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In high school I worked at a gas station, where I served as full-time clerk and part-time shrink to some of the friendless and overly talkative customers. One sticks with me. A father from a neighboring town came into the

DreamWorks’ “Kung Fu Panda 2” is a spectacle of explosions and roundhouse kicks, a kid-friendly, energetic thrill-ride that’s a worthy sequel to the first KFP. Jack Black‘s panda Po, the Dragon Warrior, is back in all his glorious ridiculousness, and

Four years ago, Jack Sparrow (Johnny Depp’s alter ego) sailed out of our lives in “At World’s End,” in a chaotic, action-packed ending to a three-part series. But the only way to really get rid of Jack, or any pirate

Let’s face it – if the Republican Party doesn’t figure out a way to gain minority voters, it will become the permanent minority by 2050. That’s when white Americans will account for only 46 percent of the U.S. population. Last

You were probably unaware of the latest in absurdist horror comedy from French filmmaker Quentin Dupieux, “Rubber.” I was unaware the absurdist genre even existed. If, like me, were unaware of this ridiculous genre, but you saw the “Rubber” trailer

Zack Snyder has made a name for himself through visually stunning films, strong characters and larger than life stories. The beyond-epic “300,” beautiful “Watchmen,” soaring “Legend of the Guardians.” His latest, “Sucker Punch,” strives for an unknown in sensory overload,

As a Christian, I’ve grown up with the debate between free will and predestination. Is my faith in Christ my choice, or did God choose me so that I had no choice in the matter? The Adjustment Bureau, a new

Image Entertainment and Enduring Freedom Productions have released a new documentary for the 100th anniversary of statesman Ronald Reagan’s birth. “Ronald Reagan: An American Journey” is an inspiring and heartfelt look at who President Reagan was, and at the instances

Today marks the 100th anniversary of the late great President Ronald Reagan’s birthday, so it’s fitting that this year a biopic on his life, titled “Reagan,” will begin filming. Mark Joseph, founder of multi-media company MJM Entertainment Group and the

Hollywood’s romanticized assassins are artists, and their hands, knives, guns are their paintbrushes. Murder is their canvas. “The Mechanic” details the romanticized world of assassin “firms with brutal clarity. In this world of one-use cell phones and “jobs” stashed in

In “Season of the Witch,” disenchanted knight Behmen (Nicolas Cage) and his partner Felson (Ron Perlman) return to Europe after deserting what’s become a less-than-holy crusade. Upon their return, they find Europe devastated by a terrible plague, supposedly caused by

Super-hero films have been progressively legitimizing since Spider-Man swung into theatres in 2002, paving the way for big-budget Iron Man and Batman films, the classic Watchmen, non-traditional Kick-Ass and soon Captain America and crew. The latest addition to this genre,

Communism is responsible for more deaths in the 20th Century than both world wars, yet liberals have defended it for decades. A new book by Grove City College professor and top Reagan scholar Paul Kengor – Dupes – documents this,

After high school, my dad toured the country as a drummer with a Christian rock and roll band called “Daybreak.” We have some of his stuff on vinyl back home, and I like to think they sound like early Beatles.

RightNetwork strikes again, this time with an original, entertaining and informative political talk show. “Politics and Poker” combines a round-table discussion with the laid-back atmosphere of a friendly card game, and it’s a combo sure to draw an audience. —–

I sat down with Davis Guggenheim recently when he came to Washington, D.C. to promote his new documentary, “Waiting for ‘Superman,” a compelling, revealing look at what’s wrong with education in America (see John Nolte’s review of the film). For

A film hailed as the top conservative movie in 25 years enjoyed two showings in D.C. recently, this summer at the Goethe-Institute – the German cultural center in Washington, D.C. – and again last week at The Heritage Foundation’s new

Who says Zach Snyder can’t make a family picture? After “Sin City” and “300,” I had my doubts, but “Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga’Hoole” is not only a visual masterpiece Snyder-style – complete with slow motion –

Last year, documentary director Karen Price, daughter of Rep. David Price (D-N.C.), chronicled the 2006 Democrat house takeover in a revealing film called “HouseQuake.” While the documentary followed a handful of Democrat nominees as they ran for Congress, it focused

There’s a special place in my heart for period pieces involving excessive swordplay. There’s a natural romance to films where men write sonnets with swords, debating with the edge of a blade. But such films can quickly slip down the

The brilliance of Edward Jay Epstein’s “The Hollywood Economist” is that it takes existing “common knowledge” and turns it on its head, revealing ways we’ve all been duped by Hollywood into believing that studios are always nearly broke and thus

Entertainment journalists judge movie success or failure on ticket sales. Avatar made billions in theaters, so it was a success. Leap Year made about $30 million so it was not. Journalists then compare a film’s budget to its box office

Oh James. No, I’m not a Bond girl pandering to the Spy of Spies. I’m just a movie fan annoyed that Cameron is obsessed with himself. Cameron, you make beautiful films. You need someone to help you write your scripts.

Not only did President Obama vote against the Surge while in the Senate, but his new course for Iraq is named something reminiscent of a girly vampire novel. But this could be the least of the strikes against President Obama’s

Despite the numbers that show more Americans identify themselves ideologically as conservative than anything else, Hollywood continues to either ignore or blatantly criticize conservatives and their ideals. Considering this point, it’s a wonder how a liberal minority continue to dominate

Movies based on graphic novels and comic books are all the rage these days. But while “comic book” denotes superheroes with clear-cut heroes and villains, there’s something gritty about the title “graphic novel” that suggests skewed morality, violence and sex.

I want to preface this by saying that I do enjoy listening to a Lady Gaga song now and again. But her attempts to push the limits on what is acceptable are dragging her down to the level of a

I only played the “Prince of Persia” game a couple times. Playing a game where you have the ability to reverse time and free-run is addicting, but not enough to make me go buy an entire game system. I might,

A favorite tactic of the political left is to declare an opponent racist. Take the recent controversy surrounding Senate nominee Rand Paul. He was attacked as a racist after describing a libertarian view of the Civil Rights Act of 1964

Saturday Night Live scraped the bottom of the barrel in its latest silver screen adaptation “MacGruber,” which garnered a measly $4.1 million opening weekend. Equally depressing was how SNL turned the largely enjoyable spoof into disgusting mire overflowing with F-bombs,