Stan's Recent Reviews

How desperate would you have to be to steal something that didn’t belong to you?  I’m not talking about something physical; I mean an idea.  If you needed a terrific presentation to give at a staff meeting and overheard a discussion in your office of someone else’s plan, would you take it, change a few things and present it as your own?  Since it’s merely an idea and you bring your own spin to it, flesh it out and make it unique, how wrong can it be?  If that idea is Facebook, as it is in this week’s movie “The Social Network,” i

We’ve all heard stories about people who have worked at one job, or one type of job, for decades who suddenly decide to do something else.  I don’t think I have that kind of courage to give up a steady job in an industry I know to follow a new path or passion; however, I must say I admire the nerve of those who do.  There are, of course, those who made the wrong choice of a career all those years ago and realize their error, but circumstances keep them from making a move.  In extreme cases, those circumstances are threats of death against themselves and their love

My mother wouldn’t leave the house to go to the grocery store or run other errands without having cleaned up, put on makeup and wearing what she considered to be appropriate clothing. A visit to any Walmart will quickly show not everyone shares her view that you should always go into public looking clean and properly attired. While perfection wasn’t her goal, she did take pride in her appearance. Many movie makers are much the same way.

“The good die young” is an old saying that’s been used in everything from greeting cards to Billy Joel songs. Often, it seems to be painfully true as decent people with many good years ahead of them are struck down by accidents, violence and illness. In this weeks’ movie, “Piranha 3D,” what appears to be hundreds of young people are slaughtered by rampaging prehistoric fish.