Twitter as public forum, free speech
No one thought that he would do it. No one believed that he would actually go through with it. Some criticized him for the excessive amount of money that he was willing to spend on purchasing Twitter, but the loveable…
‘All Quiet on the Western Front’ honestly depicts WWI horrors
The Prussian novelist Erich Maria Remarque (“Shadows in Paradise”) was conscripted into the Imperial German Army during the First World War. He was sent to the trenches of the Western Front in the summer of 1917, where he was severely…
‘The Crown’ season five promises more gripping royal drama
Next month, the fifth season of Netflix’s hit drama “The Crown” will make its debut. The show is a mostly fictionalized account of the life and reign of former Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom, from her marriage to…
Retrospective: Lean film ‘Ryan’s Daughter’ holds up despite flaws
In the span of a decade, English filmmaker Sir David Lean (“Brief Encounter”) released a series of epics that are considered to be among the greatest works of cinema. It all started with “The Bridge on the River Kwai,” “Lawrence…
America’s political parties hypocritcal, argumentative
The most wonderful time of year has arrived! No, it is not Christmas yet, nor is it Halloween. Election Day is upon us once more. The time of year in which we bicker and argue over which candidate is better…
Retrospective: ‘Doctor Zhivago’ remains exceptionally gorgeous
After riding off the success of “Lawrence of Arabia,” English filmmaker Sir David Lean (“Brief Encounter”) decided to tackle Boris Pasternak’s (“The Last Summer”) novel “Doctor Zhivago.” In the film, NKVD General Yevgraf Zhivago (Alec Guinness, “The Ladykillers”) tries to…
Deaths of queen and Gorbachev represent end of era
On Aug. 30, Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev passed away in a hospital in Moscow at the ripe old age of 91. Gorbachev served as the leader of the Soviet Union and as the General Secretary of the Communist Party from 1985…
Russia unable to manage its large military
The Russian Federation has one of the largest militaries on the planet, but in the past year, they have proved themselves rather incapable of managing it. Bogged down by the much smaller yet more capable and courageous Ukrainian Army, the…
Editorial: The importance of historical accuracy in cinema
Imagine there was a film that was produced about the Third Reich. However, this film decides to ignore historical fact and decides to whitewash the main characters, who happen to be Nazis. Instead, the film shows the Heer, the German…
Retrospective: ‘Passage to India’ satisfyingly concludes Lean’s career
In 1858, one year following a massive and violent rebellion against the East India Company, the entirety of the Indian subcontinent would become a colony under the direct rule of the British Crown in what was to be known as…
