The Kreskin Question

The Kreskin Question

Upon hearing of the death of The Amazing Kreskin, I flash back to a reader’s question about his mentalism claims — and a Movie You Might Not Know which he inspired.

Movie Review: “The Order”

Movie Review: “The Order”

Here’s my review of a new true crime movie about an FBI agent trying to take down a white supremacist group. It’s a story from our not-so-distant past and a reminder of the dangers still alive in the present.

A Wicked Question

A Wicked Question

I would never sing along with “Wicked,” but is it okay if I cue up “Dark Side Of The Moon” and play it aloud when the movie starts?

Movie Review: “Gladiator II”

Movie Review: “Gladiator II”

You won’t read many reviews of this movie that include the phrase “rabid mutant monkey dogs” and then end with a Latin pun, but that’s what you’ll get when you read mine.

Movie Review: “A Real Pain”

Movie Review: “A Real Pain”

Kieran Culkin gives a breakout performance in “A Real Pain,” written and directed by his co-star, Jesse Eisenberg, in a story about two Jewish Americans visiting Poland to learn about their family’s experience during the Holocaust. Here’s my review.

Movie Space vs. Real Space

Movie Space vs. Real Space

I like this series of videos in which subject matter experts review movies about those subjects. Here’s a longtime astronaut discussing scenes in space.