Author: Nicki Salcedo
Eighteen years ago my friend Mamie was pregnant, and I offered to throw her baby shower. The theme was “Alien.” Not generic space aliens, but Ridley Scott’s 1979 classic “Alien.” There was an image ...
This is a movie all about how Will’s life got cloned and turned upside down I’d liked to take a minute and explain right here And tell you how Old Will fought the Prince ...
Arthur Fleck (Joaquin Phoenix) is a clown by day. We know that under the facepaint he isn’t happy. He wants to bring a smile to the world. That same world beats him down. Literally ...
It isn’t a kissing story, but the threat is in the title. We have a princess. She’s a bride. It must be a tale of romance. But before the story begins, we meet the ...
One of my teenagers recently saw the movie “Heathers” while at a friend’s house. I was excited to hear her thoughts, because I really liked that movie when I was a teen. “You did?” ...
I love the Decatur Book Festival because I feel like I’m back in school. I enjoy reading books on all sorts of topics. History and politics. Culinary and theology. Poetry and short stories. Does ...
We need big movies during the summer because summer is a happy time. It’s the best time to put the world in peril. June is a good month for alien invasions. July is right ...
A few years ago, an author friend was surprised to learn that I hadn’t seen any of the “Fast and Furious” movies. She’s a brilliant person who writes literary fiction. She is respected as ...
Editor’s note: Spoilers ahead. You’ve been warned. The blockbuster movie of the summer, “Avengers: Endgame,” actually came out in the spring. I’ve spent the hot days of June and July watching arthouse films like ...
I thought the movie was going to be a documentary. The title, “The Last Black Man in San Francisco,” makes you think it could be real. I remember the first time I arrived in ...
