‘I’ ON CULTURE
The movie Daniel and the Fiery Furnace is another one of the faith-based films that are now becoming more popular. It is a bit simplistic, but very strong in its depiction of faith. I have always been...
‘I’ ON CULTURE
Unfortunately, Practical Magic 2 suffers from the fate of most sequels. Essentially, it just sort of comes at you, assuming you know the story from the previous movie, but then just goes nowhere. Add to that the...
‘I’ ON CULTURE
I started watching the new HBO Max show Lanterns despite initial qualms because it is based on the same Green Lantern stories that bombed as a movie years ago. But this new series seems far more grounded,...
'I' ON CULTURE
I was looking forward to the new HBO series Stuart Fails to Save the Universe since I was a fan of The Big Bang Theory and this is the third spin off from that very successful series....
‘I’ ON CULTURE
Few movies have been anticipated as much as Spider-Man: Brand New Day, the fourth in the current series. I have always thought this was the best of the Marvel Universe, in that its main characters were young...
‘I’ ON CULTURE
The new Christopher Nolan film The Odyssey has arrived, and it probably is the movie of the year. A retelling of one of our civilization’s oldest stories, it uses modern film techniques to enhance a complex, fascinating...
‘I’ ON CULTURE
While some folk celebrate and others bemoan the 250th birthday of the United States, we can probably all celebrate the centennial of Mel Brooks. For more than half a century, he made so many of us laugh,...
‘I’ ON CULTURE
To put it simply, Steven Spielberg still has the power to create really good films. Disclosure Day is one of the best of his I have seen in recent years, and one of the best I have...
‘I’ ON CULTURE
The movie Pressure is a pleasant surprise. For people, like me, who love history, it is an ideal movie — one that makes us think and recognize how easy it could be for small things to change...
‘I’ ON CULTURE
I generally like Guy Ritchie movies because they tend to be stylish, gangster-style, bits of fun. But In the Grey was a great disappointment. It has stars, great scenery, dead bodies and all the rest. But it...
‘I’ ON CULTURE
As a former history teacher, I can freely call the new animated film Animal Farm an abomination, something to be despised, something offensive. The book by George Orwell is a superb use of our language to show...
‘I’ ON CULTURE
Americans used to love movie heroes. Remember back to Gary Cooper, standing alone in High Noon? And John Wayne was the quintessential American hero. We went to the movies to see the heroes beat the good guys....
