Science fiction writers and dreamers have long been fascinated with the concept of life beyond Earth. Maybe it’s on the dark side of the moon, maybe Mars; maybe Titan, maybe another solar system altogether. Surely we can’t be the only … Continue reading ANIARA
Modern politics and media are so intertwined it’s hard to view one without the other. But hasn’t it always been this way? Where would the Framers be without the printing press? Franklin Roosevelt without radio? Trump without Twitter? And though … Continue reading Political Documentaries in a Partisan World
Tim Goodman (Justice Smith) just received a phone call that Dad is missing, presumed dead. No matter, Goodman and pops have been estranged for some time now—ever since Goodman lost his mother years ago—and with all the emotional attachment of … Continue reading POKÉMON DETECTIVE PIKACHU
Few words in the English language come as charged as “Satanism.” Conjuring images of blasphemy, ritual, sacrifice, and perversion, Satanism seems to be the sort of thing people can oppose on name alone. Then again, few know what Satanists believe. … Continue reading HAIL SATAN?
Let’s talk about sex. Or better yet, let’s talk about Dr. Ruth Westheimer, a 4-foot-7, 90-year-old Holocaust survivor who loves to talk about sex. For 40 years, she’s been “America’s sex therapist,” an honor she wears with pride. But Westheimer … Continue reading ASK DR. RUTH
Herschel Goldberg wants you to see Liyana. “The core message is something that everybody needs to see,” Goldberg says. “Or feel. It’s more about the feeling, not just the seeing.” And that’s why Goldberg and good friends Maputo Mensah and Merilee … Continue reading Herschel Goldberg and Amanda Kopp on LIYANA
When it comes to the movies, sin never goes out of style. And on April 28, it’s back on your TV screen when TCM presents a three-film series looking back at Hollywood’s pre-Code era with three films: Little Caesar (1931), Red-Headed Woman (1932), and Baby Face (1933); all … Continue reading Now Playing on TCM: FORBIDDEN HOLLYWOOD
Where we had thought to slay another, we shall slay ourselves … And where we had thought to be alone, we will be with all the world. —Joseph Campbell, The Hero With a Thousand Faces 2008’s Iron Man may have been a small … Continue reading AVENGERS: END GAME
The legacy of Orson Welles looms large in the history of cinema. So large, even Welles himself fell into its blackness. “The word genius was whispered into my ear—the first thing I heard—while I was still mewling in my crib,” … Continue reading A Matter of Persistence: Orson Welles
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