by Mike Parnell | Feb 5, 2009 | Opinion
“My name is Harvey Milk, and I’m here to recruit you!” That was the rallying cry of America’s first gay civil rights leader. Harvey Milk (Sean Penn) was the first openly gay man elected to public office. Director Gus Van Sant tells us his story, and it is one of...
by Mike Parnell | Feb 5, 2009 | Opinion
I had heard that Mickey Rourke gives the performance of a lifetime in this movie. What I found was much more. “The Wrestler” presents Rourke, who plays washed-up wrestler Randy “The Ram” Robinson, as a Christ figure. You see this when Randy goes to the strip club...
by Mike Parnell | Jan 29, 2009 | Opinion
An earlier column at EthicsDaily.com spoke of this movie from a Catholic point of view. Phyllis Zagano believes this movie paints a caricature of the Catholic Church and that it speaks doubtfully about religion, the church and God. My opinion is much different. The...
by Mike Parnell | Jan 15, 2009 | Opinion
How important are lace-up shoes for men? According to Richard Nixon (Frank Langella), in Ron Howard’s “Frost/Nixon,” a man who doesn’t wear laces is less than a man. That small opinion is a big part of this movie that uses the famous interviews by David Frost (Michael...
by Mike Parnell | Jan 8, 2009 | Opinion
Time does strange things to opinions as moments for deeper reflection can alter what one originally thought. “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” is a good example of how my opinion changed. Time does strange things to opinions as moments for deeper reflection can...
