Dec 12, 2024 | Movies
Here’s my review of the Bob Dylan biopic, which traces the first five years of his career, when he was folk music’s Next Big Thing — until he went electric. With amazing performances by Timothée Chalamet and Edward Norton.
Dec 11, 2024 | Magicians, Movies, Skepticism
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.
Dec 10, 2024 | Movies
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.
Dec 1, 2024 | Movies, Music
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?
Nov 22, 2024 | Movies
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.
Nov 15, 2024 | Movies
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.