The Wall Exists for a Reason
By:I greatly appreciate Benedict Augustine's critique of Game of Thrones. Mr. Augustine identified serious moral and artistic defects in the show. And I…
Film Reviews
I Hate Game of Thrones
By:At the cost of earning everyone’s undying hatred, I must object to the popularity and acclaim of Game of Thrones. It is not a good show, and no amount …
“Cheaper By the Dozen” and A Feminist’s Worst Nightmare
By:After watching a heartbreaking loss in the Elite Eight, my wife and I were "Netflix surfing," hoping to find something to watch together after a long, …
Westerns and the Male Mode of Feeling- A Review of Hell or Highwater
By:Here at the Maccabee Society we love our Westerns such as Liberty Valance, Slow West, or my own Top Ten Western picks. Although this summer's Hell or …
Liberty Valance and Other Legends for Progressive Schoolmarms
By:Shot very near the end of John Ford’s career, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance is an odd western for Ford. Absent are the panoramic vistas of Monument …
John C. Wright on Epic Deprivation Syndrome
By:I was so moved by a recent blog post from one of my favorite authors who still labor under the limitation of continuing to physically breathe, that I n…
The Spiritedness of Slow West — A Cautionary Tale in our Progressive Era
By:The Western is a quintessential American art form. Traditional Westerns spoke to American audiences of a shared culture yearning for self-reliance, jus…
Embracing the Cross — Batman v Superman and the Dawn of Manliness, Part 2
By:Were Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice to be considered a fourth part to Christopher Nolan’s Dark Knight trilogy it would pick up a bit over a decade …
Embracing the Cross — Batman v Superman and the Dawn of Manliness, Part 1
By:The Unmanliness of Comics Writing a review of a comic book movie for a website concerned with norms of manliness isn’t a straight forward endeavor. Co…
In the Heart of the Sea: The Most Extraordinary and Distressing Shipwreck of the Whaleship Unsex
By:I approached Ron Howard’s most recent film, In the Heart of the Sea, with trepidation. I am a fan of open boat stories in book and film. Whether it’s M…