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.

Art is the closest we can come to understanding how a stranger really feels.

They're not trying to prevent Hollywood from making movies. They're asking that the most powerful image-building machinery in the world stop grinding out killer dykes and twisted homo sex fiends as if sexual orientation had anything to do with criminal behavior.

Catholic theology believes that God gave man free will, and you can't give somebody free will and then send in a play from the sidelines.

I know as a critic I'm required to have a well-armored heart. I must be a cynical wise guy to show my great sophistication. No pushover, me.

Many thrillers follow such reliable formulas that you can look at what's happening and guess how much longer a film has to run.

It is human nature to look away from illness. We don't enjoy a reminder of our own fragile mortality.