"Reaching for the Moon": Love dares speak its name
I really liked this movie, mainly because of its unusual characters based on actual historical figures.
"The Book Thief": A child looks at fascism
"The Book Thief" is not a happy movie. It's narrated by Death, though he's a trifle friendlier than usually depicted.
This Thanksgiving, I'm thankful for "Strange Fruit"
I am so thankful for Abel Meeropol's brilliant creation because "Strange Fruit"'s growing power gives me hope. The pen just could be mightier than the sword after all.
Mozart, propagandist, in new rendering of old classic
The current version of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's The Magic Flute at Los Angeles Opera raises two essential artistic questions (plus, perhaps, eyebrows).
“Arrow” takes aim at wealthy elite
This show has, surprisingly, said a lot of things about corporate America that other heroes have been rather tight-lipped on.
McBride's "Good Lord Bird," Packer's "Unwinding": National Book Award winners
The Good Lord Bird, the adventures of a disguised black child caught up in John Brown's abolitionist crusade, was the winner of the National Book Award for fiction.
Rushes to judgment: Top 10 assassination / conspiracy movies
Conventional thinkers, hacks and propagandists may seek to perpetrate and perpetuate lone gunman, magic bullet and other cover-ups about assassinations and the like - but the big screen knows better!
In Verdi’s “Falstaff,” all the world’s a jest
What better way to celebrate Italian composer Giuseppe Verdi's bicentennial than with a production of Falstaff?
“Thor” sequel another hard-hitter
As superhero flicks go, this one is still pretty standard fare for the casual viewer, but that doesn't mean it's not enjoyable.
"Dallas Buyers Club": We're surprised you're even alive
Dallas Buyers Club is an uplifting morality tale that's about as good as the art of cinema gets.
