The Last Exorcism: The Devil Is In The Details

I don't mean to overload readers of this blog with movie reviews--though I don't think that is necessarily a bad thing--but my perso...

Review of "Edge of Darkness"

I love films--whether brand-new theatrical releases or b&w classics of the film noir type--and since I am a lit'rary type, I love al...

Good Jailhouse Reading

Has the U.S. found its Solzhenitsyn? In my mind, yes, and he is a Brit named Shaun Attwood who did two years in one of America’s toughest ja...

WW2 Taboo

I have always been a fan of history—military history in particular. The Civil War and both World Wars have been subjects of keen interest to...

Philip Carlo And The Quacking Duck

I recently read a hardcover book by organized-crime specialist scribe Philip Carlo about Anthony Gaspipe Casso, a fascinating, psychotic Luc...

A Touch of Orson

I have written some film and book reviews for various websites over the years. I have decided that, on occasion, I will rewrite/edit some an...

Explaining Quentin's Misspellings

I think I figured out a small cinematic mystery -- why did Quentin Tarantino misspell the words "inglorious bastards" for the tit...