by Addison Fleming | Jul 9, 2018 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Film, TV & Theater, History, War & Military
Christopher Nolan’s film Dunkirk, released in 2017, follows allied troops during World War II as they retreat to the beaches of coastal French city, Dunkirk. In the panic that ensued, Allied troops were slowly evacuated from the beaches, though transportation was...
by Addison Fleming | Jun 6, 2018 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Biographies & Memoirs, Film, TV & Theater
To younger American viewers, Dame Maggie Smith is perhaps best known for her roles as severe yet endearing Professor McGonagall from the Harry Potter film series and Violet Crawley in Downtown Abbey. However, prior to, and following those films, she has had a wealth...
by Sarah Hutchins | Mar 26, 2018 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Film, TV & Theater
If a news station discovers there have been two local shootings, but they only have the resources to send one team at that precise moment, how do the producer, assignment editor, and reporters decide which murder to prioritize? How does the victim and culprit’s age,...
by Howard Leighton | Feb 8, 2018 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Art, Design & Photography, Biographies & Memoirs, Film, TV & Theater, History, War & Military
This is a memoir of one man’s experience during the Vietnam War, beginning approximately April of 1966 and ending April of 1975 with the fall of Saigon. It is a beautifully told story by a cameraman with 10 years of experience in Japan who wanted to become a...
by Julia Gaskill | Mar 23, 2017 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Film, TV & Theater, Science Fiction
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story – The Official Collector’s Edition provides an overview of the ongoing events surrounding the newest film in the Star Wars franchise. This book contains information on the film’s characters, the Rebel’s arsenal, and the...
by Megan Stevens | Mar 1, 2017 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Fantasy, Film, TV & Theater
Greg Cox’s The Librarians and The Lost Lamp, a tie-in beginning of a trilogy based on the television show, The Librarians, is an adventurous new addition to The Librarians universe; one full of magic, mythology, folk lore, history, mystery, and complex characters....
