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  • The Batman and Tolkien’s Batman

    The Batman and Tolkien’s Batman0

    While we continue to marvel at the steady stream of superheroes being pumped out in comics and movies, I am more interested in ordinary heroes. The ordinary hero is the man or woman behind the scenes. They are the ones who play the steady, supporting role. Natural second fiddles, they are the loyal retainers who

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  • The Authenticity of Clint Eastwood’s ‘Gran Torino’

    The Authenticity of Clint Eastwood’s ‘Gran Torino’0

    Clint Eastwood made his name with a squint, a glare, a snarl, and a few well-chosen one-liners. His vigilante loner has served him well in films from the spaghetti Westerns, the Dirty Harry franchise, Unforgiven, PaleRider, and more. All these roles are summed up in Walt Kowalski—the main character in the 2008 film Gran Torino —a film Mr. Eastwood directed and

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