It seems increasingly fashionable to dump on capitalism, a trend I heartily encourage. In particular, Michael Moore’s latest film can be expected to accelerate this trend, “Capitalism, A Love Story.” Check out the trailer here. While it hasn’t opened yet in theaters, Michael Moore has already started making the rounds, appearing on Amy Goodman’s Democracy [...]
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Clint Eastwood’s 2008 thriller Changeling proves axiom: real-life stranger than fiction
Clint Eastwood’s 2008 psychological thriller, Changeling tells the true-life story of mistaken identity, political corruption, and the marginalization of women in 1920’s Los Angeles. A single-mother, Christine Collins (Angelina Jolie), is told by the police she will be reunited with her missing son, only to discover the boy is not really her son. He claims [...]
Star Trek (2009) captures the democratic impulse but misses the bigger picture.
While tremendous fun for both fans and the wider audience, the new Star Trek movie fails to satisfy on a deeper level, unlike the best of the franchise. The idea behind the movie was a clever one, taking us back in time to the period leading up to Classic Trek and giving many [...]