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Twenty years of reading, watching, writing, and asking questions. Explore my latest essays, book and movie reviews, and dispatches from the world of The Chronicles of Purgatory Station.
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Grindhouse: Planet Terror/Death Proof – A Movie Review
I want to point out that I did not see Grindhouse in the theater; I watched Planet Terror and Death Proof as two separate…
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The Sandman: Brief Lives – A Book Review
I thought Season of Mists was my favorite The Sandman volume until I read Brief Lives. Brief Lives absolutely has it all-drama, action, comedy,…
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Ed Wood – A Movie Review
I’m a big Tim Burton fan, and when Burton and Johnny Depp get together, it’s always magic. That’s why I always felt bad about…
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All the Pretty Horses by Cormac McCarthy – A Book Review
The first volume of what’s known as The Border Trilogy, All the Pretty Horses encompasses what I love about McCarthy’s writing. Set in…
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Eastern Promises – A Movie Review
I really enjoyed Viggo Mortensen in David Cronenberg’s A History of Violence, so when I heard they were teaming up again for Eastern Promises,…
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The Heartbreak Kid – A Movie Review
A remake directed by the incorrigible Farrelly brothers, I really expected to like The Heartbreak Kid. After all, it stars Ben Stiller, so we…
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