Denis Villneueve’s 2016 science fiction masterpiece Arrival has been one of my favorite movies since the first time I saw it. I think my love … Read More ›
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Have Tale, Will Tell: Because of generations of accumulated social and financial capital, megacorporations can afford to lose money by pushing The Message™ …
The 1994 Disney cartoon The Lion King draws on Shakespearean tragedy, Japanese animation, biblical proportions, and the music of Elton John to craft a rich, … Read More ›
Order and optimism remained linked in the fifties, in the sixties they fell far apart. The world of youth, pop, of irreverence, of unprepared happenings, … Read More ›
All movie-watchers indulge in their own pet obsessions. Maybe you watch for plot twists; your sister watches for gorgeous soundtracks; your dad for the quotable … Read More ›
Movie critics try to reduce the beloved Christmas film, It’s a Wonderful Life, to a proverb: “Virtue is its own reward.” “Money is the root of all … Read More ›