12 Years a Slave (2013)
The first thing that I have to say about director Steve McQueen’s third feature film is that it is a lot better than I expected; it is also, happily, a little less preachy than anticipated. The second thing that I have to say is once again I find myself wondering why the Hell The Bible wasn’t banned long ago. It certainly—along with its companion piece The Koran—appears to be responsible for a disproportionate amount of the world’s...
A Golden Ticket to the Chocolate Factory: The Wolf of Wall Street (2013)
With Martin Scorsese’s new movie The Wolf of Wall Street you are either going to allow yourself to be picked up, kicked in the nuts, dragged along the floor by the hair of your head and just plain swept along by the sheer verve and rollercoaster high-drop energy of this thing; or… Or you’re going to shake your head in bewildered loathing at how appalling these people are, wonder why you would want to spend three hours of your...
One Summer: America 1927
One Summer: America 1927 Now, anyone who knows me will confirm that I’m a technophobe. It’s not something to boast about, it’s just a plain fact. Granted, given the job I do I have to have some basic knowledge of a computer; but really complicated workings—you know, things like scanning or sending a photograph—remain part of my 2014 New Year learn-to-do resolutions. With my mobile phone I know how to receive and to make calls. ...
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