Reportedly, Stephen King told writer/director Mike Flanagan that his novella 'The Life of Chuck' was "unfilmable." But, Flanagan did it anyway. Read more
Reportedly, Stephen King told writer/director Mike Flanagan that his novella 'The Life of Chuck' was "unfilmable." But, Flanagan did it anyway. Read more
'Andor', 'Rogue One' and 'Star Wars': three projects, three genres, three audiences, but only one story. The difference is all in the telling. Read more
I love a good exorcism film. 'The Ritual', hitting theaters on June 6, certainly is an exorcism film, but is it a good one? Read more
In 'Mission: Impossible -- The Final Reckoning', Ethan Hunt is trying to save the world, while star Tom Cruise is trying to save the movies. Read more
Shortly after the election of Pope Leo XIV, I had a video chat with star Neal McDonough and director Jon Avnet of the upcoming Angel Studios release, 'The Last Rodeo.' As we're both Irish Catholics, McDonough started by asking me about our Chicago-born pontiff. Read more
What does college quarterback Shedeur Sanders’ precipitous fall in the NFL Draft have to do with your life, or journalism? More than you might think. We tend to put things in buckets. Sports here. News there. Life lessons, somewhere else. But that’s not the way it works. All involve people, and people are going to people, no matter where they are. And sometimes, an event happens that, viewed from the right perspective, can explain a lot about how life works.... Read more
At 20 years old, YouTube has matured from a home for random and often strange videos to a rival to major streaming services. Read more
Just a quick note to share some breaking news, released on 5/2/2025, about when Season 5 of 'The Chosen' lands on Prime Video. Read more
PBS' 'Masterpiece: Miss Austen' offers a fictionalized explanation as to why Cassandra Austen destroyed most of her sister Jane's letters. Read more