MIDNIGHT SPECIAL Reviewed

by | Apr 22, 2016 | Films

Midnight Special Written and Directed by Jeff Nichols Starring: Michael Shannon, Joel Edgerton, Kirsten Dunst, Adam Driver, Jaeden Lieberher Jeff Nichols is the director of three of my favorite movies over the last few years: SHOTGUN STORIES, TAKE SHELTER and MUD. All...

GROWING UP WITH PRINCE

by | Apr 21, 2016 | Features

You could say I sort of grew up with Prince. My mom and her sisters went to Saint Louis Park High School with members of the Revolution. Later on, my aunt took a position as Prince’s personal chef for a good number of years. She was often in Europe or Japan while he...

Reese Hirsch: 5 Books That Changed My Life

by | Apr 20, 2016 | Five Things

5 Books That Changed My Life By Reece Hirsch Here are five books that had a huge impact on me and my writing: Dog Soldiers by Robert Stone. I first read Robert Stone’s novel about a heroin deal gone very wrong for the first time when I was a teenager but I reread it...

Powers: The Secret History of Deena Pilgrim

by | Apr 18, 2016 | Reviews

POWERS: THE SECRET HISTORY of DEENA PILGRIM Brian Michael Bendis with Neil Kleid 2016 Thomas Dunne Books I often tell my son, a 13 year old comic book fan, that he is living in a golden age—that the glut of high quality comics-inspired movies and TV he takes for...