The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008) – F. Scott Fitzgerald’s short story is expanded into a sweeping survey of 20th century history and culture as seen through the eyes of a man who is born old and grows younger through the century. Brad Pitt completely commits to the part of the old/young man who […]
Hidden Figures (2016), a Hollywood drama based on the true stories of three African-American women who were essential yet unseen and uncelebrated members of the team that put the first Americans in space, is terrific drama, eye-opening history, and a great lesson for Hollywood. This movie headlined by three African-American actresses was the number one […]
Person of Interest: The Complete Series – The high-concept melding of vigilante heroes and vast conspiracies in a world of cyber-surveillance launched to great success in 2011 as a mystery puzzle in the modern world where big brother is watching you and a supercomputer is cross-referencing your data, but it wound down in the ratings […]
Big brother is watching you in Person of Interest: Seasons 1-3, a clever melding of surveillance conspiracy, urban action, cyber thriller, and spy show created by Jonathan Nolan for CBS in 2011. There are now four seasons of the show and a short fifth season arriving in early 2016 (the ratings have dropped since its […]
