Author: Scott William Foley
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Surprisingly, I Don’t Give Rave Reviews To Every Movie I See, and Here’s the Proof!
I know it typically seems as though I write glowing reviews for a lot of movies. The fact of the matter is that, like all of us, my time is limited so I typically write only reviews for those movies I actually enjoyed. My wife and I watch many, many movies on DVD, so it’s…
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Borat – A Movie Review
I would have really enjoyed Borat had I not seen seventy-five percent of it already in the promotions. Even the majority of the extra footage had been aired, despite their claims. Hey, I know, I know … I should have gone and seen it in the theater as soon as it came out. It’s my…
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300 – A Movie Review
When I first saw the preview for 300 several months ago, I knew that this would be a film that would have the same impact upon the industry as did The Matrix and the original Star Wars. It looked so unlike anything else out there! Guess what, folks? It finally came out last week, and…
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Casino Royale – A Movie Review
Okay, so as much as I enjoyed the previous James Bond movies, at no point did I actually think any of them (yes, ANY of them) had the sort of hand-to-hand combat abilities the characterization would lead you to believe. James Bond was supposedly a human weapon along with being a lady charmer, and while…
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DC: The New Frontier, Volumes I and II – A Graphic Novel Review
Note: This review refers to DC: The New Frontier Volumes I and II. If you are a DC fan-I mean a hard core, DC or bust fan-you will love, and I mean LOVE DC: The New Frontier Volumes I and II. I remember seeing the first issue of this series when it came out in…
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Green Arrow: Moving Targets – A Graphic Novel Review
Warning: If you’ve ignored national media for the last year, you may read some spoilers below… So why write a review for Green Arrow: Moving Targets you ask? Is it the excellent writing? Perhaps the exquisite art? None of the above; but, don’t get me wrong, both are adequate, perhaps even above average in the…
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Ex Machina: Fact vs. Fiction – A Graphic Novel Review
Brian K. Vaughan and Tony Harris continue to impress with the third trade paperback of the Ex Machina series. In this installment, a new hero emerges in New York City calling itself the Automaton. This being claims to have been made by Mayor Hundred when he called himself The Great Machine. However, there is more…
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Oracle Night by Paul Auster – A Book Review
Stylistically somewhere between The New York Trilogy and The Brooklyn Follies, Oracle Night encompasses what I loved about both. Auster gives us a bit of a plot, but there is also much experimentation in this rich novel as well. And, like with The New York Trilogy, if you are a fan of linear storytelling with…
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Everyman by Philip Roth – A Book Review
I remember back when this book was first released, I simply could not fork over the hardcover price for something so thin. In retrospect, I’m glad I waited for the soft cover. I can’t say I disliked Everyman, but I also can’t say I especially liked it. Roth is an expert wordsmith and his plot…
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The Yiddish Policeman’s Union by Michael Chabon – A Book Review
Okay, you’ve heard me say it before, so you can all say it with me now, “Michael Chabon is America’s greatest contemporary author.” You should have that memorized pretty soon. Funny story I have to share with you before I write this review. I found out that Chabon was visiting my neck of the woods…
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