Life Happens
The last two weeks have been nuts, but in a good way. Good nuts, y'all.
The Two-Penny Review: Man of Steel
On its own, "Man of Steel" is a well-made, fairly engaging science-fiction adventure movie. As a summer action movie with some gravitas to it, it’s pretty good. If you're a hardcore Superman fan ... your mileage may vary.
The Two-Penny Review: X-Men First Class
I don't often write about other media, but occasionally, I consume a movie, book or comic on which I just have to comment, and hence we have today's quasi-review on X-Men First Class, which debuted in movie theaters this weekend to the tune of $55 million.
Funny People
It’s odd that I don’t go to more comedy shows. Comedy in all forms — sketches, stand-up, parody — is... Continue reading →
The Two-Penny Review: Iron Man 2
Like the rest of America this weekend, I ventured to my local cineplex to catch a showing of that quaint... Continue reading →
The Two-Penny Review: ‘Viva ELVIS’
Film producers put out dozens of films. But rarely are their works compared to each other, or expected to live... Continue reading →
The Two-Penny Review: ‘Up and Down’ by She Wants Revenge
From the opening, booming pulse of "Your Love" to the whiplash synths of "A Little Bit Harder Now," She Wants Revenge has found the place where Justin Timberlake meets Prince meets The Faint.
The Two-Penny Review: X-Men Forever #1
A special MOUSE ART THEATRE edition of The Two-Penny Review: I gave it a try. I really did. But …... Continue reading →
It Came From the P.O. Box: Staxx Brothers, Silversun Pickups, The Library
I get a lot of CDs in the mail to review and I have little time to get to all... Continue reading →
The Two-Penny Review: ‘Cover Girl’
It turned out that I wasn't just humoring Kevin Church by buying Cover Girl, which he scripted from a plot by Eureka creator Andrew Crosby: It's a damn good story, one that packs in a whole lot of dialog, action and humor into 128 pages.