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Slade House
Always eager to read a haunted house story, I picked up David Mitchell's new book, "Slade House." I haven't begun to read it, yet, but once I do, I'll review it on this site. I'm always a sucker for haunted house tales, I have to admit. So, I'll let you know what I...
REVIEW: Crimson Peak
Okay, so if you are of the delicate constitution that is spoiler-averse, consider yourself warned, as there are some slight spoilers below... I caught Guillermo del Toro's CRIMSON PEAK today, and I'd say that I think people may enjoy it if they go into it with the...
Crimson Peak and Bridge of Spies
I'm looking forward to catching CRIMSON PEAK this weekend, although the reviews I read seem to indicate that it's a lavish and beautiful production that isn't ultimately terribly scary. It appears to be less a horror movie as a paranormal romance of sorts. But with...
Mysterious Star
I love the story The Atlantic ran about the mysterious star the Kepler Space Observatory had discovered. I won't rehash what the story was on it (you can click the link above for that), and it's surely a longshot -- but it's fascinating that the scientists studying it...
REVIEW: Ghost at Riviera Theater
I caught Swedish Death/Doom Metal band, Ghost over the weekend at the Riv, on a US tour around their third album, Meliora. They played to a sold-out, all ages show, and owned the room. Purson opened for them, did their own credible neo-psychedelic rock music --...
REVIEW: The Martian
I caught "The Martian" over the weekend, in a well-packed theater, and while I found it a reasonably entertaining fusion of, say, "Castaway" and "Apollo 13," I wasn't blown away by it. I'm still mentally processing why that was. Ridley Scott knows his way around a...