Reza Aslan's “Zealot” exposes Christianity's revolutionary roots
He leaves readers with a question which, curiously, he does not even attempt to answer.
“What Lies Across the Water”: Revealing new book on Cuban 5
In comprehensive and convincing fashion the book explains how the Cuban Five came to be arrested, tried, and imprisoned.
Class struggle from the couch
Back in 2011, the video-gaming industry was already three-fifths the size of the movie industry. For that reason alone, games deserve serious critical attention.
“Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead:” A review
Women of every race and class face corresponding challenges, but the dramatically different circumstances leave you wondering if there's the basis for an alliance?
“The East” probes ultra-left minds in twisted plot
Ellen Page is wonderful in "The East." I've never seen her in a movie when she wasn't wonderful.
Student debt crisis: an American horror story
The movie is about a recent college graduate, Kate. Everywhere she goes, her debt follows her, symbolized by a creeping red mist.
Tricky Dick rides again in “Our Nixon”
Our Nixon, shown at the 2013 Los Angeles Film Festival, is a compilation film by Penny Lane about the only U.S. president who resigned and left office in disgrace.
“Yes, Prime Minister:” Wry, sly, Brit wit
Yes, Prime Minister's bristling dialogue is decidedly political and full of humorous social commentary.
“One Night in Miami...” before he became Muhammad Ali
Rogue Machine's world premiere of One Night in Miami... is simply among the best plays I've seen in years.
Actor James Gandolfini, 51, dies of cardiac arrest
James Gandolfini's lumbering, brutish mob boss with the tortured psyche will endure as one of TV's indelible characters.
