Tag: Leonard Nimoy

  • Quickies, Vol. I

    When there’s no time for thinking, let alone writing, time will be made for quickies. Gran Torino (dir. Clint Eastwood): Great, small movie. Eastwood is a competent director and as an actor, no one plays him better than himself. Has been called everything between “a sleeper hit” and “Dirty Old Man Harry.” Anyone remotely attached…

  • An Ode to Star Trek

    It’s a cliché that when you love somebody/something, you love even their imperfections. There is also that old didactic axiom from Sting, who insisted, “If you love somebody, set them free.” Regarding the former, it’s tempting to shrug off even the suggestion of imperfections when there’s a lot of love involved. So consider this half-hearted…