Notebook

My writings.

Cannes Film Festival: Does It Matter Anymore?

In the age of Internet self-promotion, is there still a need for the global film industry to gather each May on the shores of the French Riviera?

Bloated, compelling, jaw-dropping and fun at the same time, Captain America: Civil War ranks among the best of the Marvel Studios superhero entries

Learn why running Steam in Big Picture Mode beats Valve's platform version for consoles

An overview of one of the most renowned, healthy and just plain tasty nutritional guidelines ever

An appreciation of film actors who achieved stardom only after hitting the Big Five-O

Di Caprio's first win and Rock's comedy highlight an interesting 88th edition of the Academy Awards

A how-to guide for adding game music albums, either from sites like Humble Bundle or from original CDs, to Valve's music playing app

A surprisingly funny and touching animated gem from the mind behind 'Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind'

An introduction to my column about playing videogames in midlife and the Steam platform experience in general

A love letter to the Rocky franchise that manages to be a fantastic sports film in its own right