Mad Men, Desire and Happiness
By:My wife and I are rabid fans of Mad Men, AMC’s critically-acclaimed drama about an advertising agency in the 1960s. The show surveys America’s most tu…
Film Reviews
Risen Movie Review: Gladiator Meets The Passion
By:...or so I had hoped. The reality was a bit underwhelming. But first... RISEN MOVIE PARENTAL POINTS: Sex scenes: 0 instances Veiled sexual ref…
Strength and Honor: Lessons in Manly Virtue from Gladiator (Part II)
By:The Oscars were last night and I'm glad to hear that Leonardo Dicaprio finally won the Academy Award for Best Actor. Mainly this is because he has had …
Ten Western Films for the Manly Among Us
By:Since the era of the dime novels, to the beginning of the film age and right up until today, many a man has been drawn to the tales of the Wild West. …
Strength and Honor: Masculine Virtue in Gladiator (Part I)
By:The 88th Academy Awards are next Sunday night. I rarely care about what Hollywood thinks are the best movies they have produced during the year althoug…
Movie Review: 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi
By:Hollywood has been having a really difficult time the past few years. From box office bombs like The Lone Ranger (filled with anti-gun motifs) to la…
Movie Review: The Alamo (1960)
By:I'm a big fan of John Wayne films. After all, he is the prototypical cowboy and what many would consider a real man's man. There are some John Wayne fi…