Film

"Synecdoche, New York" is an intriguing, thought-provoking drama about_______________________________________. (fill in the blank)  Read More »

“We need a hero, courageous sacrificing people, setting examples for all of us. Everybody loves a hero, people line up for 'em, cheer for them, scream their names, and years later tell how they stood in the rain for hours just to get a glimpse of the one who told them to hold on a second longer. I believe there’s a hero in all of us, that keeps us honest, gives us strength, makes us noble.  Read More »

Hello from (mostly) sunny California, and thank you, the reader, for helping me to take this plunge into the shark-infested waters of the cultural/political/ (add applicable adjective here) blogosphere.  Read More »

We live in the time of sequels, nothing original is coming out of Hollywood anymore. Gone are the days when movies like American Beauty graced the silver screen. Now it seems that we can only look forward to the next Spider-man, National Treasure, Indiana Jones, etc.  Read More »

Twenty-seven years ago, director Steven Spielberg and storyteller George Lucas collaborated to bring to life what would become one of the greatest action heroes ever put to film.  Read More »

Apart from books, I think the most influential media source in my life is film. Actually, maybe including books, but that's a tough call because I've only been impacted by a few books compared to movies, but the books were more impacting overall. Anyhow, here's my top list of movies that changed my life or made me think differently.  Read More »