Time and time again, Reagan has proven his acting ability, yet this ability (not to mention, the variety in his performances) has either gone unrecognized or is diminished, and often denigrated.
As anyone as well read as Lex Fridman’s detractors claim to be should know, you don’t incentivize an activity by insulting those who are still at an intermediate or beginner level in that activity.
Where “The Whale” mumbles something about inner beauty, something about believing against all odds in freer, unrestrained versions of ourselves, it sinks under its own massive weight.
One of the most important parts of a new year’s anticipation is to remain firmly planted in reality. William Dieterle’s 1944 “I’ll Be Seeing You” is a fine example of this.
A sense of wonder, if truly understood, is a source of joy and gratitude. It is Frank Capra’s understanding of gratitude that holds the film’s theme together in “It’s a Wonderful Life.”
The Jones thesis of cultural transplant devastates the starry-eyed “come one, come all” immigration advocacy popular among progressives and libertarians.