Tag: The American Dream

  • American Made / Battle of the Sexes / Stronger

    American Made / Battle of the Sexes / Stronger

    Welcome to another edition of Mini-Review Roundup where we present smaller reviews of several movies at once. Up this month: American Made, Battle of the Sexes, and Stronger.   American Made   Scientology may be a made-up religion, but they’ve clearly found the cure for aging. Tom Cruise hasn’t had a birthday in 30 years.…

  • Bourne vs. Bond: Two American Stories

    Bourne vs. Bond: Two American Stories

    “You’re no use to anyone now.” — M to James Bond in Die Another Day, 2002. “I volunteered because of a lie.” — Jason Bourne James Bond and Jason Bourne, the two super spies of cinema. They stand alone at the top of the genre as the two most recognizable and influential characters in the…

  • Do The Right Thing

    Do The Right Thing

    July was a difficult month for America. The shootings of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile raised national debates about racism, police violence, and Black Lives Matter. The retaliatory shootings of police officers in Dallas and Baton Rouge ushered in new layers of fear and chaos. Our nation bled from open wounds, and we are still…