I am the last living blacklisted Hollywood writer. I can’t prove this any more than I could legally prove my blacklisting at the time. (The blacklist, after all, was an illegal conspiracy subject to lawsuits.) I am reasonably certain about this claim because I knew the Hollywood writers in . . . . Continue Reading »
Darkest Hour, the recent Winston Churchill movie, is a rubbish film riddled with historical inaccuracies. Continue Reading »
How does acting—a form of hypocrisy—fit within a biblical vision of morality? Continue Reading »
The Last Jedi is a sociopolitical meta-commentary on the failures of the baby boomers. Continue Reading »
I, Tonya lets you see yourself in a woman who bitterly recalls how she became a criminal and a punchline. Continue Reading »
Zack Snyder's D.C. superhero films offer skillful, thoughtful, even spiritual popular culture. Continue Reading »
Star Wars: The Last Jedi offers a picture of heroism that helps us better understand how to witness to hope and truth in our own galaxy. Continue Reading »
Ruben Östlund's film The Square questions the assumption that art should aspire to be “cutting-edge.” Continue Reading »
The gripping film The Unknown Girl shows us a world where guilty people are desperate for the freedom granted by confession. Continue Reading »
Alberto Rodríguez's film “Marshland” is a haunting combination of detective tale and truth-and-reconciliation case study. Continue Reading »
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