The question burning on everyone’s mind in the basketball universe recently centers around former Syracuse star Carmelo Anthony and current sensation Jeremy Lin. Anthony has been out for the majority of Lin’s amazing run with the New York Knicks—save six or so minutes—and everyone’s wondering what’s going to happen when Anthony returns. On the one…
Review: Mission Impossible 4 — Ghost Protocol
Mission Impossible 4: Ghost Protocol is an action movie that dazzles and captivates for the first hour and a half, and then overstays its welcome for the remaining 45 minutes. Because Ghost Protocol executes its first two action sequences so flawlessly, it ends up hurting itself in an anticlimactic ending. The first Mission Impossible came out 15 years ago and…
Review: Amazon — Kindle Fire
When Amazon announced in October that they were releasing a new tablet computer, many billed it as a main competitor to Apple’s iPad. Now that the Fire has been out for several months and has already had one major software overhaul, we have found out that, while the Fire is perfectly functional for many things,…
Review: Community — Advanced Gay
After a few episodes of the study group at Greendale Community being at each other’s throats, “Advanced Gay” brings some harmony back to the group. And, while I enjoyed some of the gimmick episodes recently, Advanced Gay also moved back toward a more traditional story line, which was also nice to see, as well. The…
Review: Community — Horror Fiction In Seven Spooky Steps
In some ways, when I watched Horror Fiction In Seven Spooky Steps, it reminded me of last week’s Remedial Chaos Theory. Once again, we see seven different mini stories, each Halloween-ish fantasy told through the eyes of the narrator. This week, the group gathers for a pre-party before the Greendale Halloween dance organized by Britta….
Review – Moneyball
Moneyball is a real-life underdog movie that happens to be about baseball. The story centers around Oakland A’s general manager Billy Beane (Brad Pitt) and his assistant GM, Peter Brand (Jonah Hill). The two are charged with putting together a winning baseball team on a third of the budget that behemoths of the sport, such…
Review: Chinglish
There couldn’t be two languages more far apart in humanity than Chinese and English. As the world has become more global, and China has become the next great power of the world, it makes sense that a play like David Henry Hwang’s “Chinglish” would explore and fully develop the comedy that ensues when culture clashes…
Review: Community — Remedial Chaos Theory
Thursday’s Remedial Chaos Theory episode of Community challenges Modern Warfare for the best episode of Community — ever. I know that’s a high standard to compare to, but there were so many good things about Chaos Theory that it’s a fair comparison. The episode revolves around Troy and Abed welcoming the study group into their…
Review: Drive (2011)
Drive is what action films should strive to be. Devoid of CGI and with little special effects, Drive executes its action sequences flawlessly, while keeping its audience captivated. The plot centers around an unnamed man, simply referred to as Driver (Ryan Gosling). His life revolves around cars. He works as a mechanic in a local…
Ex-Chaminade coach Joseph F. Thomas dies at 95
Joseph F. Thomas, a revered football coach at Chaminade (NY) High School in Long Island, and my neighbor in Syosset for more than 20 years, passed away on Jan. 6, 2011. Coach Thomas was born in 1915 and grew up in Philadelphia. When the Great Depression struck, Thomas left high school as a sophomore to…