Archive: Mini-Reviews

Alida Valli, the exquisitesly beautiful actress who played Kira in the Italian screen adaptation of Ayn Rand's We The Living, died Saturday in Rome. You can learn more about this movie version of Rand's novel in ... »More

Blogger Glenn Reynolds has made a theme out of cataloging the instances since 9-11 when ordinary Americans have taken their safety into their own hands -- acting, in effect, as "a pack not a herd." I ... »More

Based upon the preview, United 93 looks like it will be an extremely good movie. The movie was made by Paul Greengrass, the director of The Bourne Supremacy -- which was also quite good. From an interview ... »More

Diana Hsieh points us to Atlasphere member Eric Barnhill's new music improvisation blog. Diana's right -- Eric's playing is just terrific. His improvisational pieces sound more interesting and varied and melodic than many songwriters' carefully composed ... »More

My copy of Glenn Reynolds's new book An Army of Davids: How Markets and Technology Empower Ordinary People to Beat Big Media, Big Government, and Other Goliaths arrived in the mail a few days ago. ... »More

From reader Don Hauptman: I recommend the film A Good Woman, which is based on the Oscar Wilde play not of the same name. The screenplay significantly reworks Lady Windermere's Fan, but retains the basic story ... »More

Amazon now has Andrew Bernstein's Capitalist Manifesto back in stock, at the terrific price of $19.95. When we published our review of The Capitalist Manifesto last week, Amazon didn't have any in stock and the best ... »More

A few weeks ago, I blogged that Spielberg's new Munich movie might be worth seeing, at least for those with an interest in the fate of Israel. However, the reviews I've seen so far ... »More

We Three Kongs by Edward Hudgins If art holds a mirror to reality, the original 1933 King Kong, the 1976 remake and the latest version by Peter Jackson, show a culture that swung from a ... »More

Many admirers of Ayn Rand's novels feel strongly about Israel's right to exist. In that vein, this report from Drudge might be of interest: "There has never been an adequate tribute paid to the Israeli ... »More