Brawny but brainless, Pearl Harbor is another bloated, irresponsible example of history according to Disney-a lame juggernaut that falsifies the facts, assaults the senses and leaves you blind, deaf and soulless. It’s a blisteringly expensive, $140 million, three-hour tapestry of flag-waving, patriotic martyrdom that steals shamelessly from every war movie ever made about that fateful Read More
The Nazi Next Door
Baking in their ovens of asphalt, smug city-dwellers may not think much about suburban paranoia, but it’s as real as property taxes. At my country retreat in Connecticut, I have a neighbor who locks her doors and draws her Ralph Lauren curtains every time she hears the U.P.S. delivery truck heading Read More
Everyone’s gone Gershwin crazy, this being Genius George’s centennial birthday and all. I’m not complaining, but, frankly, I’m getting a bit tired of it all. I mean, how many times can you listen to yet another version of “Embraceable You” before your eyes grow moss? I never tire of Susannah McCorkle, however, so if it’s Read More
