As good as the new True Grit is, it still suffers in comparison to the original. Those who have seen the 1969 John Wayne version remember it as an epic western full of grandeur and glory.
The beauty of "Southland" is its ability to carry three or four storylines in its one hour format and have them all appear as a total unit when it is over.
Matt LeBlanc has found the perfect role in a new TV show, and no it is not another spin-off as Joey from Friends. In the new Showtime series Episodes he plays Matt LeBlanc, or at least a character with his same name.
This is the first in a trilogy of books based on the stories of Cramer's Amish heritage. As this story begins, the local government is trying to force Caleb to send his children to the public schools.
The announcement of a new novel by John Lescroart is a cause for celebration. And this book investigates the effect powerful, moneyed people can have on the law and its implementation.
The power and draw of Pat Conroy remains, but with limitations. My Reading Life has opened me up to his faults -- things which I did not want to see in the past or which were not as blatant.
Gwyneth Paltrow is the main focus of Country Strong but it is young Garrett Hedlund who is the breakout star.
Seth Rogen stars in the action comedy The Green Hornet and takes the action comic hero genre in a whole new direction. For this film nothing is sacred and all of it is fun.
The people at the Hallmark Hall of Fame Company have decided to drain all of our tear ducts for us. What better way than to have a movie featuring Betty White as a war widow waiting and hoping that some day her Navy pilot husband might return?
Novelist Brad Meltzer weaves a story of political intrigue, but his latest novel The Inner Circle feels like a story only half told.
