Where has Michael Moore been since 2009’s Capitalism: A Love Story? Everywhere, apparently. In addition to writing his memoirs, the populist provocateur has been trotting the prettier regions of the globe to see how the other First World lives and comparing it to our star-spangled super-sized bootstrapped love-it-or-leave values. His conclusion? We suck. Where to Invade … [Read more...]
Moore magnificent in harrowing ‘Still Alice’
Still Alice is like one of those apocalyptic disaster movies, but more painful to watch. Instead of gasping as extraterrestrial invaders decimate global landmarks in a hail of CGI, we watch in tear-stained horror as a human brain attacks itself, first targeting language, as words slip from the consciousness like fish through watery hands, then drilling into deeper areas … [Read more...]