Author: SR Staley

SR Staley has one more than 11 literary awards for his fiction and nonfiction writing. He is on the full-time faculty of the College and Social Sciences and Public Policy at Florida State University as well as a film critic and research fellow at the Independent Institute in Oakland, California. His award-winning Pirate of Panther Bay series (syppublishing.com) has won awards in historical fiction, mainstream & literary fiction, young adult fiction, and reached the finals in women's fiction. His most recent book is "The Beatles and Economics: Entrepreneurship, Innovation, and the Making of a Cultural Revolution" due out in April 2020 (Routledge).

Review: Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 is a rousing romp through the universe

My movie review and commentary on Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 is live at the…

Adventure, Film Reviews, Films, Independent Institute, Science Fiction, Superhero 2017, adventure, Guardians of the Galaxy 2, James Gunn, movie review, science fiction, superhero

Review: Kong: Skull Island Box Office Blockbuster Falls Short

Kong: Skull Island continues to hold its own at the box office, generating $164 million…

1 Comment Adventure, Fantasy, Film Reviews, Films, writing and storytelling 2017, adventure, fantasy, film review, Kong Skull Island, movie review, story telling

Review: The Promise, Armenia, and the Origins of Genocide

My full review of the move The Promise is live at the Independent Institute. This…

Drama, Film Reviews, Films, Historical (Actual), Independent Institute 2017, Armenia, Armenian Genocide, Charlotte Le Bon, Christian Bale, drama, film review, historical, movie review, Oscar Isaac, The Promise

Movie Review: A United Kingdom

I take an in-depth look at the very well acted British film A United Kingdom in…

Adventure, Drama, Film Reviews, Films, Historical (Actual), Independent Institute 2017, A United Kingdom, adventure, bechuanaland, botswana, david oyelowo, drama, film reviews, historical, movie reviews, racism, rosamund pike

Arrrrr pyrating good time in Algiers Point New Orleans

I had a great time at the Family Pyrate Day held in Algiers Point, New…

2 Comments Books Algiers Point, Captain Deadeye, Family Pyrate Day, John Baur, New Orleans, pirate festivals, pirate fiction, SR Staley

Family Pyrate Day in New Orleans!

I’ve been late getting this up, but Confetti Kids and Old Point Bar in Algiers…

1 Comment Books, Events, Marketing, Pirate of Panther Bay Algiers Point, Confetti Kids, events, Family Pyrate Day, New Orleans, Old Point Bar, pirate festivals, pirate of panther bay, pirates, Pyrate Week, Readings

Review: Can We Take A Joke? Forewarned Free Speech Attack at Middlebury College

My most recent film review at the Independent Institute blog examines the free speech message at…

Film Reviews, Films, Independent Institute Can We Take a Joke, charles murray, free spech, Independent Institute, middlebury college

Review: Logan shows superhero action movies can also have soul

My movie review of Logan is up at the Independent Institute! This is a film…

1 Comment Action - Thriller, Drama, Film Reviews, Superhero 2017, action, Dafne Keen, drama, film reviews, Hugh Jackman, Independent Institute, Logan, movie reviews, superhero, Wolverine, X-Men

Florida’s top local young-adult authors

National authors are easy to spot–they are the ones on the best-seller lists of the…

Awards, Books, Marketing, Reviews, Teen & YA fiction FAPA, FBA, Leslee Horner, literary competitions, RPLA, SR Staley, young adult fiction, young-adult authors

Review: Manchester-by-the-Sea Grips Audiences with Gritty Realism

Manchester-by-the-Sea is one of those movies I sometimes hesitate to see. I am pretty sure…

Film Reviews, Films 2016, Casey Affleck, drama, Manchester-By-The-Sea, matt damon

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