Seven Days in May
“The writer’s role is to menace the public’s conscience,” Rod Serling, the adaptor of Seven Days in May, addressed the Congress in 1968. “He must have a position, a point…
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Is Indiana Jones a Hero?
There were three fictional characters I wanted to be when I was young: Fox Mulder, Han Solo, and Indiana Jones. They were everything I wasn’t — cool and confident, always…
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Son of Saul
Son of Saul is a movie unlike any other I’ve seen. Critics agree. It has recently racked up an Academy Award, a Golden Globe, four awards at the Cannes film…
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In the Name of the Father
If you were to drive by one of my family’s gatherings you could look into the dirt driveway and see, affixed to several bumpers, a sticker that reads: “England Get…
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The Avengers: Age of Ultron
Imagine you’re stuck in a room with six people trying to solve a crisis. Now imagine those people are an egomaniac with a robot suit, a soldier from the 1940’s,…
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Apocalypse Now
A helicopter roars past. A napalm bomb explodes. A song about “the end” plays. And a man’s face slowly comes into focus, upside down, contemplating it all. The perfect opening…
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Christian Pacifism and Big Hero 6
What are we going to do about ISIS? That’s the question on everyone’s mind. We’ve seen the pictures. We’ve read the articles. They must be stopped. But how? Perhaps the…
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