This book is full of color and spirit, well written, and despite the disjointed nature is a good, enjoyable read. Here's the premise. Yo(landa) Garcia has written a book that portrays members of her family in an honest light. (Honesty is not always flattering, as many of us know) In a series of short stories, we get views of her sisters, her parents, her friends, her teachers, her students,

This is cute. It's weird, but it's cute. David (Campbell Scott) and Dana (Hope Davis) have an unsteady marriage that is pushed to the brink when David discovers Dana in a... compromising position. She's merely being flirtatious with someone in a crowded room and didn't know that David was there, so he never lets on, preferring to stay in a shaky marriage than initiate an ending. As the

Margaret Atwood is brilliant. As usual.

In an effort to prove that I don't just rag on the mainstream... I'm about to do the unthinkable. I'm about to rip on an independent film. I know, I know. You can flog me later. First, for Mr. Kornbluth, the narrator, lead actor and writer of this piece, I have two notes. 1) Untuck the shirt. 2) Cut your hair. Yes, yes, I know, you'll look a little more messy and casual with the

This movie attempts to be one of those old 1940's, witty banter, man and woman meant for each other, the fatalest of all femme fatales movies. It's not. It's extremely stylized, and so, inaccessible. And kinda boring, to be completely honest. To plagiarize from another critic, this movie stars George Clooney's teeth! George Clooney has nice teeth. OK, we get it, move on. Catherine

I rented this and I'm glad. This is one of those scary movies that has me either a) just not looking, I'm not looking, b) talking to the screen (WHY are you going into the abandoned building alone?!) or c) screaming (EW! EW! EW! AAAAH!) So, right. It's scary. This is a newer version of The Stand, but much, much better. Minus the Jesus and forces of good and evil and epic

How the hell did they make this into a musical? This is one of the most serious books I've ever read and it's disturbing that way. It's been a while since I've read the the Wizard of Oz series and longer since I've seen the movie. This story follows Elphaba, the nameless Wicked Witch of the West. (Name is created from L. Frank Baum - LFB - Elphaba) From her birth, to her death. With big

As usual, Joyce Carol Oates is as creepy and disturbing as hell. Ah. Creepy. This book follows the story of Ingrid from a five year old to a 21 year old, as her life goes from bad to heartbreakingly worse. Her father came back from Nam broken and angry and is running from policy custody, but not before dropping off his 23 year old wife and 5 year old daughter in a hell hole of a barn to

This is another kick ass kid's book that is great even when you're an adult. In fact, I think I liked it better this go round. See, I read each of the three book (Truckers, Diggers, and wings) when I was in middle school. They had the books at my school library, and it was one of many books I read to remind myself that I wasn't a lonely loser who had to read sci-fi to escape to a better