J.P. Devine
On the Edge: Where’s your manual?
J.P. Devine ponders the utility of manuals in our lives and how there’s a need for a very specific instruction book for people ages 90 to 99.
‘Arsenic and Old Lace’ clean, corny and harmless, J.P. Devine writes
Cary Grant, who starred in over 51 movies in America, and became the most-beloved actor in movie history before he was an angel in “The Bishop’s Wife,” an ex husband in “Philadelphia Story” or a spy in “Notorious,” and became the most-watched, beloved actor in movie history. Grant was hired in 1944 to play a […]
On the Edge: Death of a Maytag
Inhabiting the mind of an old washer, J.P. Devine ponders the unsung heroes of the laundry room over the fullness of time.
On the Edge: Ghost story
J.P. Devine recalls a time long ago in the cold woods when stories were shared around the campfire and a can of baked beans provided a jump scare.
‘Reptile’ a multiple murder drama
OMG. Is that Alicia Silverstone (“Miss Match” 2003) kissing Benicio Del Toro on the neck? (Del Toro starred in the Wes Anderson film “The French Dispatch”) It is. And is Justin Timberlake in Polo golf pants on a sun splashed green? They are joined by Michael Pitt, Matilda Anna Ingrid Lutz (I always wondered what […]
On the Edge: Where to travel in October
A recent news article prompts J.P. Devine to reflect on ‘happier’ places and the lies we sometimes tell ourselves to get through moments of desperation.
‘Jaws’ ranked as one of the great films of survival
You remember the opening with John Williams’ score that ran the notes like ice pellets down your spine, don’t you?