By • Jun 13,2008

Mark Wahlberg

So, in my review of The Happening, I mention that Mark Wahlberg “regresses to the novice we saw in Boogie Nights.” His performance is just that bad. I didn’t blame...

By • Jun 12,2008

Gitmo

James is pretty much right on Guantanamo and this ruling: the problem isn’t Gitmo itself but holding people without trial (or coming up with a charge) for the better part...

By • Jun 12,2008

O Guantanamo

Snap judgment on the court´s ruling: this is the graf that counts: A second fact insufficiently appreciated by the dissents is the length of the disputed imprisonments, some of the...

By • Jun 12,2008

Neocons love Westerns

Like most art, film can be interpreted any which way you please. All you have to do is make the case. So I’m relatively sympathetic to James’s argument that the...

By • Jun 12,2008

The End of Anti-Semitism and Other Tales

The most effective way to begin an anti-Semitic rant is to preempt your musings with a refutation of all who you anticipate will call your courage and honesty ‘anti-Semitism.’ Chances...

By • Jun 12,2008

Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired

So, last night I watched the Roman Polanski documentary on HBO. Interesting stuff. A tragic figure, clearly done an injustice by a judge not looking out for the interests of...