Movie review: Fahrenheit 11/9
The latest documentary from Michael Moore shows an America that is divided but also hopeful that the American Dream is not dead.
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Movie review: Beautifully Broken
Lives are tied together in powerful ways, including teens in Nashville and Rwanda, in this latest Christian movie.
Movie review: Eighth Grade
The 8th-grade year is a tough one for suburban girls. This movie takes an honest but very tender and sensitive look at it.
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Movie review: The Post
A movie written before Donald Trump was elected president reminds me a lot of him and takes a look at a free press Scotus ruling.
Movie preview: Passion to Teach
The US and the educational community are in a bitter struggle to decimate the public schools by turning them into profit-generating machines.
Movie review: Your Name
A new Japanese animé film reminds me of the whole voucher-privatization debate for public schools: an identity crisis.
It’s the rarest of musicals at Prairie Ridge
A very rare musical, for the high school stage, opens in Crystal Lake, IL, this weekend. Like the musical La La Land, it’s a must-see.
Movie review: Hidden Figures
A movie about the role black women played in NASA’s rocket programs in the 60s brings home some important lessons for students everywhere.
Gun violence still rising in PG-13 films
The amount of gun violence in PG-13 movies has gone up over the last 30 years, compared to that in R-rated movies, which has remained relatively constant.