On the Edge: Ties and tablecloths

Pondering the meaning of 'fine dining,' J.P. Devine realizes the truth is in the details ... and who you date.

‘The Last Movie Stars’ about Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward

On the Edge: Fever dreams and hallucinatory thoughts

Oppressive heat, in Maine of all places, led to a swampy, sleepless night for J.P. Devine as his thoughts lurched from Hoffa to O'Toole.

‘Hemingway’ entertaining, splendid re-hash of great writer’s life, career

On the Edge: Got the HORN?

Cautiously passing the time on a summer day, J.P. Devine observes others who are oblivious of the horrors of HORN.

‘Get Low’ a tender-hearted, ancient ghostly love story

Equal parts folk tale, fable and real-life legend about the mysterious, 1930s Tennessee hermit who famously threw his own rollicking funeral party

On the Edge: The keeper of the flame

Many characters come in and out of J.P.'s stories, and some of them are potent reminders of a past that remembers.

The dogs seem to be the only ones we can trust in “The Old Man,” J.P. Devine writes

On the Edge: The crown, no not the Netflix show

A recent dental drama in the family has J.P. Devine thinking about a different kind of “crack” he came upon in high school.

‘The Newsroom’ best show of the summer, says J.P. Devine