Occasionally, I get into one of those stressed-out funks of waiting to get a text back from someone or worrying about a project at work that hasn’t even started yet. In those moments I know I’ve lost my chill, my equilibrium is tilted, my chi is overheating or all of the above. Things are not […]
Beatriz at Dinner is an arthouse film starring Salma Hayek and John Lithgow, in a battle of worldviews between a poor Latina massage therapist and a condescending billionaire and his friends when she unexpectedly has to stay during a dinner party. It claims to be a comedy, but its forced message is heavy-handed, one-sided, largely […]
St. Therese the little flower, such a beautiful saint and one so pertinent for our times. She said her heaven would be spent doing good on earth. When we think of St. Therese, we often think of her ‘little way’ or of her life as a Carmelite nun. But what about the lessons she gives […]
While “It Comes At Night” has drawn some good reviews for being a well-made psychological thriller, its take on human nature is as dark and disturbing as it gets and is sure to ruin any date night. Humans are generally a trusting species, with most people willing to make new friends and help strangers in […]
“This Americano is really watered down; and it’s lukewarm. Can you remake it?” The time this week when I had to ask. The barista obliged and a minute later I had a real cafe Americano and I was happy and the barista was happy. Everyone was happy. The alternative would have been to drink my […]
The long-awaited first female superhero movie adds an often-overlooked heart and intelligence to the genre, making this perhaps the best superhero movie since the first “Iron Man.” You’ll love it. There have been more than 40 superhero movies, since “Batman Begins” established the current wave of comic book films in 2005. It’s easy to feel […]
