How Do You Solve a Problem Like a Pipeline?
I considered putting up a regular ol’ review of the newly released indie thriller How…
Cave Men in Media
Creationists will tell you that society brainwashes your children into believing in evolution. This is…
Year of the Month: James Williams on THE TREE OF LIFE
It’s strange to think back to 2011, when the prospect of a new Terrence Malick…
Film on the Internet: NIGHT ON EARTH
Jim Jarmusch’s Night on Earth, from 1991, uses the story of five cab rides in…
Year of the Month: “The Greatest Disappointment” – A Reappraisal of LULU
The last song, “Junior Dad,” on Lulu (2011) offers compelling evidence that the collaboration between…
We Have More to Do: Harry Belafonte, 1927-2023
His two biggest influences were Paul Robeson and Martin Luther King, Jr. He sang with…
New on DVD and Blu-Ray
An eclectic week of releases, highlighted by two big Jackie Chan releases (including Wheels on…
Guest Editorial: In Praise of Taking a Break, or, Why No Filler Can Be Killer by Persia
Trigun Stampede, a new adaptation of Yasuhiro Nightow’s manga by anime studio Orange, is one…
No Strings Attached (Year Of The Month 2011)
Do you think crappy potboiler rom-coms like this are a better warning for what people…
Celebrating the Living: “Weird Al” Yankovic
Because I am An Old, two of the radio stations I play in the car—because…