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Weighing in on Hot Topics | Mark’s Remarks
Sometimes I see something good on Facebook and I share it, only to have people spouting off immediately. Well, I suppose it’s their right. After all, I shared the post…
‘Green Book’ | Movie Review
Nearly 30 years ago, “Driving Miss Daisy” told the story of an unlikely friendship between an elderly woman and her African American driver. While watching, audiences could predict easily that…
Reoccurring Dreams | Mark’s Remarks
I continue to have this dream about two neighbors I once had. They were very special, like a third set of grandparents to my brother and me. They both died…
‘The Front Runner’ | Movie Review
If you weren’t around or old enough to know much about the Gary Hart scandal during the late 1980s, you might want to read up on it before you see…
‘Widows’ | Movie Review
Steve McQueen has made challenging films about difficult subjects with his first three movies, which focused on a politically motivated hunger strike, sex addiction and slavery. After his last effort,…
Trivia Terminators | Mark’s Remarks
Sometimes when you talk too much and make a public spectacle of yourself, people ask you to do things like emcee trivia nights. I’ve been asked a few times, and…
Ouija | Mark’s Remarks
I remember a time near Halloween when we were going uptown after school to paint spooky scenes on business windows. I’m pretty sure we were in eighth grade. On a…
‘The Nutcracker and the Four Realms’ | Movie Review
I am constantly bemoaning the issues with the attention span of the general public, and how movies have been cut and pasted to appeal to the ever dwindling ability of…
Worrying Christians | Mark’s Remarks
Christians are supposed to set a good example. We are supposed to show others what trusting in God looks like, what faith looks like. Am I right? Still, we must…
‘First Man’ | Movie Review
Damien Chazelle is one of the best and most promising filmmakers working today. His first three films, including “Whiplash” and “La La Land,” focused on the world of musicians and…