Category: Rob Reviews
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Rob Reviews: 11/22/63
A few weeks back, I finished reading 11/22/63 by Stephen King. Incidentally, this is the FIRST Stephen King novel I’ve ever read.
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Anything good in the theaters?
At the risk of of sounding like a totally pathetic fanboy geek loser, I can say with certainty that no single movie has had a more profound effect on my life than the original Star Wars. I’m a tad young to remember the first time I saw it (I was…
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Rob Reviews: Louie
Here’s one I’ve been waiting a while to write. A few months back, I decided to check out Louie on Netflix. For those unfamiliar with the show, Louie is written, edited, directed by and stars comedian Louis C.K. It is semi-biographical in that it tells the story an aspiring stand-up comedian juggling…
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Rob reads…The Diary of a Young Girl
I’ve read the play “the diary of Anne Frank” a few times as a student and have now taught it several times as a teacher; but this was the first time I read the diary – from which the play was based – itself.
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Rob Reviews: Don Jon
On the surface John is a Lothario, and definitely the alpha-male of his entourage. However behind closed doors…
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Rob Reviews: Heaven is For Real
Earlier this week, I saw Heaven is For Real. I didn’t really plan on seeing it – it was The Auteur and 1B’s suggestion- but I think I might have gotten even just as into the movie than either of them did. The movie and the novel from which it…
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Rob Reviews: Online Dating Rituals of the American Male
Let me get a few things out of the way first: I generally don’t like reality shows. I’ve watched a season or two of “Survivor” and “American Idol” but they’re basically the same stuff year after year. Having said that I absolutely love “Bar Rescue”. I feel that the vast…
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Rob Reviews: The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
At times, it is a more light-hearted, and slower-paced story, the last hour of “An Unexpected Journey” is just as intense as any sequence of the “Lord of the Rings” trilogy.
Rebuilding Rob 