John Aiello’s First Book of Poems Now On Sale
HYMNS TO THE NIGHT ROAD (Poems For Dead Parents). John Aiello. Electric Review Press. With original art work by Eric Ward. John Aiello and Electric Review Press announce the release of Hymns To the … Continue reading
John Aiello’s A Higher Calling To Be Released August 15th
“You’re right when you say early San Mateo County was the wild-west with an anything goes attitude. It stayed that way until some of those frist [modern-era] DAs set out … Continue reading
In the Afterglow: HBO’s Chernobyl
CHERNOBYL. A Five-part miniseries. Directed by John Renck. Created and written by Craig Mazin. HBO and Sky-UK. In the 1980s, the Soviet Union was a nation in deep decay: not … Continue reading
Buster Scruggs Puts the Best of the Coen Brothers On Display
THE LEGEND OF BUSTER SCRUGGS. Netflix. Produced by the Coen Brothers. The Legend of Buster Scruggs ain’t a good movie. That’s not to say it ain’t good; it is. In fact, … Continue reading
Deep Welles: A Review of Touch of Evil
Touch of Evil popped up on my ‘have you seen…’ page on Netflix, and I recalled that I saw the original, chopped up by ads and edited so there would be … Continue reading
Godless Recreates the Western In Stunning Fashion
GODLESS. Netflix, 2017. Written and directed by Frank Scott. Jack O’Connell as Roy Goode; Michelle Dockery as Alice Fletcher; Scoot McNairy as Bill McNue; Merritt Wever as Mary Agnes McNue, … Continue reading
Film Sequels Worth A Second Look
INCREDIBLES II. Director and Writer: Brad Bird. Starring Craig T. Nelson, Holly Hunter, Sarah Vowell. Produced by Pixar/Disney. COBRA KAI. Created by: Josh Heald, Jon Hurwitz and Hayden Schlossberg. Starring … Continue reading
Rounding Up the TV Scene
The problem with television is that it has so many good shows these days. Makes you miss the old “vast wasteland days” doesn’t it? No, me neither. There are plenty … Continue reading
American Gods
AMERICAN GODS. STARZ. 8 Episodes. Airing Sundays. In The Guardian, the reviewer who was trying to describe Neil Gaiman’s American Gods was a bit flummoxed. “What genre is this?” he wanted … Continue reading
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