Publications

A Flat Tax That is Good for Families, Not Just for Business

John Mueller

Exactly fifty years ago in the face of a huge budget surplus, a Republican Congress prevailed over the veto of…

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Orgazmo

James Bowman

Orgazmo, written and directed by and starring Trey Parker, exploits the essential comedy in sex by bringing together the adult film industry and Mormonism — an unpromising combination, you might think, though the premiss is good for a few laughs before it sputters out about half way through.

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Celebrity

James Bowman

Celebrity is the first good film Woody Allen has made since Husbands and Wives, though it’s still not all that…

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Crossing Fields

James Bowman

Occasionally I go to see a film by a young independent director in the hopes of seeing some signs of…

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Dancing at Lughnasa

James Bowman

Dancing at Lughnasa, written by Frank McGuinness from play by Brian Friel and directed by Pat O’Connor, stars Marvelous Meryl…

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Elizabeth

James Bowman

The thesis of Elizabeth, written by Michael Hirst and directed by Shekhar Kapur, is very simple— like the people that…

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Enemy of the State

James Bowman

I expected Enemy of the State, directed by Tony Scott, to be one more document in the tedious succession of…

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Home Fries

James Bowman

Home Fries, written by Vince Gilligan and directed by Dean Parisot, stars Drew Barrymore as Sally, a girl from the…

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Inheritors, The (Die Siebtelbauern)

James Bowman

The Inheritors written and directed by Stefan Ruzowitzky, is a curious anachronism, borrowing its story (so it might seem) from…

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Jerry Springer in "Ringmaster"

James Bowman

Jerry Springer in ‘Ringmaster,’ directed by Neil Abramson and written by Jon Bernstein, stars Jerry Springer as the host of…

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Ringmaster

James Bowman

Jerry Springer in ‘Ringmaster,’ directed by Neil Abramson and written by Jon Bernstein, stars Jerry Springer as the host of…

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Living Out Loud

James Bowman

Living Out Loud, written and directed by Richard LaGravenese is a handsome tribute to a charming woman, but it has…

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