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Jul 14, 2010 | Culture Wars
Is "The Kids Are All Right" Propaganda in the Culture Wars?
Jonathan D. Fitzgerald
This post over at “Mere Orthodoxy,” entitled "The Culture Wars Enter American...
Jun 16, 2010 | On Film
Grade Inflation
Eric Miller
The A-Team is off the honor roll, but still has a gift.
Jul 14, 2009 | On Film
They're Getting Prettier
Joel Pavelski
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince steps up the visuals and the hormones.
Jun 26, 2009 | On Film
No Country for Real Movies
Scott York
Transformers is a worship service for everything fake about our culture.
May 15, 2009 | On Film
Shock and Awe
David Sessions
Ron Howard’s implausible Angels & Demons gets in your face.
May 01, 2009 | On Film
The Pwns of Girlfriends Past
David Sessions
Matthew McConaughey and Jennifer Garner in Ghosts of Girlfriends Past.
Apr 28, 2009 | On Film
Streaming for Gold
Craig Fehrman
Netflix’s online streaming feature is perfect for its sizable collection of offbeat independent documentaries.
Apr 17, 2009 | On Film
The Last Great Newspaper Movie?
David Sessions
State of Play romanticizes the glory days of the dying press.
Apr 15, 2009 | On Film
When Your Dad Turns 17
David Sessions
Zac Efron in 17 Again and Eran Riklis’ wistful Lemon Tree.
Apr 10, 2009 | On Film
Observe and Recoil
David Sessions
Jody Hill’s Observe and Report is all shock and no wit.
Mar 30, 2009 | On Film
Getting Naked
J. Marcus Weekley
A study of nudity in Milk, The Reader, and Watchmen.
Mar 09, 2009 | On Film
'Watchmen,' take two
David Sessions
Watchmen did well this weekend, but not as well as the...
Mar 05, 2009 | On Film
Apocalypse, Please
David Sessions
Zack Snyder’s bland, brutal Watchmen.