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History on Horseback: Napoleon Bonaparte

History on Horseback: Napoleon Bonaparte

The French emperor and military commander played a pivotal role in an epochal transformation.

Ralph Leonard

4 Dec 2023 · 16 min read

‘The Princess Bride’ at 50

‘The Princess Bride’ at 50

A look back at William Goldman’s bonkers metafictional novel ‘The Princess Bride,’ which later became a much-loved family film.

Kevin Mims

19 Jun 2023 · 17 min read

Belafonte Reappraised

Belafonte Reappraised

Neither hagiographers nor haters of the late musician, actor, and activist have managed to get him right.

Ronald Radosh

20 May 2023 · 17 min read

Social Panic at Sundance

Meg Smaker’s film about the rehabilitation of former Guantanamo terror suspects was nuanced and sympathetic. But the mob didn’t care.

M. Pollino

14 Oct 2022 · 8 min read

Guilty and Insane

Guilty and Insane

Dissociative Identity Disorder and the riddle of human responsibility.

Daniel Kriegman

29 Jul 2022 · 19 min read

The Delia Demolition

The Delia Demolition

Why is the Atlantic slinging mud at the 72-year-old author of ‘Where the Crawdads Sing’ on the eve of the film’s release?

Kevin Mims

19 Jul 2022 · 19 min read

The Subversive Conservatism of Rocky Balboa

The Subversive Conservatism of Rocky Balboa

Rocky's vision of a good life was humble, traditional, and local.

Stewart Slater

15 Jul 2022 · 7 min read

A Peculiarly Australian Kind of Hell—Revisiting ‘Wake in Fright’

A Peculiarly Australian Kind of Hell—Revisiting ‘Wake in Fright’

Ryan Anderson

28 Sep 2021 · 16 min read

Once Upon a Time...Film Critics Became Joyless—A Review

Once Upon a Time...Film Critics Became Joyless—A Review

Steven Volynets

17 Aug 2019 · 8 min read

The Conservative Manifesto Buried in 'Avengers: Endgame'

The Conservative Manifesto Buried in 'Avengers: Endgame'

Aaron Sibarium

14 Jun 2019 · 9 min read

'Vice'—A Review

'Vice'—A Review

The Republican running the session effortlessly fools the group into accepting facts that the audience (of smart liberals, of course) know to be lies.

Louise Perry

7 Feb 2019 · 6 min read