Author: Jay Gabler
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Movie review: Beatrice Grannò is Henry Golding’s dream girl in “Daniela Forever”
The frustration of “Daniela Forever” is that writer/director Nacho Vigalondo favors style over substance, failing to ground his characters.
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Film review: “C.S. Lewis On Stage: Further Up & Further In” arrives on video
The film brings one of the 20th century’s most beloved figures, as portrayed by Max McLean, into living rooms wanting to welcome him.
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Book review: “501 Essential Albums of the ’80s”
The ’80s still have surprising delights to be unearthed by curious listeners. Now, those listeners have one more guide to steer their ears.
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TV review: “Andor” final season is heart-stopping, jaw-dropping
The season is a relentless suspense machine, with more tension than fans have experienced since Darth Vader was freezing Han Solo.
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Audiobook review: Colwill Brown’s “We Pretty Pieces of Flesh”
Authentic Yorkshire language is foundational, establishing the girls’ world and serving as a measure of how far they have traveled from it.
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Audiobook review: “All Better Now” is a creepy chronicle of a feel-good pandemic
Shusterman leverages the unsettling sense amid pandemic precautions, some people were downright eager to let COVID romp.
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Audiobook review: Heeeeeeere’s “Carson the Magnificent”!
Johnny Carson was a born showman, we learn, but a calculating one: he had the discipline and charisma of a magician.
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TV review: “Skeleton Crew” lets Star Wars be for kids again
Think “The Goonies” in space, and if you think, they already did that and it was called “Explorers,” you’re going to appreciate this show.
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Do we hate children?
It’s increasingly difficult and expensive to raise a child in this country. Have our attitudes towards children really, fundamentally changed?
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Book review: Reem Hilu’s “The Intimate Life of Computers”
The book chronicles the ways that software and hardware developers positioned their products as having the potential to enhance family life.
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Audiobook review: Shelly Mazzanoble’s “How to Dungeon Master Parenting”
Are the skills required to lead players through a quest transferable to the challenge of leading a child from birth to independence?
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Book review: Max Boot’s “Reagan” sees legendary legacy
If Reagan’s triumph as President was to act the part superbly, Boot argues, the ways in which he let Americans down are related to his shortcomings as an actor.