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The Weight (2026) Padraic McKinley
Photo:Matteo Cocco
(NOTE: Sorry I’ve been late with this short review. The Weight has left most theaters, but it’s still playing here and there. I hope you’ll see it on a big screen.)
It’s 1933 in Eugene, Oregon. The Great Depression is...
What Did You Read in September 2026?
August was a slow month, but books were practically flying off the shelves in September, bonking me on the head, screaming “Read me!” And I did. I hung out with the Caesars, delighted in a noir classic, survived a brutal tale of Appalachia,...
Build My Gallows High (1946) Geoffrey Homes (Daniel Mainwaring)
Nine times out of ten the book is better than the movie, right? But what if the movie is Out of the Past (1947), one of the greatest examples of film noir from the classic era? It can’t be topped, right?
Well…
Most everyone reading...
Slow Down & Listen—Really Listen— to Mark Shiiba
Photo: Mark Shiiba Music
“He sounds like a cross between Bob Dylan and Leonard Cohen.” That’s what I’d read somewhere about Mark Shiiba before hearing him sing. The comparison is not exactly accurate. I’d also throw in Conor Oberst and som...
Revisiting 12 Angry Men (1957): What Does It Say About Us Today?
Try to imagine the sales pitch for this film to movie executives: “Okay, this picture is about twelve sweaty, impatient men, standing in judgment of a teenage boy accused of murder. It takes place on a hot summer day in a locked room with n...
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Writer, librarian, movie presenter. I lead in-person and virtual movie discussions. Author of Men Don't Read: The Unlikely Story of the Guys Book Club.
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