Culture
‘The Irishman’: Pacino, Paquin and the gangs of New York are all here
November 20, 2019I enjoyed this epic three quarters of the way through, but I could have lived without the final hour or so, which basically deals with growing old.
Read more‘Fifteen Men in a Smoke-Filled Room’: How Warren G. Harding became president
November 20, 2019The biggest White House corruption scandal ever recorded up to that point in history took place during the early years of Warren G. Harding’s administration.
Read moreNew PBS film ‘McCarthy’: Lessons unlearned
November 19, 2019Writer-director-producer Grimberg gives us a fine, understated look at what a genial, right-minded, homegrown elected-official terrorism looks like.
Read moreThe Middle East at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival
November 19, 2019The Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) has supported famed Palestinian director/actor Elia Suleiman from the beginning of his career.
Read moreOn her 80th birthday: Margaret Atwood points the way toward a new humanity
November 18, 2019Margaret Atwood has written several novels that explore dystopian situations or circumstances where people are subjected to control and violence.
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