Arts
Content Shifter: 8 Xmas Excursions
Who doesn’t like Christmas? OK, let me rephrase that: Who doesn’t like Christmas as experienced with a steady, carefully—and in some states, legally—maintained buzz throughout the final weeks of the year? Your mumbled approval is noted. … read more
Content Shifter: 7 Hitman Hits
Admit it: You’re dreading the same-old home-for-the-holidays, family Thanksgiving dinner with the same old question, “How’s your job going?” … read more
Film Review: Halloween
The level of violence that is considered acceptable nowadays has certainly been heightened. If ultraviolent killings make you squeamish, you may want to sit the new Halloween movie out. … read more
Film Review: Beautiful Boy
Beautiful Boy is a great advocate for people dealing with dependences and for their supportive family members and friends. Hope is the ultimate goal of this account. … read more
Content Shifter: Rocktober Goes to 11!
After Zeptember comes Rocktober—not, repeat, not, Trucktober or any other “-tober” extrapolation. Those are consume/market-mind-control operations perpetuated by the Deep State government (aka the alien lizard people who run the planet). If you listened to my short-wave radio show, you’d know this already. … read more
Film Review: Assassination Nation
Assassination Nation empowers young women while condemning the forces that have taught them how to act. If you can’t act like a young lady, we’re going to murder you, figuratively or literally, so take your pick. … read more
Film Review: Puzzle
Turtletaub tells nuanced story with Puzzle that explores Agnes’ motivations and acknowledges how hard change can be, especially when it means stepping away from the people we love. … read more
Content Shifter: Nine Back-to-School TV Series
The back-to-school time of year is special to people—not me but, you know, other people. The kind of people who still have high-school graduation tassels hanging from their rearview mirrors, or still refer to their college ball teams as “we” and “us,” or whine incessantly about still-not-paid-off student loans. … read more
Film Review: Crazy Rich Asians
Crazy Rich Asians is based on a bestselling novel by Kevin Kwan. Native New Yorker Rachel Chu (Constance Wu) is dating Singaporean Nick Young (Henry Golding), having no clue about how loaded his family really is. … read more
Film Review: The Meg
There is nothing worth remembering in this disaster of an action flick, but I don’t think anyone is walking into the theater expecting much more than a Jason Statham movie. … read more