June 15, 2013
11:25 a.m.
Note: This was my weekly opinion column. The theme will be continued in my next.
In his address to the graduating class of Ohio State University on May 5, President Obama sounded the alarm against alarmists.
“Still, you’ll hear voices that incessantly w...
June 14, 2013
11:25 a.m.
Note: A slightly edited version of this appeared in the print-only TV Guide of the Marshall Independent.
“The Purge,” directed by James DeMonaco, operates on many levels: dystopian fantasy, home invasion thriller, political allegory, and moral fable. And...
June 11, 2013
5:21 p.m.
“Epic” is an animated fantasy story directed by Chris Wedge, who also directed Ice Age (2002) and Robots (2005), so already it’s got a lot going for it.
The film is loosely based on “The Leaf Men and the Brave Good Bugs” by William Joyce, who also create...
June 9, 2013
5:29 p.m.
Note: The appeared in the print-only TV Guide of the Marshall Independent.
“After Earth” directed by M. Night Shyamalan, appears to be one of those films audiences like and critics loathe.
It’s been treated pretty badly by reviewers, though it seems to ...
May 28, 2013
11:29 a.m.
“The true soldier fights, not because he hates what is in front of him, but because he loves what is behind him.” – G.K. Chesterton
This Memorial Day weekend I stayed home alone and got some productive work done, in between even longer bouts of productiv...
May 24, 2013
11:24 a.m.
Note: This is cross-posted on my professional blog at the Marshall Independent.
Well Gov. Dayton has signed the marriage equality act, and depending on which side you line up on either the sky if falling or Minnesota has leaped into the forefront of huma...
May 23, 2013
11:29 a.m.
Note: This appeared in the print-only TV Guide of the Marshall Independent.
“Iron Man 3” is awesome. At least according to the unanimous vote of this older dad, pre-teen son, and six-year-old daughter.
How’s that for broad-based appeal? My daughter is ...
May 20, 2013
11:32 a.m.
Note: This appeared in the print-only TV Guide of the Marshall Independent.
I ran into this film quite by accident on Sunday. I was pressed for time, had to have something to review and I really didn’t want to see another iteration of “The Great Gatsby.”...
May 13, 2013
11:25 a.m.
I started out last Monday writing my weekly movie review when a report of terrorist activity in Montevideo, Minnesota landed on my desk.
The FBI press release had it that someone named Buford “Bucky” Rogers had been arrested in a raid on his parent’s tra...
May 10, 2013
11:26 a.m.
Note: This is my weekly op-ed.
“What are you talking about?” (I hear you say.) “All we do is argue these days. About gun control, abortion, Obamacare…”
No, we don’t argue about these things at all. Or at best, only one side argues.
“What? Doesn’t it ta...
