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Trump Justice Department Targets California Over College Admissions Apr. 10, 2025
SAN DIEGO — The Trump administration sees a golden opportunity to play the race card against C... Read More
The Why Behind the Fourth Amendment Makes One Appreciate the Need Feb. 25, 2025
The United Kingdom's greed in the late 17th Century contributed to what we in America have come to k... Read More
'The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare': Guy Ritchie With Another Not-So-Near Miss Apr. 19, 2024
You would think — no, you'd be nearly certain — that any nonfiction book about the creat... Read More
When It Comes To Helping Black Kids, Our Leaders Are All Talk, No Action Jul. 14, 2022
I am saddened by the state of affairs in our inner cities. Recently, in Washington, D.C., the nation... Read More
'Top Gun: Maverick': Tom Cruise's Long-Delayed Return Flight May. 27, 2022
"Top Gun: Maverick" is of course custom-made to scratch the international itch for big-budget, star-... Read More
'Ambulance': Action Central Apr. 08, 2022
Jake Gyllenhaal kinda ruins the new Michael Bay movie, "Ambulance." Not by dint of any particular th... Read More
'Black Widow': Scarlett Johansson and Florence Pugh Lead Marvel Into a New Age Jul. 09, 2021
You knew it would come to this. After a decade of patiently enduring her female fate — waiting... Read More
'Riders of Justice': Mads Mikkelsen in a Blood-Flecked, Philosophical Action Comedy May. 14, 2021
"Riders of Justice" is a sharp, funny inquiry into the proposition that nobody ever really knows whe... Read More
Sun and Neptune Ring an Alarm Nov. 08, 2020
In this age, it often feels as though we're making choices, when we are actually being manipulated i... Read More
Cinematic Cosmic Action Sequence May. 10, 2020
If the month of May 2020 were a movie, this week would be the action sequence. Mercury enters Gemini... Read More
'First Love': Master of Mayhem Takashi Miike Goes Romantic on Us. Sort of. Sep. 27, 2019
Takashi Miike is possibly the last director — well, Rob Zombie and the sadly retired Uwe Boll ... Read More
The Dangerous Urge To Do Something Aug. 15, 2019
When tragedy strikes, as it did in two mass killings earlier this month, there is always the urge to... Read More
'John Wick: Chapter 3 -- Parabellum': Keanu Reeves Kills, Again May. 17, 2019
Forget the bullets in the face, the hatchet in the head, the kill teams and katana masters and the 7... Read More
And the Children Shall Lead Us Feb. 21, 2018
At 8:18 p.m. on May 4, 1970, just hours after Ohio National Guardsmen killed four students and wound... Read More
'The Villainess': Return of Lady Vengeance Aug. 25, 2017
Among the several nuts-o-rama action scenes in "The Villainess," a new movie from South Korean frenz... Read More
Trump's Risky Syria Gambit Apr. 09, 2017
In the worldview Donald Trump brought to the White House, all problems are easy. Fix the economy by ... Read More
Obama's Legacy Is Executive Abuse Jan. 08, 2016
Over the winter break, I finally got around to binge-watching "Parks and Recreation." In case you mi... Read More
Obama Needs to Do Less Finger-Wagging and More Apologizing Jan. 28, 2014
President Obama's policies continue to produce results that are the opposite of what he promises, ye... Read More
'Teslagrad' is Electrifying Jan. 03, 2014
DEVELOPER: Rain Games PUBLISHER: Rain Games SYSTEM: Windows PC PRICE: $9.99 Download ESRB RATING: Te... Read More
Old Superstars Swarm Movie Screens Nov. 14, 2013
"All is Lost" is being hailed as a one-man triumph, a crowning achievement for one of the ... Read More
