‘The Cartographers’ (2022) could’ve been mapped out better
Book club book report: A delicious idea based on a real-world event keeps Peng Shepherd’s novel compelling, but we’re left with roads to nowhere.
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‘The Cartographers’ (2022) could’ve been mapped out better
‘Under the Whispering Door’ (2021) has heart in right place
Book club book report: TJ Klune works through grief in a novel that will connect with many. But it mainly made me want to rewatch “Dead Like Me.”
King stirs brew of tropes, imagination in ‘Fairy Tale’ (2022)
Book review: King’s own imaginings blend with those of great fantasy storytellers for a diverting but not groundbreaking epic.
Whedon dreams up Victorian superheroes in ‘The Nevers’
First episode impressions (TV review): This is HBO, so there’s more nudity and violence than we’re used to, but “The Nevers” is recognizably Whedonian.
‘Pushing Daisies’ Season 1 review
“Pushing Daisies” Season 1 (2007, ABC) – Respected producer Bryan Fuller’s latest effort is as sugary as the pies Ned the Pie Maker (Lee Pace of “Wonderfalls”) specializes in. Ned’s baked goods are extra tasty […]
‘Fellowship of the Ring’ review and commentary
NDSU Spectrum: Movie review ‘Fellowship’ more long-winded than epic By JOHN HANSEN Jan. 11, 2002 There have been plenty of films over the years to provide heroes for oppressed groups — women, blacks, teenagers — […]