Wall-E: Creation, Repairing the World, and the Re-Creation of the World
November 14, 2010 at 1:15 pm, by Jonah Rank
A week and a half ago, I watched Wall-E again for the first time in about a year—or maybe two years. It’s a movie that, ever…
The Muppets and Israel: Community and Responsibility
December 13, 2011 at 1:20 am, by Jonah Rank
Since it was released in Israel on Thursday, seeing The Muppets on Thursday evening means I’m one of the first people in the country who got to see it!
But, that’s…
Imagining Heschel: Imagining the Other, Imagining the Self
December 9, 2010 at 4:39 pm, by Jonah Rank
On November 10, I had the opportunity to go with a friend to see Imagining Heschel, starring Richard Dreyfuss as Abraham Joshua Heschel and Rinde Eckert as Cardinal Augustin…
An Evening With the Scottsboro Boys, John Kander, and the Resurrection of Fred Ebb
October 25, 2010 at 10:30 am, by Jonah Rank
On Thursday night, I had the opportunity to see The Scottsboro Boys, the newest musical by songwriting-team John Kander and Fred Ebb. You…
Megamind: Can We Forgive an Ultimate Evil?
January 15, 2011 at 11:06 am, by Jonah Rank
I know it was a little late, but I finally got around to seeing Megamind in late December (the 23rd to be precise). Aside from being a very entertaining movie,…
Tangled: Caught Between Reality and a Dream
December 28, 2010 at 11:17 pm, by Jonah Rank
I have little to say about Tangled because (1) it is a fantastic film and (2) the only negative thing I can say about it is something that would absolutely…
Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson: Anachronism Yea Yea
December 27, 2010 at 10:16 pm, by Jonah Rank
On Monday November 22, I had the pleasure of seeing Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson, a brilliant punk-rock retelling of the biography of the seventh American president. The basic gag of…
“Who Said We’re Wack?” by The Lonely Island: The Rumor Will Probably Get Smacked
June 5, 2011 at 4:37 pm, by Jonah Rank
One cool guy tells some other cool guys that he heard someone call them “wack.” The DJs respond with utter outrage: “Who said we’re…
So Over the Bars of a Graveyard: “Amelia Bright” & the Imperative of Resurrection
December 1, 2011 at 4:19 pm, by Jonah Rank
On April 29, 2000, Ben Folds Five performed “Amelia Bright” at the University of Scranton.
Because “Amelia Bright” was a song slated for…
“Leah Horowitz” by Steve Mossberg: Expected to Measure Up to Famous Jews—Fair Enough?
February 13, 2011 at 5:14 pm, by Jonah Rank
You’ve probably met Leahs and Steves in the past, but maybe not Leah Horowitz or Steve Mossberg in particular. “Who is Leah Horowitz,” you ask?…