Ansel Adams, photographer of the American West, once said, “You don’t take a photograph, you make it.” Photographs were made and are part of the third annual Maryland Photography Alliance (MPA) photo competition exhibit on display through Jan. 21, 2020…
It’s almost that time of year again when, before we know it, it will be Thanksgiving and Christmas. Time seems to pass so fast in the fall and into winter. I have noticed Christmas gifts and decorations already going up…
While both authors I read this month are capable, prolific and acclaimed, their latest novels are most noticeably different in terms of the number of characters. Baltimore-based crime writer Laura Lippman’s “Lady in the Lake” uses some 20 voices to…
Midway (PG-13) Midway was the pivotal battle in the Pacific during WWII. Following the disaster at Pearl Harbor, the American forces, particularly the Navy, had to reassemble. They did, within two months, and struck back at the Japanese navy at…
I am here to tell you, I love me a bargain. As such, Black Friday was revered as the Holy Grail of bargain shopping. I awaited the Thanksgiving Day newspaper, hands quaking with excitement, and devoured the meaty Black Friday…
Mike Cuthbert reviews “Jojo Rabbit,” “Motherless Brooklyn,” “Harriet” and “Terminator: Dark Fate.”
A twin bill of art was on tap recently with the opening receptions for “Figuratively Speaking” at the Arts Barn and the Olney Arts Association’s annual juried show at the Kentlands Mansion. These two decidedly different takes nevertheless represent the…
The Lighthouse (R) Dominated by two amazing performances, near-deafening and extremely effective music and sound, this film hearkens back to a much earlier time in film. First, it’s in stark black and white. Second, it is framed in a square,…
Fourteen years ago, before there was a movie theater in the community, the Kentlands Film Society was born out of ideas from a group of like-minded residents who enjoyed independent film and wanted to see it locally. With the support…
The problem with working at home is that when weird things happen, there is no one around to dissect the situation with. And so it was every afternoon at slightly after 12 p.m. when the satellite would just stop working.…