Author Archives: Bob Hill

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Reviewing any film like Red Lights presents a bit of a Catch-22. Much like The Others, The Sixth Sense, or even April Fool’s Day, Red Lights is a film that relies heavily upon classic misdirection to keep the audience engaged. … Read More

“Professor Carroll Quigley’s second lasting insight concerned the key to the greatness of Western civilization, and its continuing capacity for reform and renewal. He said our civilization’s success is rooted in unique religious and philosophical convictions: that man is basically … Read More

Oh, my. Has it been another year already? Why, no … it sure hasn’t. In fact, it’s only been a month since The Season Finale of Moving On (A non-fiction web series about Wildwood, Childhood, and Life After Drinking). But, … Read More

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“Guilt was the existential edge of sex. Without guilt, sex was meaningless. One advanced into sex against one’s sense of guilt, and each time guilt was successfully defied, one had learned a little more about the contractual relation of one’s … Read More

The new superhero trilogy model breaks down something like this: Origin story: Establish main character, main conflict … explore protagonist’s motivation, flaws, strengths, weaknesses and values. Insert average villain for good measure. If the franchise tag is bankable enough, name … Read More

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“Essentially, the fun factor had gone out of Rolling Stone. It was an outlaw magazine [when it was based] in California. In New York it became an establishment magazine, and I have never worked well with people like that. Today … Read More

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