Saoirse Ronan is that good in this movie. I know, I know, “Brooklyn” came out last year, was trumped-up as being Oscar-worthy, might have been nominated and even won, but I’ve given up on the Academy Awards, what was once a ritual can now be skipped, whether African-Americans are nominated or not, because movies have […]

I’m reading Philip Roth. I didn’t plan to, I’m not that big a fan. I found “American Pastoral” to be tedious. But I read the reviews of the filmed version of “Indignation” and I became intrigued. I’m a sucker for boy meets goy at small college in the fifties stories, especially when the protagonist is […]

“Red Notice: A True Story of High Finance, Murder, and One Man’s Fight for Justice” Jim Urie recommended this book. Yes, the man who used to run Universal Distribution, the guy who was featured so prominently in the Tower Records documentary. And I didn’t expect it to be good, after all, it was released over […]

The Girl On The Train What’s it like to be jilted? Thrown over for a new love when you’ve placed your full trust in your betrothed? Trust. It’s the first thing that goes. That’s the dirty little secret of divorce. Conventional wisdom is you split the assets and go on with your life, especially if […]