BOOK REVIEWS AND FEATURES
2 AM in Little America, May 10, 2022
Full Throttle: Stories, November 25, 2019
Meet Orson’s Publishing, October 22, 2019
Valerie: A Novel, September 6, 2019
Meet Thick Press, July 31, 2019
Meet Exterminating Angel, September 20, 2018
America for Beginners, July 31, 2018
The Cabin at the End of the World, June 19, 2018
Don’t Wait to be Called, October 2, 2017
Meet Yellow Pear Press, May 12, 2017
Meet Lanternfish Press, March 31, 2017
Meet Belle Lutte Press, October 7, 2016
Meet Rose Metal Press, June 22, 2016
Meet Stillhouse Press, February 23, 2016
Meet Bacon Press Books, January 6, 2016
Meet Santa Fe Writers Project, October 14, 2015
Meet Barrelhouse Books, July 31, 2015
Meet Paycock Press, June 12 2015
All Involved, May 4, 2015
Meet Gival Press, February 27, 2015
Meet Civil Coping Mechanisms, December 12, 2014
Meet Big Lucks Books, November 7, 2014
Wonderkid, WIROB, March 18, 2014
On Such a Full Sea, WIROB, January 14, 2013
Scissors, WIROB, October 29, 2013
The Curiosity, Washington Independent Review of Books (WIROB), July 30, 2013
ENTERTAINMENT REVIEWS AND BLOG POSTS
The Mysteries of Laura is Too Many Shows in One, September 30, 2014
Selfie is Like Pygmalion with Cell Phones, September 30, 2014
Shonda Rimes Takes Over Thursday Nights in How to Get Away with Murder, September 25, 2014
Forever: Ioan Gruffud Born Again and Again, September 23, 2014
Madam Secretary: Tea Leoni Goes Global, September 22, 2014
Jason Segal and Cameron Diaz Act Out for Sex Tape, July 18, 2014
The Grand Budapest Hotel: It’s Time for Wes Anderson to Make Another Kind of Wes Anderson Movie, March 14, 2014
Growing Up Is Getting Complicated, in a Good Way, in Season 3 of Girls, January 12, 2014
About Time Transcends Generic Constraints, November 1, 2013
Super Fun Night Surpasses Insecurities, October 2, 2013
The CBS Comedies The Crazy Ones and The Millers Are Not Helping Their Stars, September 26, 2013
James Spader Runs the World in The Blacklist, September 23, 2013
We’re the Millers is PG-13 Dressed Up as R, August 7, 2013
The Teen Sex Comedy Comes of Age in The To Do List, July 26, 2013
More Mayhem and Eccentricity in Red 2, July 19, 2013
This is the End: Cruel Honesty, June 12, 2013
Teenagers Having Adventures in the Woods: The Kings of Summer, June 7, 2013
Christopher Guest Does TV with HBO’s Family Tree, May 12, 2013
42: The Mythology of Jackie Robinson Done Right, April 12, 2013
The Second Season of Smash Looks a lot Like the First, February 5, 2013
Diagnosis, Schmiagnosis: Do No Harm, January 31, 2013
The Politics of Being Apolitical in 1600 Penn, January 10, 2013
This is 40 is a Believable Portrait of a Marriage, December 21, 2012
The Final Season of Fringe Begins for One of the Best Shows on TV, September 28, 2012
The Neighbors: Aliens with Lawns and Fences, September 26, 2012
The Mob Doctor Is Caught Between Two Worlds, September 17, 2012
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel: A League of Extraordinary Thespians, May 4, 2012
The River: Secrets and Allusions, February 7, 2012
Smash is a drama for adults, February 6, 2012
Touch: the first episode is stunningly effective, January 25, 2012
House of Lies relies on tricks, January 8, 2012
We Bought A Zoo is not among Cameron Crowe’s best, December 22, 2011
Homeland crafts a tense cat-and-mouse scenario, October 2, 2011
A Gifted Man Asks What Does It Mean to Live a Good Life, September 23, 2011
Hollywood Continues to Resurrect the Familiar with Charlie’s Angels, September 22, 2011
2 Broke Girls Cribs from Much Better Earlier Sitcoms, September 19, 2011
Up All Night Shows What Raising Kids Is Really Like, September 14, 2011
Here Comes Fall TV: 2011 Edition, August 19, 2011
The Change-Up: Becoming Better People, August 5, 2011
Crazy. Stupid. Love. Is Surprisingly Good, July 29, 2011
Entourage Season Eight, July 22, 2011
Same Name Series Premiere, July 22, 2011
Curb Your Enthusiasm Season Eight, July 8, 2011
Franklin & Bash Series Premiere, June 1, 2011
Fast Five Embraces B Movie Cliches, April 29, 2011
Paul: Vaguely Greenish, March 18, 2011
Battle Los Angeles Is More First Person Shooter Game Than Movie, March 11, 2011
Take Me Home Tonight Is Pure ’80s Retread, March 4, 2011
With Hall Pass, the Farrelly Brothers Return to Their Prototype, February 25, 2011
Mad Love series premiere, February 14, 2011
Ron Howard’s Comedy The Dilemma Is Missing the Comedy, January 14, 2010
Episodes series premiere, January 9, 2011
Bob’s Burgers series premiere, January 9, 2011
Little Fockers: Universal Mistrust, December 24, 2010
RED: AARP Action Heroes, October 15, 2010
The Event Will Be Unrequited, October 8, 2010
No Ordinary Family series premiere, September 28, 2010
Better With You series premiere, September 24, 2010
Chase: No Doubts, September 20, 2010
Easy A: Sly Enough, September 17, 2010
The Switch: Who’s Your Daddy, August 20, 2010
Naked Hearts: Mass Hysteria, August 20, 2010
Rubicon: What to Think, August 1, 2010
Covert Affairs Series Premiere, July 13, 2010
Despicable Me, July 9, 2010
Paper Tongues: Paper Tongues, July 1, 2010
‘Love Ranch’: Passionless Exercise, June 30, 2010
Griffin House: The Learner, June 24, 2010
‘Memphis Beat’: Sense of Place, June 22, 2010
‘Solitary Man’: Irregularities, June 8, 2010
‘Neighbors from Hell’: Stitched Together, June 7, 2010
Judd Apatow Returns with the Bromance ‘Get Him to the Greek, June 4, 2010
Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Glee Club, May 18, 2010
It’s High Time to Party Down, May 18, 2010
United States of Tara and Its Equally Dysfunctional Cable Neighbors, April 29, 2010
Development Season: Five Pilots That Sound Interesting (But I May Never Get to See), April 15, 2010
Alternate Realities on Fringe, Lost and FlashForward, April 8, 2010
The Braces Come Off: The End of Ugly Betty, March 22, 2010
The Marriage Ref: NBC’s Next 10 p.m. Revolution?, March 4 2010
24: Wish Fulfillment for Policy Wonks, February 22, 2010
Tonight on the Lifetime Very Special Movie: American Idol, Feb. 9, 2010
All in the Modern Family, February 5, 2010
CliffsNotes: Lost, January 28, 2010
American Idol: Coming Out of the Closet with Ellen DeGeneres, Jan. 11, 2010
Get Your DVRs Ready: Five Shows Returning in 2010, Dec. 30, 2009
Memo to Scrubs: Spin Off Ted and Gooch, Dec. 16, 2009
Is Glee a Little Bit Racist?, Dec. 9, 2009
Holding Out for Heroes, Dec. 2, 2009
Larry David Invents the Reunion Show Finale Do-Over Mash-Up, Nov. 23, 2009