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Red Dawn and America’s Greatest Weapon

Posted on March 12, 2013 by J.T. O'Connell

Just watched Red Dawn and then glanced at a Breitbart rundown of the MSM reviews of the film. No one should be surprised that people on the left call such stories fascist. As Jonah Goldberg made clear almost a decade … Continue reading →

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Occupy Panem?

Posted on August 19, 2012 by J.T. O'Connell

[Update: I am mystified why people who promote big government keep trying to do so with stories where the government is the atrocious beast. Check out A Better World.] Yesterday, The Hunger Games released on bluray, which brightened my less-than-encouraging … Continue reading →

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A Better World

Posted on June 13, 2012 by J.T. O'Connell

Back in December, I posted a series; Ten Films of Freedom. While rewatching Serenity recently, it occurred to me that the review was simply too short. So here’s an extended edit. From the very first scene, we see the tenor … Continue reading →

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Capitalism, Communism, and the Hunger Games

Posted on April 18, 2012 by J.T. O'Connell

[Update: see also a more recent post, Occupy Panem] The other day, I ran across this article and skimmed through it. I disagree with much of the author’s interpretation of the film. The books and the movie are not contrivances … Continue reading →

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Ten Films of Freedom Part 1

Posted on December 6, 2011 by J.T. O'Connell

[Update: You can download PDF copies of this three-part series here.] I was recently shown someone’s list of the most pro-freedom films and was struck by how much I disagreed with almost every entry. It wasn’t that I had fundamental … Continue reading →