<![CDATA[One of the great ironies of Justin Simien’s masterful directorial debut, Dear White People, which released in theaters nationwide this last weekend, is that although it’s aimed at white people, it’s not about white people. And just now as I was writing, I was tempted to use another, less weaponized-sounding verb, but truly, “aimed” is the right…

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<![CDATA[In the neo-beatnik classic Blue Like Jazz, Donald Miller extols the virtues of the titular great American music (I’m referring to jazz itself, for those who don’t know what titular means) by saying that it, like life, doesn’t resolve. I’m curious, then, about what he would feel about the latest Will Smith vehicle, Seven Pounds,…

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<![CDATA[There are several reasons why I went back and forth about whether or not I would even do this review. It was getting to the point where I was arguing with myself about it: Come on… you haven’t posted anything in forever. No… it’s late and I have more important things to do. Okay, but…

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<![CDATA[I’m way too busy to pontificate like normal, but I am majorly excited that Don Miller’s indie memoir classic, Blue Like Jazz, is being adapted into a feature film. With a title taken from his idea that sometimes beauty can be found in ideas that don’t resolve, Miller’s work is slated to begin shooting in…

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