By: Matt Brunson When was the last time that Spike Lee directed a movie that mattered? And by “mattered,” I mean when was the last time he helmed a film that was seen by audiences, championed by critics, and discussed ...
By: Matt Brunson When it comes to the Mission: Impossible film franchise, there’s the John Woo installment and then there’s all the rest. That is to say, there’s Mission: Impossible II, the sole bad entry in the series, and ...
By: Matt Brunson A.A. Milne may have been the one who invented Winnie the Pooh, but it’s actually the spirit of Peter Pan creator J.M. Barrie that hovers around the margins of the new Disney yarn Christopher Robin (two out ...
*Editor’s note: Due to spacing in the print issue, we could not fit Jim Longworth’s entire opinion article in this week’s paper. The full version has now been updated online. By: Jim Longworth Call it political correctness. Call it co-ed scouting, ...
Behold, quality casual fine dining in Yadkin County. Roots Restaurant at Sanders Ridge Winery opened its doors four months ago with two young, eager superstar chefs at the helm. Roots is hailed as a hidden gem and is located ...
JELL-O GIRLS by Allie Rowbottom. Published by Little, Brown and Company. 288 pages. $14.99 retail. When one thinks of Jell-O, it conjures up the inevitable sweet treat that so many of us enjoyed as young children ...
In 1776, our founding fathers proclaimed as our national motto “E Pluribus Unum–Out of many, one.” I don’t know about you, but I find disturbing the divisive language and actions of our US Congress people. They are splitting us into ...
By: Jim Longworth In May of this year, comedian Roseanne Barr tweeted some racist remarks in a late night rant which she later blamed on having taken Ambien. (Fact check: Ambien makes you sleepy, not racist.) Regardless of her intent ...
By: Matt Brunson Much has been made of the fact that Denzel Washington, who’s been appearing in movies since 1981, has never starred in a sequel. In an industry that gets high off the fumes of highly lucrative follow-ups, that’s ...
At the outset, the documentary feature Eating Animals (three out of four stars) initially appears to be an almost idyllic tribute to the hard work of today’s independent farmers, who are indeed a rare breed, and how they have ...
