No Falling Sky in Skyfall
The newest Bond film, Skyfall, seems to step out of the Bond legacy. Addressing his childhood and hinting at a homosexual streak, Skyfall threatens to derail the classic Bond moviegoers have loved for 50 years. Never fear- Bond is still Bond. The film’s plot gives him a modern twist, but no character-altering qualities emerge. While … Read more
Dark Knight and Occupy Wall Street: The Humble Rise
The new Batman movie has become a consequential film, but it also rises to the noblest level of Western art. In the run-up to the release of the long-anticipated The Dark Knight Rises, political commentators on the Left remarked that the name of a principal villain, Bane, resembled Mitt Romney’s old firm, Bain Capital. A … Read more
Spiderman: Truly Amazing
The crowd hushed as, once more, webs shot across the screen. Five years after the last Tobey Maguire installment, Spiderman 3, the new The Amazing Spiderman altered the storyline, rendering it more interesting and more consequential. It even has a deeper message- don’t mess with human nature. Moviegoers know the story of Spiderman: Peter Parker, … Read more
The Hunger Games: An Excellent Good Friday Picture
Young adult fiction has met the depth of religious literature. If you want a 21st Century Bible, pick up The Hunger Games. Or rather, watch the movie. That’s what I did. Now I have to read the book. The film portrays the story of Katniss Everdeen (I know – Katniss?), a young lady whose love … Read more
Episode IV: A Better Series
Episode IV: A BETTER SERIES It is a period of civil war. Carrie Fisher, the actress who played Princess Leia, has won her first victory against the evil William Shatner. With the aid of special effects, historical correspondence and pure mythos, she will defeat the USS Enterprise and restore freedom to the galaxy… You can … Read more
Is That A Time Machine?
By Kyle Smith “Is that a time machine man? It is, isn’t it? I need your time machine man; I need to get back to the sixties, when Jimmy Hendrix was doing that thing with the flaming guitar.” Thus spoke the crazy hippie who stole Christopher Gardner’s source of income in the film Pursuit of … Read more
