Breaking Bad: Reasons why this was my favorite show

This morning, I awoke and realized life, going forward, would be different. I sat on the end of the bed and stared at the floor for a few minutes. In the distance, I could hear the garbage truck clanking around in the streets. In another room, my son’s many alarm clocks were buzzing. Yes, this

Six thoughts about ‘Breaking Bad’ … a show that I’ll really miss

All day Monday, I was asked my opinion of Sunday night’s season finale of AMC’s Breaking Bad. Here are my top six impressions of the greatest show to grace TV. (This post is lousy with spoilers.) 6. Homage to El Paso: Early in the show, Walter White finds a Marty Robbins cassette tape in the glovebox

Review: Total Recall, totally not the freak show I recall

Total Recall (PG-13, 135 minutes): I know it’s politically incorrect, but when I was a kid, the freak show was the best part about the fair. You remember the scene. The midway was lined with trailers. They’re all painted  with creepy posters that are made even creepier with speakers constantly spewing monotone descriptions of what’s