Category: Movies

A Brave Heart Is Not Always a Good Heart

Sometimes I like to think I’m a pretty good person. That I’m aging gracefully, not grumpily. That I do a little better than average. That

Movie Monday: Skyfall

Cash. Big Cash. That’s what Skyfall earned at the box office this weekend. Daniel Craig’s third turn as 007 gunned down an estimated $87.8 million

License to Watch?

Don’t tell my editor this … but I have a soft spot for James Bond. It’s partly my grandmother’s fault. Grandma, a woman who was

The First Job of a Movie Is to do WHAT?

I’ve been diligently digging through cause-and-effect stories about media for more than a decade and a half now. It’s sort of a Plugged In tradition,

The Skinny on Horror

So you’ve tossed your diet overboard like a rusty anchor, huh? I understand. Cutting back on favorite foods and snacks can be doggone tough. (Unless

Movie Monday: Wreck-It Ralph

Game over, man. Disney Animation’s Wreck-It Ralph, about an old-school videogame villain who’s tired of being the (literal) fall guy, made the week’s box office

When Darth Met Mickey

The calendar yesterday may have read Oct. 30, the day before Halloween. But for Star Wars fans everywhere, it was more like an early Christmas.

Movie Monday: Argo’s Third Try

Normally, if a movie has any hope of securing the top slot at the box office on a given weekend, it happens the first week

Rape Scene Re-Violates

Can the media influence our attitudes and behaviors?  A lot of young people today don’t think so. I spent a great deal of time writing

Movie Monday: Paranormal Activity 4

So, I found this eerie video footage of some guy counting the box office receipts for the weekend. I’d show it to you, but it’s

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