It wasn’t good, but it was harmless.” “Harmless and popular.” Thus went an exchange after the movie Sleepless in Seattle. But, I wondered, could there be harm in sentimental romantic pabulum? The plot is harmless enough. Architect Sam Baldwin’s wife …
This has been a season of demented men. They flicker on the movie screen, igniting our emotions, and then leave us in darkness. Rarely do they touch the better parts of our nature. Mostly they engender fear and teach violence …
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