“Ink.” Starring Christopher Soren Kelly, Quinn Hunchar, Jessica Duffy, Jennifer Batter, and others. Directed by Jamin Winans. 107 minutes. Not rated. Amazon Prime Mladen’s take My boss recommended that I watch “Infinity Chamber.” I did and liked the film enough… READ MORE
We need to get past this hangup about race
Image by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley
Sometimes working for a newspaper sucks. You don’t get to sit back and enjoy events like today’s inauguration. You’re too busy trying to come up with local angles, scrounging for art, installing live video feeds and coordinating with reporters in… READ MORE
Are books dead?
Yours truly (right) signs copies of "Full Spectrum 4" with Ray Aldridge (left) at a signing event at the Waldenbooks at Santa Rosa Mall in Mary Esther, Fla., in 1993. I don't know who took this photo.
I have been writing since the eighth grade. I began selling professionally in the mid–’90s and as recently as last year made the finals of the British Fantasy Award. Around 2000 I began to wonder if there was any point… READ MORE
Mladen and Del review ‘The Day the Earth Stood Still’
Klaatus (Keanu Reeves) arrival on Earth via a giant sphere, triggers a global upheaval.
Image courtesy of 20th Century Fox. — “The Day the Earth Stood Still,” starring Keanu Reeves, Jennifer Connelly, Kathy Bates, Jaden Smith, and John Cleese. Directed by Scott Derrickson, 103 minutes, rated PG-13. Mladen’s take Add the recently released re-make… READ MORE
The vet had The Talk with me about my cat Pavlov
Photo courtesy of Del Stone Jr.
This morning I took Pavlov to the vet and she had The Talk with me. The Talk amounted to this: If at any moment after today I look into his eyes and decide he’s had enough she would support my… READ MORE
Del reviews ‘Quantum of Solace’
James Bond (DANIEL CRAIG) and Camille (OLGA KURYLENKO) walk through the Bolivian desert.
Location: Chile
Image courtesy of MGM. — “Quantum of Solace” Starring Daniel Craig, Olga Kurylenko, Mathieu Amalric and Judi Dench. Directed by Marc Forster. 106 minutes. Rated PG-13. Del’s take Don’t ask a James Bond purist what he thinks of “Quantum of… READ MORE
My cat is sick and it scares me. I don’t want him to die
In this photo, Pavlov sits amid the ruins of tractor-feed perforation strips from my old Okidata dot-matrix computer printer. He loved playing with those strands of paper and usually created a huge mess. Photo by Del Stone Jr. — OK,… READ MORE
Del and Mladen review ‘Let the Right One In’
Image courtesy of EFTI, Sveriges Television and Filmpool Nord. — “Let the Right One In” Starring Kare Hedebrant, Lena Leandersson, Per Ragnar, Karen Bergquist. Directed by Tomas Alfredson. 115 minutes. Rated R. Del’s take You’re a 12-year-old boy and the… READ MORE
Del reviews ‘The Happening’
Image courtesy of 20th Century Fox. — “The Happening.” Starring Mark Wahlberg, Zooey Deschanel, John Lequizamo, and others. Directed by M. Night Shyamalan. 91 minutes. Rated R. Del’s take Terrorists have just attacked your city. An airborne agent is causing… READ MORE
Mladen and Del review ‘Iron Man’
Image courtesy of Marvel Studios. — “Iron Man” Directed by Jon Favreau. Starring Robert Downey Jr., Jeff Bridges, Terence Howard and Gwyneth Paltrow. 126 minutes. Rated PG-13 Mladen’s take Here’s a viewer’s guide to “Iron Man,” the blockbuster movie: DO… READ MORE