By George Toles. “and thus the whirligig of time brings in his revenges.” —Feste in Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night, or What You Will, Act 5, Scene 1 In the final scene of Michael Curtiz’s 1950 film, Bright Leaf, the ruthless, defeated protagonist, Brant Royle (Gary Cooper) leaves his home town on […]
Both Sides Now: Arrival by David Roche
A Book Review by Thomas M. Puhr. Entertaining to everyday audiences without sacrificing philosophical complexity or skimping on actual research.” For nearly a decade now, Denis Villeneuve has worked exclusively within the science fiction genre. Thanks to his popular Dune saga and the cultural legacy attached to his sequel Blade […]