As the nation continues its march toward national socialism, with President Bush and virtually everyone in Congress insisting financial collapse is imminent if their schemes aren’t immediately enacted—a total lie—writer Ed Cline provides an excellent commentary on the subject at the Rule of Reason blog. America is moving faster toward totalitarianism and, especially now, silence implies consent. Can a whole nation be held morally accountable for the actions of its government? Absolutely. Read The Ominous Parallels: The End of Freedom in America by Leonard Peikoff and see Stanley Kramer’s Judgment at Nuremberg and make up your own mind.
I did not have high hopes for Disney’s Beverly Hills Chihuahua, which I suspected would not be among the studio’s best doggie pictures (Disney’s Eight Below is the finest dog movie in recent years). Talking dogs and computer generated vermin dominate this piece of fluff, which manages to incorporate multiculturalism in the worst turn of events and is stolen by Andy Garcia voicing the only character—a German Shepherd named Delgado—to earn an emotional investment. Though not as insipid as The Game Plan, this is not Disney’s proudest work.
On the other hand, Lionsgate’s The Lucky Ones (currently in limited engagement), a comedy that makes you think about Americans being sacrificed in Iraq from the writer and director of the outstanding The Illusionist, is without question one of the year’s best pictures. Click here for the review >>
