mysteries
Scifi Story Imagines U.S. As Socialist State

TAC correspondent Mike Gray has landed two short fiction stories in the latest edition of ...

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Christian-Themed ‘Transformers’ Sequel Sustains Strong Box Office Appeal

 Despite being trashed by the critics, Transformer: Revenge of the Fallen led at the ...

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Reader Comment of the Week: Malden’s Legacy

In his comment on "Malden Brought Depth, Responsibility to Movie Roles," Jim Lak...

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Off the ‘Net (Two)

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movies
TCM Thrillers (July 6 – 12)

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Hollywood’s Greatest Year, 1939

 This year marks the 70th anniversary of Hollywood's greatest year, 1939.Accordingly,...

manners-and-morals
Do you prefer Facebook over MySpace? Then you’re a racist

   According to a story at The Inquisitr, it reflects very poorly on American so...

genres
The Toxic Philosophy Behind ‘Quirky’ Film(s)

     Charming, quirky films such as Away We Go aren't always as i...

movies
Malden Brought Depth, Moral Responsibility to Movie Roles

  Actor Karl Malden, who died today at age 97, was a fine performer who stood fo...

movies
Good Themes Overshadowed by Cinematic Flaws in ‘Transformers’ Sequel

   Thematically, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen is just as good as its...

movies
Review: The Stoning of Soraya M

The Stoning of Soraya M. is a "Schindler's List" for a new generation — a film that s...

mysteries
Christian Serial Killer TV Episode Surprisingly Fair to Christianity

   The most recent episode of Law and Order: Criminal Intent presents a ser...

movies
Little Miss Parenthood

     While Away We Go offers some wonderful performances and two ...

movies
TCM Thrillers (June 29 – July 5)

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television
The Next Next Generation

     Fleeing from the beatification of Michael Jackson, I stumble...

science-fiction
music
The Tragedy of Michael Jackson

   Michael Jackson's life was a tragedy, but not a particularly edifying on...

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Confronting Liberal Snobbery

The other day, I had reason to have e-mail correspondence with the head of the criminal di...

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Burton Tackles Alice

Filmmaker Tim Burton is in production on a film based on Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventure...

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McMahon’s Affability Demonstrated Real Virtues

     Television personality Ed McMahon was a celebrity without an...

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Off the ‘Net (One)

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commerce
Character Charm Overcomes Comic Anarchy at U.S. Box Office

    It will be a good thing if the Sandra Bullock romantic comedy The ...

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Despite Ugly Facade, ‘Year One’ Has Positive Message About Religion

     Behind its unpleasant facade of vulgarity and chaos, Year On...

music
Lessons in Musical Depreciation

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movies
It’s Not The Mask, Stupid!

      Mr. Karnick has already written a wonderful essay on t...

manners-and-morals
Letterman Apologies Fail to Satisfy Protesters, MSM Battered Again

         The intense public reaction against ...

movies
TCM Thrillers (June 22 – 28)

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Why the Letterman-Palin Saga Is Important

   The media's continual and increasingly furious and itemperate attacks on...

movies
That Only Happens in the Movies . . .

       Recent events may have pulled the curtain back o...

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movies
Criminally Funny: Comic Crime Films (Part Four)

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Community in Gran Torino

In a DVD commentary Daniel P. Crandall argues that Clint Eastwood’s latest movie, Gr...

movies
Criminally Funny: Comic Crime Films (Part Three)

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