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What Kills Good Movies (It’s Not Bad Reviews) |

Two of my fellow-critics have gotten the ball rolling. Inspired by a tweet from Matt Zoller Seitz, David Ehrlich asked me and other film critics a provocative question for the latest of his weekly IndieWire surveys: my choice for a…

Landmines on the Road to the Trump-Kim Summit

As President Donald Trump enthusiastically endorses a summit with someone he effectively threatened to kill just a few weeks ago, one imagines a man waving a piece of paper while declaring “peace in our time.” In fact, the comparison between…

When Congress Tests Authority, Military Brings Out Big Guns

Now that key senators have introduced measures that would end U.S.-aided hostilities in Yemen, we can expect that a coordinated backlash from the military establishment is imminent. The multi-trillion-dollar military-industrial-counterterrorism complex (MICC) has a business model for scuttling legislation that…

India’s Lurch Towards Protectionism

At a Global Business Summit in New Delhi late last month, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi aimed to enthuse foreign investors by declaring that “India is open for business.” Yet India has taken several protectionist steps over the last four…

The Triumph of Emotion Over Reason

Earlier this March, Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting survivors David Hogg and Cameron Kasky appeared on “Real Time with Bill Maher.” Kasky used the opportunity to respond to those like NRA spokeswoman Dana Loesch who he feels have used the…