My Favorite TV Season: Redux

It’s been a long five years since I had the pleasure of seeing my favorite actors (and celebrity crushes) each and every week on episodic television series, but finally the dry spell has ended. And this time it’s a triple treat!
      
The year 2001 was life-changing for me, pop culture-wise. The mini-series Band of Brothers aired [...]

PRIDE AND GLORY

November 6, 2008, at Movies 14, McKinney

I have been a fan of crime dramas for as long as I can remember. My parents introduced me to some of the great cop series of the 70s and 80s, and even before that I was addicted to Nancy Drew and her crime-solving ways. My favorite tv shows [...]

BROTHERS THREE: AN AMERICAN GOTHIC

DVD viewing

Generally, it’s a huge red flag when a film makes its first visible appearance on DVD instead of a cinema run, but I am nothing if not a true fan. When I hold something (or someone) dear, there’s very little that will dissuade me from following it (him) to the very end. And so, [...]

DEATH AT A FUNERAL

DVD viewing

British comedies, for me, are usually all or nothing. I’m a big fan, though, of dramatic players working inside ensemble comedies, and that is what led me to Death at a Funeral. Not only did the film feature Alan Tudyk, a favorite of mine since his appearance in A Knight’s Tale, but also the [...]