I make no claims to having a great understanding or appreciation of opera. I can appreciate the artistry involved, and like ballet, sit...

In 1984 I was nine years old, and new to the world of comic books. By that, I mean the serious business of comic books, not the casual...

Wes Anderson's Moonrise Kingdom (2012) is a quirky, awkward little romance that is equal parts Romeo and Juliet and Lord of the Flies....

First, let's acknowledge Roald Dahl for the twisted, beautiful creative genius he was. He is best known for his off-center children's...

Satire movies are really a hit or miss phenomenon, with most winding up firmly in the miss column. For every Naked Gun or Airplane! there...

I've never been a huge boxing fan. I can think of perhaps ten total minutes of real-time boxing I've watched, though I've seen my share...

The Wonder Years might have been about early adolescence in the late '60s and early '70s, but aside from fashions and home decor, it...

I've argued before that I believe we're in the midst of a golden age of children's movies. Walking into The Lego Movie, I didn't think I...

It's easy to look back thirty years ago and dismiss Top Gun as a big-budget exercise in masculine jingoism, a paean to American military...

Carol Danvers (Ms. Marvel, Binary, Warbird, Captain Marvel) is a fascinating study in the struggles that male comic creators have long...

Homer's Iliad is an epic tragedy, the rich depiction of a Trojan War that is a total disaster for virtually everyone involved. The...

My favorite stage production is 1776, but those characters are based on real people, so don't qualify for inclusion here. Otherwise John...