Spectabulous
Many critics have called “Avatar” ” ‘Dances with Wolves’ in Space,” but as a story the film is worse than that: “Avatar” is about as …
Tainted Love
Michael Moore has made a name for himself as the king of ambush journalism. He snags interviews with corporate bigwigs and policy makers by pretending …
Ode to an English Poet
Like a comet that flashes across the sky and is gone, John Keats lived only 25 years. Panned by critics during his lifetime, his poems …
Homeland Insecurity
Clyde Shelton (Gerard Butler) is an ordinary, law-abiding citizen, enjoying a few minutes of hobby time with his daughter (Ksenia Hulayev, in a brief but …
I, That am Rudely Stamp’d
“Truth is the daughter of time, not of authority,” wrote Francis Bacon. His saying provides the title of a book that was published a long …
Liberty, Ahoy!
More than 40 years ago, Harry Browne published an open Christmas letter to his 9-year-old daughter with the startling words, “No one owes you anything.” …
Precious Dread
I confess to a lifelong love of horror movies – the good old-fashioned kind that make the spine tingle with dread, without resorting to gratuitous …
Into the Blue
“Up” is an animated feature film from Disney’s Pixar studios, but don’t let that fool you into thinking it’s a children’s movie. This film offers …
The Art of the Con
School’s out for summer, and teen comedies abound. Most of them are trite, raunchy, potty-mouthed, formulaic – and immensely successful. “The Hangover” is one of …
Chickens Roost
Yasmina Reza is a French playwright whose works transcend barriers of language and culture to reveal the core of human relationships. She has a gift …