Top Movies
Newsweek‘s David Ansen names his top ten movies for 2010. Here’s what he wrote about The Fighter, which I saw on Christmas Eve. (Christian Bale deserves an Oscar!) David O. Russell’s live-wire account of welterweight Micky Ward (Mark Wahlberg), the [...]
True Grit
Last night I watched the 1969 movie True Grit in preparation for watching the new version by the Coen brothers. Here’s an interview with Joel and Ethan, talking about their new movie.
The West Rules
The Daily Beast reviews Why the West Rules—For Now by Ian Morris. The Economist also reviews the book. John Gray calls the book a myth. You can read an excerpt here.