A long time ago in a galaxy far, far, away… (Actually it was 1999) George Lucas released Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace and it was met with mixed reactions. Some people praised the amazing special effects, but some complained that the plot and character development was sorely lacking […]

When I heard that Stieg Larsson’s internationally best selling novel The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo was being made into a movie, I was thrilled. The book was a terribly attractive read that kept me up well past 3 a.m. on multiple occasions, and I hoped that the movie makers […]

While often leery of books acclaimed by the masses, I was pleasantly surprised at my enjoyment of Kathryn Stockett’s debut novel. during the early 1960s, The Help tells the intertwining stories of three women: Skeeter, a 22-year-old white woman of privilege who returns home from Ole Miss and sees the […]