The Super Mario Bros. Movie is the Best Video Game Adaptation Yet
As a kid who grew up playing Super Mario Bros. on the Nintendo Entertainment System, I had often imagined what a proper film adaptation would be like. The 1993 live-action...
Mar 23,2023
“Cocaine Bear” Fails to Lampoon the War on Drugs
Black comedy Cocaine Bear, as with Snakes on a Plane and Hot Tub Time Machine, is a film with a title that succinctly encapsulates its ridiculous premise. Set in 1985...
Mar 02,2023
“Local 1”: Insight Doc Exposes Chicago Teachers Union
The right to free, peaceful association and assembly is a cornerstone of the American system. Humans are social creatures and will associate with other humans for companionship, mutual aid, and...
Feb 22,2023
Rand’s 1949 “The Fountainhead” Adaptation is a Curious Viewing
Books are almost always better than movie adaptations. Some films like To Kill a Mockingbird and 1984 are terrific adaptations but are still inferior to the source material. Other adaptations,...
Feb 06,2023
Ethics: Who Needs it
Novelist, philosopher, and polemicist Ayn Rand (1905 – 1982) is known for her forceful moral defense of capitalism and harsh critique of collectivism. Her arguments are also very persuasive. In...
Feb 02,2023
Culture
“The Fabelmans”: Spielberg’s Semi-Autobiographical Drama
Steven Spielberg is one of the great American cultural icons of the last century. The celebrated director of Jaws, ET the Extra-Terrestrial, and Jurassic Park has entertained, inspired, and stirred...