Movie Review: Les Misérables
I liked this movie. Perhaps not as much as everyone else in the theater, the vast majority of whom sniffled, gulped, and blew their noses throughout (especially each time a […]
My Favorite Writing Movies
Since writing mostly consists of sitting in front of a keyboard (with long moments of staring out the window thinking, “Why didn’t I listen to my mother and get a […]
The Social Network: I Dissent
I finally watched The Social Network last night – and I have to say that although it’s a good movie, I don’t quite see what all the fuss is about. […]
Movie Review: Restrepo Shows Front-Line of Afghanistan Strategy
There are certain things that never change. One is that wars sacrifice young men and, increasingly, women (not to mention create “collateral damage,” i.e. dead civilians). Other things have changed […]
Winter’s Bone: an Unflinching, Unsentimental Gem
Winter’s Bone is one of those small films that I heard good things about when released, but disappeared from theaters before I could see it. I just watched it at […]
Movie Review: The Perils of Extremes in Black Swan
There are many close-up shots of extremities in Black Swan: fingernails bleed; toes crack and merge; skin ripples with goosebumps. All perfect symbols for the major questions this movie raises: […]
Movie Review: 127 Hours
In May 2003, Aron Ralston became trapped in Blue John Canyon in Utah’s Canyonlands N.P. after a boulder dislodged and pinned his arm. Five days later, knowing that no one […]