Paul’s DVD Reviews: Two Fluff Flicks

Sometimes you just have to give in and watch a blockbuster Hollywood fluff flick . . . or two. Hancock and The Dark Knight sat in our queue for weeks, each bearing Netflix’s dreaded “very long wait” warning.   Our wait ended last week, and we watched them back to back. Hancock (2008). A movie […]

Paul’s Book & DVD Reviews: Three Stinkers

Two books and one movie I hated. Your mileage, as they say, may vary. Trojan Odyssey by Clive Cussler. Four sentences, pulled at random from different chapters, should tell you all you need to know: Now as their objective stood before them it became obvious that unlike the others towns and cities they had sacked, […]

Paul’s DVD Reviews: My Inner Ebert

There’s a new blog post category this morning: reviews.  Never fear — they’re short. I’ll start with a few recently-watched movies: An American Crime (2007). Beautifully acted, and who doesn’t love Ellen Page? But now I better understand those who condemn movies about the underbelly of life. Yes, it’s a true story; no, this is […]