The outlandish, out-sized life of Sarah Bernhardt
Richard A. Blake
Richard A. Blake, S.J., served as managing editor and executive editor of America and director of the Catholic Book Club, as well as America's regular film reviewer for many decades. He is the author of Afterimage: The Indelible Catholic Imagination of Six American Filmmakers, among other books.
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Cops and Robbers: Michael Mann’s ‘Public Enemies’
“Public Enemies” resurrects a perennial tragic hero for one more ritual slaughter.
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Grappling with Reality
Darren Aronofsky’s ‘The Wrestler’ provides a meditation on morality
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Homage to Catalonia: Woody Allen takes Barcelona
Woody Allen takes Barcelona
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We Meet Again, Dr. Jones: Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
When a film takes in over $100 million in its first weekend, no one much cares what reviewers say about it. The corporate verdict is in. Negative reactions can be dismissed as “elitist,” a word that has become pivotal in presidential campaign rhetoric. Positive comments can be lamented a
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We Meet Again, Dr. Jones
The latest Indiana Jones film provides comfort food for the imagination