oh Valentine!
Every February 14, millions of Americans slip into a trance of ritual passion. Under its influence, we shell out serious money for extravagant and expensive perishables. Hot house roses—at $75 a dozen—will be snapped up like glue guns at an Etsy open houe. Enough...
Lion
Directed by Garth Davis and adapted from the true story "A Long Way Home," Lion tells the fairytale saga of a young Indian boy, Saroo Brierley, who becomes lost a thousand miles away from his village, and is miraculously adopted by an Australian couple. After many...
Silence
You can take the boy out of the Church, but you can't take the Church out of Marty Scorsese. Fearless and probing, director Scorsese seems unstoppable in his restless (tormented?) quest for redemption. There have been other paths through his personal journey that...
the million pink hat march
Watching Scarlett Johansson speak at the Women's March on Washington I found myself thinking and feeling many things. Maybe that short, Joan-of-Arc-ish haircut will inspire lots of young women my students' age to get rid of their long stringy fashion locks, I mused....
Elle
Those squeamish viewers who found Manchester by the Sea difficult to watch will find Paul Verhoeven's new film, Elle, way too much to handle. Refreshingly non-formulaic (i.e. non Hollywood), the film stars a stunning Isabelle Huppert as a successful Parisian, Michele...
Inside the Flame
A book of sensory adventure: The rituals, passions and discoveries of an engaged life.