I’m honestly not quite sure to make of this one. On the one hand, Villain is a mostly well-acted gangster film with a noteworthy cast (Richard Burton, Ian McShane, a bevy of popular British supporting actors). On the other, the plot is rather thin, and the film sometimes feels like…

In which our hero (that’s me, folks) shares a less than spectacular moment from his past. — Let’s turn the clock back to the mid-1970s (yes, I am that old, shut up!) when I was about four or five. One summer day, my sister and I stopped over at one of her friend’s house. I’m pretty sure we were going up to the local park for a…

Sometimes, the whole is not greater than the sum of its parts. Such is the case of the short-lived series Wilde Alliance. First broadcast on ITV in January of 1978, the series ran just 13 episodes before being cancelled by the network in April of that year. That a series…

Few bits of kit are as debated and discussed in the prepper community as the emergency bag. …

Around the turn of the first millennia, the medieval church was undergoing a process of internal reform (this isn’t the lesser known part). …

Actor Peter Mark Richman passed away on January 21st of this year at age 93. A veteran of stage, screen and television, he was one of the most prolific character actors of his and several other generations. …

Released in 1993 by independent Canadian film-maker Lodge Kerrigan, Clean, Shaven is a harrowing look at the bleak, confusing, and often painful world of a schizophrenic man named Peter (played by Peter Greene, perhaps best known as “Zed” from Pulp Fiction), mostly from his own perspective. Clean, Shaven is an…

First in a series on basic, common-sense preparedness. — My Big Fat Greek Disclaimer: Everything in this article is based upon my own experiences as an amateur “prepper”, and trial and error with things that have worked and not worked for me. Also, nothing in this article should be construed as specific advice for dealing with the current pandemic…