February 25, 2013 - 11:15am
You'll get stabbed in the face!!
I haven't thought about politics in months. In fact, I didn't even think much about politics last year during election season. (Confession: I didn't even vote!) Politics are a sticky, messy business, full of misdirection and misinformation, and we are expected to swallow all of it whole...
February 8, 2013 - 11:15am
Get an edge on your Oscar predictions with this special showcase of the Oscar nominated animated and live action films.
I am very excited for Sunday, February 24. This is Oscars night – the Academy Awards ceremony. It is silliness, you say, and you are right: it is. But it's exciting. It's fun – especially since four years ago when I implemented the Academy Awards Drinking Game in my household....
February 1, 2013 - 4:32pm
The new documentary by Ken Burns about prejudice and injustice in the legal system.
It would be a cliché to talk about how, despite the progress that has been made, prejudice is still an unfortunate fact of our society. It would also be a cliché to talk about the problems in our justice system. Thus, imagine how unoriginal it would be to talk about how prejudice can inform and...
January 18, 2013 - 2:04pm
Presenting the new film by Jacques Audiard, Oscar-nominated director of 'Un Prophete.'
The world will never run out of love stories. Never. There is too much. Too many ways to explore this theme. It's irresistible. Love is such an intense emotion; it inspires artists, it makes people Feel Things. We are speaking of romantic love here, by the way. It is important to specify. There...
December 31, 2012 - 11:49am
A story of redemption and getting one's life back together.
This is the end. 2012: done. Today. This is all beside the point, but I'm taking a moment to talk about this. 2012 has been the single craziest, most transformative year of my entire life. I'm not exaggerating. The year has seen the highest highs and the lowest lows. It has involved mental...
