I recall reading a story about a football scout who was watching practice highlights of a college wide receiver, but he was immediately mesmerized by a then unknown quarterback named…

In the book when Reacher and Susan Turner were in Los Angeles, it reminded me of the SNL skit “The Californians.” Take, for instance, when Lee Child writes “Long Beach,…

It is extremely difficult to tell a story that is set in the future. Even the finest movies won’t get the advanced technology correct. Some examples include “Minority Report” with…

Operation Red Wings was a recon mission carried out by various special operations units in 2005. One of those units, the Navy SEALs, had four members to perform surveillance and…

When I first heard of the plot to “The Hunger Games,” I immediately thought of the Japanese cult classic movie “Battle Royale.” I loved the violence and the psychology of…

“The Warriors” developed a cult status since its debut in 1979. With lines like “Can you dig it?!” and the infamous “Warriors, come out and play,” it was an original…

I will say upfront that Alan Ritchson is the quintessential Reacher. If the Prime series came out before the movies, no one would take Tom Cruise seriously for wanting to…

Describing the aftermath of a post-coitus scene as “his dick disrupted symmetry,” Rumaan Alam’s clever writing makes the book superior to the movie.  Alam’s descriptive writing transports the inner workings…

When David Fincher’s “Gone Girl” released in theaters, I recalled there was some controversy about whether the film was misogynistic. I thought it was an entertaining film that showcases two…

Disclaimer: I only listened to the audiobook of the graphic novel, so I don’t have a comment on the illustrations. Director Henry Selick understood the assignment. “Coraline” translated better on…