In The Shawshank Redemption, the falsely imprisoned Andy obtains posters of movie stars — Rita Hayworth, Marilyn Monroe and Raquel Welch. Everyone understands why these images are comforting. We know...
If it accomplishes little else, the current film Capote captures the awesomely bleak austerity of winter afternoons. The matchless cinematography of Adam Kimmel treats us to imposing outdoor vistas in...
George Clooney's take on Murrow and McCarthy is a gripping, eloquent piece of propaganda.
In the introduction to The Weekly Standard: A Reader: 1995-2005, Bill Kristol announces that in his selection he attempts to communicate the magazine’s “essential history and its spirit.” Judged by this...
Should something be done just because it’s never been done? It all depends on whether one’s priority is to be a pioneer or a great artist. Michael Winterbottom, one would...
Rafael Gonzalez is incredibly shallow, exceedingly cocky, and an inveterate womanizer–but he’s strangely sympathetic anyway. As played by Guillermo Toledo, who can tell a story in the raise of his...
