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A Man Can Only Move Himself: Chess in “Kingdom of Heaven”
For Kevin Macku, “Kingdom of Heaven” was a game changer. ——— I suck at chess. I get too emotionally invested in pawns. Of course, the best way for people to not lose at chess is to not play, but then...
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From a Dude Who Likes “Love Actually”
Author Steven Luna’s confession: he enjoyed the film “Love Actually.” Here’s why. More and more, I hear about guys who have no appreciation for the film Love Actually. Watching it has almost become a...
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“Healthy sexuality…makes you feel good about yourself rather than causing you...
This comment by Sandra Mellott on the post What Happens When We Don’t Teach Boys About Sex? Joe, I think there is no such thing as a “provable” or “right” definition of healthy sexuality except by...
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Faith, Death, and The Grey
Christian Clifton looks at the themes in The Grey and how it brought him face to face with his faith and mortality. This past week I found myself watching The Grey again. I like this movie, and not...
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“A Million Ways to Die in the West”A Big Disappointment
Jay Snook says Seth’s latest has some clever bits but overall isn’t that funny. A Million Ways to Die in the West has plenty of promise, but sadly just isn’t that good of a film. This film was...
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The Power of Men’s Love
Andrew Smiler argues that men’s love is incredibly powerful and that American culture can’t deal. This year we found out Michael Sam is gay. Big deal. As Dallas sportscaster Dale Hansen pointed out,...
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6 Reasons ‘Love Actually’ Is a Story About Vulnerable Men Winning at Life
Joanna Schroeder thinks there’s something very different about the holiday film Love Actually, and it’s the men that make it so special. – Why are so many people madly in love with the...
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Are Hollywood’s Alpha Males Teaching Us the Wrong Lessons About Masculinity?
Imagine if movie heroes could be vulnerable and emotional. —– There’s a fascinating feature in this month’s UK edition of Esquire magazine that bemoans the “paucity of real heroes and real men in...
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7 Words That Can Make You Feel Less Isolated
How to feel less numb and isolated personally, and how you can help end the racism and sexual violence that stems from men’s fear of otherness. — FOR THE past 15 years I’ve been on the front lines of...
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Letting Her Cry May Be The Best Thing For The Relationship
Over nine years of marriage has taught me … the best you can do is nothing. — My wife’s tears stream down and dampen my shoulder. My arms surround her as I try to slow her breathing by taking deep...
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Movies and Myths About Human Trafficking
Embed from Getty Images Hollywood doesn’t always have it right when it comes to facts, so here’s what you should know about human trafficking. ____ By Jonathan Todres Hollywood loves a good bad guy....
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Martin Scorsese film SILENCE produced by Randall Emmett debuts Dec 23rd
◊♦◊ “Silence ends Martin Scorsese’s decades-long creative quest with a thoughtful, emotionally resonant look at spirituality and human nature that stands among the directors finest works”-Rotten...
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How Shaft (and other Movies) can Make You a Bad Mutha…. What’d You Say?
Embed from Getty Images — When we go to the movies, sometimes we pick up the subliminal messages the filmmakers slip in for us. Some filmmakers leave it to you to take away what you need. The...
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The Slow, Predictable Thriller ‘The Commuter’ is Coming to Blu-Ray
Liam Neeson’s film ‘The Commuter’ is coming to Blu-Ray I can’t say I am much of a Liam Neeson fan. He has been in many films, and I have heard some are pretty good. I missed seeing The Commuter in...
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The Commuter: A Movie Hero Can Only Do So Much
Liam Neeson elevates “The Commuter”. Again, Neeson is way better than the material of the movie. Paradoxically, Director Jaume Collet-Serra’s “The Commuter” poses as an action movie, but is really more...
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A Monster Calls: The Simplest Truth Will Set You Free
“A Monster Calls” surrenders to our truths. When we do so, we set ourselves free. Liam Neeson as the Monster tells Lewis MacDougall’s young Conor, “Speak the simplest truth.” Hold on tight to those you...
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I’m Not Surprised by Liam Neeson’s Desire to Avenge a White Woman by Killing...
I’m not surprised one bit by Liam Neeson’s desire to avenge the rape of a white woman by killing “any” black man… And neither should you. You read that correctly. Liam Neeson, while speaking about...
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Learning With Liam: Retraumatization, Hollywood, and Privilege
To put it very simply: Liam Neeson right now is repeating very real lived trauma for black people as part of a way of saying that he’s a better person now. Our trauma, fear, lack of safety is not a...
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Do Black Men Love White Women More Than They Love Black Women?
— Dr. Vibe asks a group of Black male thought leaders if Black men love White women more than Black women Dr. Vibe asked Dr. Lawrence Rasheed, LeRon Barton and Melvin Lars for their comments on the...
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‘The Grey’ is Poignantly Profound and Sublime.
“The Grey” is amazing. Not necessarily for what you would think. In “The Grey” Alaskan oil workers survive a horrendous airplane crash on route to Anchorage. They are hunted down by ferocious Grey...
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