Prime Screening Room: Sherlock

Here in the Prime Screening Room, I highlight Amazon Prime Instant Videos that are not only free for Prime members to watch, but well worth the time spent viewing them. —————————————— The character of Sherlock Holmes has been enjoying quite a revival since Guy Ritchie’s 2010 film of the same name brought us a much … Read more

Kids On Fire: A 5th Grader Reviews Mean Girls

Mean Girls (rated PG-13): Raised in the African bush country by her zoologist parents, Cady Heron (Lindsay Lohan) thinks she knows about “survival of the fittest.” But the law of the jungle takes on a whole new meaning when the home-schooled 15-year-old enters public high school for the first time and falls prey to the psychological … Read more

Why I Collect Digital Videos

I love movies. I love, love, LOVE movies. Movies are a lot like music and books for me: they have positive or negative associations with whatever was going on in my life at the time I was first exposed to them, they can evoke certain feelings, they can be a much-needed distraction or source of comfort in times … Read more