A Father’s Day re-do
Father's Day 2026 demands rethinking in light of the fatherlessness epidemic, and new role models sought.
A tale of two campaigns
Democratic socialist Nithya Raman was supposed to be the “next” Zohran Mamdani, laying siege to the Democratic establishment of Los [...]
Film: “Michael” (2026)
What’s not to like about this boisterous two-hour biopic about pop music legend Michael Jackson? It captures all the flamboyant [...]
Film: “Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man”
There’s always a danger in making a feature-length movie to expand upon a successful TV series: The narrative arc of [...]
Are the Academy Awards dying?
The 98th Annual Academy Awards have come and gone, and the only issue in dispute is whether the movie industry’s [...]
Film: “Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere”
Dramatizing the life of famous musicians has become a Hollywood staple. Biopics about Ray Charles (2004), Freddie Mercury (2018), Elton [...]
Why Minnesota?
The unspoken question lurking beneath the raging conflict over ICE in Minnesota is this: Why here and not somewhere else? [...]
Film: “28 Years Later: The Bone Temple”
The movie “28 Years Later: The Bone Temple” is supposed to be a sequel to “28 Years Later,” the third [...]
Film: Sydney Sweeney as “Christy” (2025)
Twenty-eight-year-old Sydney Sweeney is fast becoming one of Hollywood’s “hottest” celebrities. Her sometime co-star Zendaya is considered more exotic and [...]
The ethics of CRISPR 2.0 use in the deaf
There’s an age-old ethical proposition: Just because you can do something, it doesn’t mean that you should. This age-old proposition [...]
The best Christmas classics (and some campiness) on film
Christmas is right around the corner! And what better way to get into the spirit of the yuletide season than [...]
Film: “John Candy: I Like Me”
Hollywood actor John Candy wasn’t a leading man, much less a major film star, but when he died prematurely at [...]