Every year, there are choices I make about what I do or don't attend, about which trips I do or don't take, and it is inevitable that every year, I have regrets that are part of that process. Unfortunately...
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Jason Statham as Donald Westlake's Parker, huh? If you're not familiar with the author or the character, you still might have seen at least one of the previous films based on the ...
Last year, I attended the first-ever ActionFest in Asheville, NC. It was one of those things that just sort of fell together perfectly. A long-time friend of mine was the festival director and wanted to pu...
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Another late start over here, but there's so much out there that's worth reading that I wanted to make sure I had a column for you, even if it's essentially the Bedtime Read at this poi...
My parents just retired to Asheville, North Carolina.
And when I say "just," I mean it's something they've been planning for about two years, but that they just finally put into effect about eight w...
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It's been a genuinely lovely weekend in Asheville, North Carolina. The area is gorgeous, the people were friendly, the food was good, and the movies were plentiful. Not much m...
Neil Marshall has proven himself over time to be a filmmaker who is able to move from style to style, genre to genre, and he seems to understand that the films he makes are entertainment, pure and simple. Watchi...
James Rocchi is one seriously decent melonfarmer.
One of the fringe benefits of my job is the way it brings me into contact with so many like-minded people, serious film fans who have found a way to make a living dis...
Be gentle with me.
Our TV guru and overall resident sardonic wit Dan Fienberg has been podcasting for the last few months with his partner in crime and good friend Alan Sepinwall, and the result has been a genuinely ...
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Friday and Saturday blended into one hellaciously long day for me. I worked on Friday, did some stuff with the family, and then Friday night spent about five or six hours worki...
