Reel Life

The entertainment section—yes, the one with the movies, music and other seemingly inconsequential matters—is the single most important part of the newspaper, or all news, for that matter.

The modern presidential election is nothing but another soul-numbing reality TV show.

Upon the announcement of the 88th annual Academy Awards’ nominations every year, the word “snub” is thrown around like a beach ball at a concert, from one faceless sheep to another.

My love of the movies trumps my misanthropy, calling me out into the light and then back into the dark.

For music so loved the world, it gave us its favorite son, rock ‘n’ roll. But rock ‘n’ roll didn’t just descend from the heavens riding a magic carpet made of steel