Ryan W. Bradley squirms through a film about a man like he was, not long ago: undiagnosed, violent, and about to hit bottom.
Watching Django While Black
January 8, 2013 By 7 Comments
Despite the controversy, Tim Brown thinks ‘Django Unchained’ is a great movie.
NRA, Slavery, Cigarettes, Guns, Lincoln, Mad Men, Cloud Atlas & the Evil of the Assault Weapon Industry
January 5, 2013 By 8 Comments
In this incarnation of the strong against the weak, it’s a maniac with an assault rifle versus school children.
“Les Misérables” Love Company
December 29, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Whether you love or hate the film, you’ll cry at “Les Miz.”
The Dark Knight Rises Is a Pro-Fascist Movie
July 23, 2012 By 71 Comments
Noah Brand reveals his startled reaction to Batman’s latest foray into outright authoritarianism.
Real Romance: How ‘Friends With Kids’ Gets It Right
March 28, 2012 By Leave a Comment
How did Friends With Kids get romance right? According to Eric Sentell, the movie accurately illustrates romance through shared meaning and relationship rituals, not stereotypical Hollywood sex.
Worlds Apart & Strangely Close: K-PAX
March 11, 2012 By 1 Comment
Jonahh Oestreich finds a Christlike figure in the 2002 sleeper, K-PAX.
This Is No “Artist.” It Is “Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close.”
February 26, 2012 By 1 Comment
A movie about a son who loses his father, and what he goes on to find.
Why I Loved ‘The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo’
December 28, 2011 By 73 Comments
Lisbeth Salander is a badass, Tom Matlack writes, and she turns the Hollywood hero ideal on its head.
‘Captain America’ Is The Best Movie, Too
July 22, 2011 By 1 Comment
Mark D. White reviews ‘Captain America: The First Avenger.’
Searching for Good Men: A Review of ‘Winter’s Bone’
February 28, 2011 By 2 Comments
Oscar nominated “Winters Bone” is a movie in which men are the MacGuffin.
“It’s a woman’s job to make her man feel safe — a safe place that doesn’t expect him to do brave things just because he’s a man.”
This is a comment by Kat on the post “A Husband’s Job Is To Create Emotional Safety”.