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'The Dinner' commits the cardinal sin of not having any likeable characters. But if you go in forewarned and willing to absolve Koch of this transgression, the book is worth the steady, hard look it gives a number of unpleasant topics we’d rather not discuss.

One of America’s most iconic films illuminates the concept of non-violence and offers it as a viable solution to the self-perpetuating cycle of violence. I am speaking of Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi.

If there is a lesson on nature vs. nurture in the 'Bioshock Infinite' universe, the enduring message is that our choices make us who we are.

'Bioshock Infinite' is not addressing racism or religious fanaticism, it’s saying that evil people will do evil things simply because they are evil.

It’s kind of silly and a little baffling to say that a violent movie like Terminator 2 taught me that violence is an evil thing. But it did.

The films and personality of Quentin Tarantino both tend to have a polarizing effect on filmgoers, and 'Django Unchained' will most assuredly continue that tendency and for the same basic reasons.