The right really wants to punish you for having an opinion. And I think both the left and the right should celebrate people who have different opinions, and disagree with them, and argue with them, and differ with them, but don't just try to shut them up.

There must be a better reason to have a baby than to provide a plot point in a rom-com. Don't you think?

Samurai films, like westerns, need not be familiar genre stories. They can expand to contain stories of ethical challenges and human tragedy.

Nothing ever seems straightforward in Venice, least of all its romances.

What in the world is a leave of presence? It means I am not going away.

In my reviews, I feel it's good to make it clear that I'm not proposing objective truth, but subjective reactions; a review should reflect the immediate experience.

I am utterly bored by celebrity interviews. Most celebrities are devoid of interest.