A Jewish woman from Detroit who became a boxing manager, guiding several major careers. This film focuses on her relationship with one boxer (Epps), who’s reportedly a composite of several including Toney, McKart and Hearns. Kallen eventually left her husband of 30 years, and moved to Los Angeles, becoming the commissioner of the International Female Boxers Association Read the rest of this entry »

Obviously “Monty Python’s Life of Brian” isn’t a particular favorite of the church. Some have called it blasphemous. Others have called it sacrilegious. I believe it’s neither. Read the rest of this entry »

Taken at face value, Kinsey is a funny, touching but occasionally disturbing look at the man whose name became synonymous with sex. Like A Beautiful Mind, Ron Howard’s shiny reflection of mathematician John Nash, Kinsey doesn’t pretend to a definitive portrait. Instead, it opens up avenues of discussion that will continue long after the film ends. Read the rest of this entry »