dubbing job I’ve seen (I usually hate it and...
by Bob | Mar 16, 2024 | Books, Movies and TV shows
There’s actually a lot to unpack from this movie. At times it’s almost a farce on both race and the world of publishing. But it is also about family, which can always bring its share of pathos. Having made my living writing fiction of almost 35 years, I found the...
by Bob | Feb 25, 2024 | Books, Movies and TV shows
Simple is better. Less is more. Those are two fundamentals I try to stick to when writing. So when I read a book or watch a movie that excels at those mantras I am blown away. Zone of Interest’s premise is simple and is the simple story of a family. That just happens...
by Bob | Dec 9, 2023 | Books, Movies and TV shows
One of the best movies of the year. Okay, got that out of the way. And the reason for that is I read the NY Times review of it by Alissa Wilkinson before I watched it and it was rather negative. But my wife recommended it, and being a smart man, and a survivalist, I...
by Bob | May 7, 2023 | Books, Movies and TV shows
I don’t think I’ve ever seen a film do so much with so little dialogue and action. The Quiet Girl is a very quiet film. It’s a simple premise: a girl goes to spend the summer with relatives on their farm. It’s an Irish film and a lot of Gaelic is spoken which is...
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