Finley: We need better than ‘just an average guy’
“I grew up middle class” is not the answer to any question other than, perhaps, “How did you grow up?” Yet that’s the response incessantly...
‘The Hotel Balzaar’ may be DiCamillo’s best
If you like stories, I’d bet money you’ll enjoy Kate DiCamillo’s “The Hotel Balzaar.” It’s a book about storytelling. As I was reading, I kept...
Pharrell builds a documentary ‘Piece by Piece’ & it works
A documentary about Pharrell Williams rendered entirely as a LEGO movie? It’s understandable to be a bit skeptical of this gimmick, but in “Piece by...
Manuel: Afghan interpreters left behind fight for survival
In the shadow of the Afghan mountains, a man sits in a small, windowless room. This is where he has lived for the past three...
‘The Apprentice’ a portrait of Trump as young man
There’s a scene late in “The Apprentice,” the new film directed by Ali Abbasi about the relationship between Donald J. Trump and the attorney Roy...
Editorial: A bank shouldn’t be drug cartels’ best friend
Law enforcement has the Herculean task of trying to stop the scourge of illegal drugs from entering and spreading throughout the United States. From the...