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Review of The Other Side of Prospect

Review of The Other Side of Prospect: A Story of Violence, Injustice, and the American City by Nicholas Dawidoff Rating ***** The central plot in this book involves a wrongful conviction. But that is just one among many threads in this expansive nonfiction work. Over the course of its 450 pages, the author manages to […]

Review of Judicial Soup

Review of Judicial Soup by Shannon Bohrer Rating **** The book Judicial Soup tells the story of a court case in which the author was an expert witness. The case involved Heath Patrick Thomas, a former ICE agent, and his conviction for assault with a deadly weapon. From the beginning, the reader knows two things: […]

Review of Dumb Money The Film

Review of Dumb Money directed by Craig Gillespie, written by Lauren Schuker Blum, Rebecca Angelo, Ben Mezrich rating ***** I don’t know why this film wasn’t an awards contender last year. It was way more entertaining than some of the films that made the list for Best Picture. The film reminded me of two other […]

Review of Vertigo 2 VR

Review of Vertigio 2 VR rating **** 1/2 Vertigo 2 is an amazing VR experience. The fact that it was created by one individual makes it even more remarkable. However, there is one fatal flaw. More on that in a minute. I’m not sure what the average time is for a complete play-through. It took […]

The top five VR games for anyone new to VR

Five VR games recommended for VR gaming beginners

Best of Everything Nonfiction 2023

Here are the best-reviewed books, films, and documentaries from this past year.

Review of Boneworks VR

Review of Bonewroks Rating ***** When it comes to VR games, I look for games that have a balance of puzzle-solving and gunplay. I also want a rich environment with realistic graphics and sound. I had passed on this title several times because I felt the wireframe graphics used on some of the characters were […]

Two Netflix documentary series to watch right now

Reviews of Bad Vape: The Rise and Fall of Juul rating ***** and Who KIlled Jill Dando rating **** Netflix continues to pump out quality documentaries and documentary series. Here are two to add to your queue. First up is Bad Vape. This four-part docuseries covers the rapid rise and fall of the company behind […]

The Heartbreaking Story of Nancy Smith and Joeseph Allen

Review of The Edge of Doubt: The Trial of Nancy Smith and Joeseph Allen by David Miraldi Rating ***** This story begins in 1993 with an accusation of child molestation by a black man named Joeseph Allen. The accusation by the child’s mother also included a claim against a bus driver, Nancy Smith, who was […]

Review of The Phantom

Review of The Phantom Written & Directed by Patrick Forbes Every now and then a film or documentary comes around that I categorize as a “must-see.” This is one of those films. The Phantom starts out slow, There are some dramatic recreations that don’t quite work, such as when Prosecutor Ken Botary and Defense Attorney […]