My family and I have thoroughly enjoyed the video series for Trenton Lee Stewart’s The Mysterious Benedict Society. All the actors have done fine work portraying the characters. Tony Hale, most notably, has done a fantastic job playing the twins. He acts out a convincing slob as Nicholas, and a highly believable clean freak as …
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Good Things Surround Us
Overwhelming is a word which makes it difficult for me to find anything it describes. For every challenge in life there’s a tool to overcome it. For every trial, there’s an equal or better blessing. People around me are the same. I don’t see anyone who is overwhelmed by their troubles. An example of this …
Another Dead Soldier
Toy soldiers go mostly unnoticed, even though they outnumber us by at least one hundred to one. Since 1893* these little warriors have been stamped out in a variety of poses, ready for battle. They are not printed in squads but in battalions. They’re printed by the thousands and sold one hundred at a time …
Up In The Sky
The only way to go is up. There’s madness down below. Madness and selfishness. There are drivers who think that lane they’re in is their birthright, who think the Queen gave it to them, who think the masses must make room, move aside, fall behind and worship. “Worship me because I drive a ____________ .” …
Superior Technic
Sam Raimi’s Spiderman movies were more in tune with the Cinematic Universe of Marvel than Jon Watts’ Spiderman movies. Here’s why: Casting. Aunt May as portrayed by Rosemary Harris was not only visually more like the comic books, but her acting is the high bar, the standard for everyone, who might ever play the character, …
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