Biography

Hamnet

December 3, 2025

It is stunning! Director Chloe Zhao has truly knocked it out of the park. A delight of the senses - so moving and so profound!…

The Lowdown

November 5, 2025

Ethan Hawke is amazing in this, as is the rest of the cast. It’s a really interesting story that follows the familiar beats of mystery…

Awake: A Memoir

September 24, 2025

A truly captivating book! I was so moved by this writing and connected deeply to her story despite living a very different life. I highly…

Careless People: A Cautionary Tale of Power, Greed, and Lost Idealism

April 16, 2025

A candid look at the inner workings of Facebook reveals how some executives carelessly disregard the consequences of their actions on our world and culture.…

Lorne: The Man Who Invented Saturday Night Live

March 5, 2025

One of my favorite biographies I’ve ever read, and a fascinating profile and biography of arguably the most important media figure of a generation. Really…

Young Woman and the Sea

July 24, 2024

It's so heartwarming! If you love the Olympics, you’ll love this movie. If you love sisterhood, you’ll love it. If you love overcoming ridiculous odds,…

The Wide Wide Sea: Imperial Ambition, First Contact and the Fateful Final Voyage of Captain James Cook

May 1, 2024

I love Sides’ style of storytelling, and he’s now a season pass because he writes very cinematically without getting stuck in the minutia of the…

The Iron Claw

January 10, 2024

You will feel like you have been personally slammed by a folding chair while watching this, BUT the whole cast dynamic was great, and Zach…

The Fish Who Ate The Whale

September 27, 2023

Hellhound on His Trail

September 27, 2023