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Disney’s “The Gnostic Gospels” Manages to Offend Everyone Review by Dan Geddes Cast Jesus – Joaquin Phoenix Mary Magdalene – Jennifer Lopez Peter – Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson Judas – Brad Pitt John – Chris Rock Pontius Pilate – Adam Dr... More »
by Martin H. Levinson Driving home with her in his limited-edition onyx-black Bentley Mulliner Bacalar, with its signature 6.0 liter, W12 turbocharged engine that can deliver 650 horsepower and 664 pound-feet, he felt confident things would go well in the bedr... More »
by Jeffrey Meyers Family fights are the worst; they leave the deepest wounds and cause the greatest pain. Since everyone’s version of what happened was contradictory and self-serving, it was impossible to know what actually occurred. The clash of volatil... More »
4 stars Let me start out by saying I wanted to give it 4½ stars but Yelp doesn’t allow that. I don’t think it merits five stars because sometimes it’s messy or requires specialized equipment that I’m not always sure how to use. Frequently it’s a lit... More »
(A Memoir) Quite out of the blue last month I discovered I’d been #MeToo’d by a woman who some years ago interned in an office where I served as a publishing executive. And I cannot tell a lie: Yes, I did indeed have a fling with Cara, soon after she left ... More »
Women have, for a long time, known exactly what kind of disgusting sexual behavior to expect from their husbands and boyfriends. But, for the most part, women were left to operate blindly when it came to how many disgusting men they were meeting outside the ... More »
I look in the fridge and it’s practically empty, only a few packets of ketchup, an ancient bottle of olives with pimentos, and a stale crust of bread. Looks like tomato-olive soup with croutons for dinner. Again. Ah, the writer’s life! I know deep down I... More »
Henry Miller By Dan Geddes See also review of Miller’s The Air-Conditioned Nightmare Henry Miller is sui generis. It is difficult to place his works in a particular genre, though novels may still be the best category. Some have termed his works “au... More »
Written by Paul Mazursky and Larry Tucker Directed by Paul Mazursky Review by Dan Geddes Summary: This funny, sexy comedy shows the limits of sexual freedom. Note: This review contains spoilers. What do contemporary viewers make of Bob & Carol & Ted &a... More »