Each year I see more than 150 movies, and I’m pretty easy to please. But there’s always a few movies that stand out from the pack as ones I’d see over and over and recommend to anyone’s collection – and a few that I’d rather forget forever. Following are my 10 favorite movies this year, […]
One of my favorite exhibits in the world can be found in the American Museum of Natural History. The museum is rich with delights to wonder your mind so it really is a daunting statement to say one exhibit above all else stands out. The exhibit I speak of is the ‘Scales of the Universe’ […]
“Passengers”: It might have seemed like a clever idea at one point to have two of the hottest young stars in movies today, Jennifer Lawrence and Chris Pratt, team up for what amounts to a combination of a space-age Adam and Eve story done up as a bad ripoff of the Sandra Bullock-George Clooney masterpiece […]
“Fences”: Intense adaptation of a classic stage play that follows an African-American man’s battle against his dying dreams in 1950s Pittsburgh. Powerful drama, but a downer. Definitely Dateworthy if you’re serious-minded. “Manchester by the Sea”: Casey Affleck gives the performance to beat for Best Actor Oscar in this slice-of-life movie that’s a half hour too […]
My most recent book promotion took me to Denver, Colorado where a few things happened. First of all, I coincidently went snowboarding on Copper mountain for a bachelor party. I think the best bachelor parties are the ones that test some man skill like endurance, confidence, or athletic ability. Carving black diamonds for eight hours […]
Solanus Casey was born in Wisconsin in 1870. He was one of sixteen children. His parents had immigrated to America from Ireland. Barney, as he was called as a boy, grew up in a very loving Catholic family. His siblings enjoyed playing baseball together, also skiing and skating, hunting, fishing, and swimming. The Casey family […]
DATEWORTHY?: Are you kidding me? Everyone in the galaxy wants to see anything “Star Wars”! When George Lucas sold Lucasfilm to Disney in 2012 for $4 billion, there was a mix of trepidation and anticipation among the fans of the “Star Wars” film series. After all, the word was immediately out that Disney intended to […]
“OFFICE CHRISTMAS PARTY”: Undeniably funny on a secular level, this movie is packed with enough raunchy content to merit extreme caution. If you can handle other R-rated comedies, feel free. If easily offended at all, don’t go. Dateworthy for a very limited spectrum of viewers. You should know who you are. “ARRIVAL”: This brainy sci-fi […]
Dear Michele, I am torn. In the spirit of Christmas, I want to contact my ex to say “Merry Christmas.” I do hope all is well with her. We split about 6 months ago, although it was not on mutual terms. She indicated that she did not see me as a potential marriage partner. We […]
I’ve received several emails recently about how difficult it can be to be single for the holidays. Rather than answer each individual case, I thought I would share with you my own personal experience with that same struggle. I remember one particular Christmas gathering where I realized that out of 18 family members, the only […]
