What Selma Taught This Southern Boy about the Mind of White Privilege
What Selma Taught This Southern Boy about the Mind of White Privilege Over the weekend, I went on a date with my girlfriend to see the movie Selma. It was a powerful story about the struggle for...
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Rush Announces 2015 R40 Tour
Canadian legends Rush have announced a 2015 tour. From the band's recently redesigned website: Celebrating 40 years, Rush and Live Nation confirmed that the R40 LIVE Tour will visit 34 cities...
View ArticleMy Academy Award for Best Health-Themed Movie of 2014: Congratulations to...
Some movies cause us to think about ourselves and society. An important issue for most of us is our health and our medical care. Each year there are a few movies that portray health issues important to...
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On Whitney: When 'The Bubble' Bursts
Watched a snippet of Whitney -- the TV movie -- this weekend. The one directed by Angela Bassett. The fact that I only watched a snippet is the only "review" you need. It was just too Lifetime for me....
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'Country Nation World Tour' Kicks Off in Morgantown, W.Va.
Folks in West Virginia find it easy to support Paisley because he's what we call "good people." He's someone you would trust to watch your home while you're on vacation, or take your child to the...
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CD Review: Be Yourself by Dimestore Prophets
Artist: Dimestore Prophets Album: Be Yourself Style: Groove, Reggae, Rock, Pop, Acoustic Release Date: April 5, 2014 Reviewed by: Christopher Zoukis and Randy Radic Dimestore Prophets (not to be...
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Rumi, Vedic Wisdom and "Happy Days" Converge in Emad Asfoury's Duality
"You are not, in fact, the sinner or the saint; you're the infinite consciousness, whose destiny is to play an infinity of roles." Thus spake Deepak Chopra -- venerable healer and space-age wise-man --...
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Some Thoughts on American Sniper
1. Terrific film, period. 2. Eastwood, like all great filmmakers, takes no specific side in the telling of his story. He simply presents it, and then lets the audience draw their own conclusion. 3....
View ArticleReThink Review: American Sniper -- Can There Be Heroes on the Wrong Side of...
If you've followed my reviews for these years, you know that one of my biggest pet peeves in American films (and America in general) is our unhealthy, dangerous worship of soldiers, where every...
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Adam Bakri's 'Portrait Chinois': Discovering the Next Superstar, with Omar's...
"Let us be grateful to people who make us happy, they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom." -- Marcel Proust Some people you just meet and with them immediately feel a sense of...
View ArticleRitesh Batra's 'The Lunchbox': A Masterful Study
Ritesh Batra's The Lunchbox, an art house sleeper hit he wrote and directed, is set in contemporary Bombay. The Lunchbox found itself in a massive public controversy when Indian film officials declined...
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Big Hero 6 Producer Roy Conli Reflects on His First-Ever Academy Award...
After Disney's Tangled made its theatrical debut back in November of 2010, Roy Conli thought that there was no way to top the experience that this veteran producer had just had on that Walt Disney...
View ArticleCuriosity Killed the Cat, But It Made Brian Grazer the Super-producer He Is...
"I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious," said Albert Einstein. •Simon & Schuster is bringing out, in April, a little book for young people who adore movies and want to work in...
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Why 2015 Will Be a Great Year in TV, Film and Theater
I work on the inside of the entertainment business, and I can tell you first hand we are in the midst of experiencing some very exciting changes. Over the past decade, consumers have been armed with...
View ArticleAmerican Sniper Dials in on the Reality of War
Now almost a week removed from its release date, American Sniper has sparked controversy that has all but surpassed its record-breaking box office earnings. American Sniper marks the biggest January...
View ArticleThe 5 Weirdest Moments of Super Bowl Halftime Shows
Make your list now! Culturalist.com is the place to shape, share and debate your opinions on anything and everything through Top 10 lists. Want to join the conversation? You can make your own list of...
View ArticleNo Greater Love Documentary Shows Promise
Those who've been in deployed locations know the importance of faith in the middle of stressful missions. As I was deployed to South Korea, after North Korea had shown its ability to use crude nuclear...
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American Sniper Sanitizes Colossally Boneheaded Iraq War
Clint Eastwood doesn't make bad movies, though he rarely makes exceptional ones. However, his American Sniper is not just a movie. It's a phenomenon, grossing $105 million in its opening weekend --...
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Thirty Years Of Thundercats: Five Things You Don't Know About The Cartoon
Photo via Flickr user bbaltimore Today marks the thirtieth anniversary of the ThunderCats television show debuting on television. Along with He-Man and the Masters of the Universe, G.I. Joe and The...
View ArticleA Late Review of Selma
Selma, directed by Ava DuVernay, is a movie of textures: the thin cloth of blouses and rough wool of suits; the thick lattice of veins beneath cracked skin and the glimmering rivulets of blood and...
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