Widower's Tango

It is curious phenomenon, rather simple to explain, but when men go off to war, leaving behind sweethearts pledging to be faithful, there o...

The Book of Jonah isn't the shortest book of the Old Testament. That dubious distinction belongs to Obadiah. But it is short enough t...

When John Lennon was killed, it brought a swift end to the speculation that had lasted a decade that there would be a reunion of The Beatles...

Just as I am certain that beauty is beneficial to people, I believe that igliness has the power to do actual, appreciable harm. For the pa...

I have always thought that Film's best metaphor is Plato's Allegory of the Cave: instead of looking directly at reality, the best ...

"It is not enough to succeed. Others must fail." It seems that he made a rule of always entering a room sneering . He was s...

By Way of an introduction to my forthcoming comments on the latest Sight & Sound Critics' Poll, here is what I wrote nearly three y...