Vikramaditya Motwane’s period drama Lootera (“Thief”) is appropriately titled, as it steals slowly into your consciousness and deftly exploits your vulnerabilities before leaving you alone with nothing but your thoughts. This is not a loud film; it features no dance numbers, no bombastic “Bollywood moments,” but it still delivers the beautifully melodramatic payload that makes… Read More Lootera Will Steal Your Heart
Man, I read a lot of good books this past month! It was like an embarrassment of riches! A Rake’s Midnight Kiss, by Anna Campbell (out 8/27, historical romance) Faking It, by Cora Carmack (new adult/contemporary romance) The Duchess Hunt, by Jennifer Haymore (historical romance) Tear You Apart, by Megan Hart (out 8/27, erotic fiction)… Read More Wouldja Take a Book at That? : June Reads
Sometimes, when I talk about “white people” in front of actual white people, there’s this pause…this moment of awkward. It’s a combination of “Did she just call out our skin color?” and “But…we’re people.” Yes. Welcome to my world on a daily basis. How does it feel? That, my friends, is the luxury of being… Read More Ordinary (White) People
What did I read and really enjoy in May? I almost forgot to catalog it! Better late than never! Here’s the round-up: The Shining Girls, by Lauren Beukes (out 6/4, suspense/thriller) Unforgiven, by Anne Calhoun (out 6/4, contemporary romance) The Mysterious Case of Mr. Strangeway, by Karina Cooper (out 8/5, steampunk, e-novella) Into the Dark,… Read More What’s Booking?: May Reads
J.J. Abrams’ second installment of the rebooted Star Trek franchise delivers classic geekery at warp speed, ratcheting up the action sequences, the rapid-fire dialogue and laugh-out-loud moments and the poignant emotionalism at the root of Spock and Kirk’s famous friendship. It’s a film that any fan of the TV shows and prior films will enjoy,… Read More Voyage of the Damned: Why STAR TREK INTO DARKNESS Can’t Win
As a long-time soap viewer, I can’t tell you how many times I’ve had to hear a character on General Hospital declare that, “Sonny is a good man.” They could record that line and just play it back as needed — and if I had a dollar for every utterance, I could retire in Fiji.… Read More Come to the Dark Side, We (Don’t) Have Cookies
I’ve been attending conventions and conferences since I was a teenager. I’ve been to fan cons, to professional conferences, to spaces where men dominated and to ones where women empowered each other and created unforgettable bonds. Coming back from the 2013 RT Booklovers Convention, at which I worked as a representative of RT Book Reviews… Read More Pros and Cons: Gender Thinkery on RT13
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