What Makes a Better Man?
We don’t often have occasion to see what personal integrity and character look like when the rest of the personality is stripped away. Last night (ironically during the last portion … Continue reading
When You Turn On the Lights…
Usually when a film talks about what lies beneath, the thing below is demonic, a vampire mutant, or commandos waiting for the signal to destroy. I wasn’t sure what to … Continue reading
Laughing When Nothing Seems Funny
One way to stay sane in an insane world is to laugh. Laughter eases tensions and gives us better wrinkles. However, with the dire specters of death and domination looming … Continue reading
They Called Her Toni
The tour de force that was Toni Morrison offers many bits of wisdom to those who watch her film biography TONI MORRISON: THE PIECES I AM and sigh over her … Continue reading
The Fellowship of the Survivors
The incredible waste of war and the astounding resilience of the human spirit are two sub-themes in the film TOLKIEN about J.R.R. Tolkien, author of THE HOBBIT and the LORD … Continue reading
Writing through the Storm
Those of you who are empathetic understand completely when I say recent years have felt like we were catapulted into an alternative universe—not merely because of dramatic changes in policy, … Continue reading
Walking Out on Consideration
I’m an inveterate independent. I enjoy films such as FINDING YOUR FEET or THE BEST EXOTIC MARIGOLD HOTEL in which the leading lady creates a more fulfilling life for herself. … Continue reading
She Did What She Could
What could I do? Most of us ask that question when we see wrongs being done to people around us. We want to make a difference, but we suspect we … Continue reading
Living Lives in a Game of Life
Did you ever watch something absurd and suddenly have a flash of a serious thought? The remake of Jumanji titled Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle caught me unaware. The first … Continue reading
Stuck in the Shallows
What would you give to be famous? Your family? Your friends? Your sense of self? When A STAR IS BORN was first written in the materialistic 1930s, the lure of … Continue reading
