Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been categorized as “Newspaper”
Originally appeared in the Rockford Register Star, Sept. 9, 2011 Back in September 2001, in the first column I wrote after the Sept. 11 attacks, I struggled to form some sort of response to what had happened. Naturally, being the DVD reviewer — and a lifelong movie fan — I tried to tie the news of the day into the …
Originally appeared Sept. 12, 2012, in the Rockford Register Star “That’s a pretty good gig you got down there.” I’ve heard those words — or some version of them — a lot over the years, usually right after someone realized I’m the guy who reviewed movies for the Register Star. Those folks were wrong — and right. Wrong because that …
Originally appeared Nov. 12, 2010, in the Rockford Register Star Some movies… well, most movies… OK, almost all movies are bland, boring, by-the-numbers affairs, not much more than moving wallpaper, giving us something mildly interesting to look at for a few hours. Asking for a movie that surprises you, emotionally involves you or outright astonishes you, well that’s asking a …