Mik.Bloodline — Book ReviewSidney Sheldon should have given more attention to characters who seemed to have a lot more to tell.Aug 23, 2022Aug 23, 2022
Mik.The Black Phone — ReviewThe screenwriters understand that once they have already attached us to their protagonist, they don’t need to overdrawAug 22, 2022Aug 22, 2022
Mik.Orphan: First Kill — ReviewWhat I expected was a distraction, fun and fleeting. The writers handed me half.Aug 21, 2022Aug 21, 2022
Mik.Watchmen (HBO) — Masks and symbolsSymbols, masked or not, are just a reflection of what we think and what we desire for the world — or ourselves.Aug 17, 2022Aug 17, 2022
Mik.Better Call Saul — Finale ReviewThe ending of Breaking Bad required blood on screen. In Better Call Saul, Saul had to look at himself, rethink, reflect, and decide.Aug 17, 2022Aug 17, 2022
Mik.How Better Call Saul recontextualizes Walter WhiteIn mafia stories, we hear about a code of honor between the criminals, but Walt had no code, honor, or respectAug 8, 2022Aug 8, 2022
Mik.Why I Disliked Ozark’s finaleI’m not against a show where the bad guys end well and all their plans work. But I have to root for them and fear for them.Aug 3, 2022Aug 3, 2022
Mik.The Shadow of the Wind — ReviewThe Shadow of the Wind is a love letter by Carlos Ruiz Zafón to literature and the dreams, escape, and self-awareness it offersAug 2, 2022Aug 2, 2022