Gene Lantz
LATEST ARTICLES BY Gene Lantz
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“The Liberator” generates some thinking
October 6, 2014My movie buddy went to see "Gone Girl" with her book club, so I recruited a professor friend of mine to see "The Liberator" with.
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Texans hope to change things on Election Day
October 1, 2014In the Texas elections, the top of the ticket is generating hope and fear. The fear comes from the polls, which show Republicans from the far right maintaining solid leads.
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“Wetlands” movie review: Exploring secretions and inner selves
September 15, 2014Was I watching something with themes that applied to a swath of a generation of young people who can't bear their lives and see no hope of effecting change?
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Tulsa park commemorates 1921 race riot
August 13, 2014Travelers should consider going to Tulsa's John Hope Franklin Reconcilliation Park. The park commemorates the biggest race riot and massacre of American history.
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“What If,” romantic comedy, sells movie tickets
August 13, 2014Zoe Kazan is teamed with Daniel Radcliffe in a story that asks the question, "Will the 'Harry Met Sally' formula work again?"
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“Calvary”: Chaos and possible redemption
August 12, 2014During a confessional, at the beginning of the movie and before the credits, a parishioner says that he will murder the priest the following Sunday; we follow the priest through the week.
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“The Last Ship”: Life and love while everybody’s dying
August 6, 2014The situation is kind of grim, and so is the program. On the light side, there's a dog.
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Texans rally against ALEC, the right-wing stink tank
August 6, 2014The "stink tank" is responsible for initiating and financing anti-union, privatization, racist, and anti-democratic state legislation throughout the nation.
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