Category: Reviews
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“Some stories need to be told: This one is exceptional.”
Fran Lewis on her site “Just Reviews” posted her lengthy and thorough review of “A Love Story for a Nation.” I highly recommend you heading over to her site to check out what she says. Do be forewarned that in such a lengthy review, there may be a few minor spoilers. She gave the story…
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A New Review of “A Love Story for a Nation”
Inspirational Author and Book Reviewer Dolores Ayotte posted a new review of A Love Story for a Nation, and I’d like to share a few excerpts: She starts by saying: “It is almost impossible to adequately express in words how moved I was by “A Love Story for a Nation”. The plot of this incredible tale sent…
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Album Review: Love Yourself some “Copperlily”
Wonderfully fun, whimsical, and folksy. These are the terms I would best use to describe the incredible full-length debut album from husband and wife team Tim and Stephanie Skipper. The Skippers are together known as COPPERLILY, and they have created an album that makes one feel at home. It pops and grooves and delightfully winds…
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Revisiting a Classic from the Civil Rights Era: Black Like Me
The premise of Black Like Me couldn’t be more succinct or effective: a white journalist goes under medical treatments to turn his skin black in order to understand the black experience in the deep south in 1959. This is an astonishing and gripping self-penned account of John Howard Griffin’s decision to try something radical. What’s the…
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Classic Movie Review: 1776
Classic Movie Review: 1776 As a history and musical buff, the classic, founding-father’s musical film of 1972 is a true feast for the eyes and the ears. If the thought of John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, and Benjamin Franklin singing and dancing their way to the first Independence Day is a bizarre thought, you’d be right.…
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Movie Review: The Water Diviner
“The Water Diviner” (releasing in April in USA) is the directorial debut of Russell Crowe, and he directs and stars in a fine period war drama set directly after World War I. The premise of the story, supposedly inspired by real events, shows an Australian man travelling to Turkey after to find his three sons who…
Author Mark W Sasse 