Daily Archives: June 7, 2022
Was “The Bad Guys” Good?
Posted on June 7, 2022 4 Comments
There were a lot of good things about The Bad Guys, and I enjoyed watching it, so what is it about this movie that made it mediocre? When I saw the trailer for The Bad Guys, I was thrilled that a movie with such a unique look was coming to theaters. Ever since 3-D animated movies became […]
A Personal History of Music, Day 7: “Willow” by Joan Armatrading
Posted on June 7, 2022 13 Comments
This is the oldest song in my Personal History of Music, dating from Armatrading’s 1977 album Show Some Emotion, but that’s not when I encountered it. I encountered it nearly 20 years later, when it popped up on the soundtrack of the 1995 film Boys on the Side, which starred Drew Barrymore, Whoopi Goldberg and […]
The Big Idea: Samit Basu
Posted on June 7, 2022 1 Comment
We all want to be heroes, but how realistic is an individual saving the world? Author Samit Basu explores this idea in his newest book, The City Inside, making his characters focus on what they can save in their own worlds. SAMIT BASU: My Big Idea, initially, was to write a near-future story set in my city. […]
Whatever Everyone Else is Saying