Author Archives: Bob Hill

Here is all you need to know about Klown (the crass Danish comedy based on a long-running sitcom of the same name): There is a running gag throughout the first 15 minutes of the film about giving a woman a … Read More

“People who are meant to become real writers are marginal enough already. Why else would they want to be writers? The only way someone can see something is by being outside it. A person who fits into the culture, who … Read More

The Dark Knight Rises may not be the best of the Batman films, but it is certainly the most ambitious. Go for the spectacle, but only if you’ve seen the first two films in the trilogy previously. Otherwise, you’ll have … Read More

By Bob Hill We were standing on a 300-foot bluff along the edge of Raven Rock when the LSD began to take hold. I was three hours into my trip, and about an hour prior I had eaten a second tab, … Read More

“It was a town of red brick, or of brick that would have been red if the smoke and ashes had allowed it; but as matters stood it was a town of unnatural red and black like the painted face … Read More

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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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