Beyond the Rhetoric

“‘Kindness’ covers all of my political beliefs. No need to spell them out. I believe that if, at the end, according to our abilities, we have done something to make others a little happier, and something to make ourselves a little happier, that is about the best we can do. To make others less happy [...]

Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters (2013) For some reason or another, we’ve had a recent infatuation with taking children’s fairy tales and giving them more of an adult spin. There have been two movies about Snow White, there are TV shows like Grimm and Once Upon a Time, and now we have this interpretation of [...]

Most people know about the most popular movie genres. You might say it’s an action movie, a drama, or a documentary. If you want to be more specific, you might say it’s a buddy comedy or a nature documentary. But then again, you can be even more descriptive and sometimes this requires coming up with [...]

I just need to get away. It’s a feeling that is very common among, well, pretty much everyone. We’ve grown so accustomed to our daily routines, going through the same kinds of motions each and every day, and this can make life a tad on the boring side. At the same time, most of us [...]

“I don’t want to be made pacified or made comfortable. I like stuff that gets your adrenaline going.” The 83rd Annual Academy Awards are scheduled to take place a little later today, so I thought that it would be apt to highlight a winner from last year’s Oscar Awards. As you may recall, Kathryn Bigelow [...]