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Monday, October 3 2011

Michael Moore's 'Here Comes Trouble: Stories from My Life'

Capturing the zeitgeist of the past 50 years, yet deeply personal and unflinchingly honest, this memoir takes readers on an unforgettable, take-no-prisoners ride through the life and times of Michael Moore.


Thursday, March 11 2010

Greed Is... God-Awful: Michael Moore's 'Capitalism: A Love Story'

Michael Moore is back and this time around, the subject of his latest documentary is almost impossible to disagree with...especially since we are living with its consequences every single day.


Columns

Monday, October 24 2011

Michael Moore vs. Jon Stewart: The Self-Destruction of the American Left

Michael Moore is a populist and Jon Stewart is an elitist. The blind liberal embrace of the superficial smugness of Stewart and detachment from the heroism of Moore is the most powerful and convincing illustration of the suicidal tendencies, moral bankruptcy, and spiritual decay of the American left.


Reviews

Wednesday, September 23 2009

Capitalism: A Love Story

In Capitalism: A Love Story, Michael Moore is on target in his indictment of the top 1% of the population, those who own or control 95% of U.S. wealth.


Tuesday, October 28 2008

Slacker Uprising

With substandard picture quality and a lack of true eye-opening material, this will be regarded as a minor work in an otherwise impressive film canon.


Friday, June 29 2007

Sicko (2007)

SiCKO is sensational. It's perhaps the best movie Michael Moore has ever made.


Friday, June 22 2007

Sicko (2007)

Michael Moore's impatience with the government's ongoing ineptitude, ignorance, and iniquity here finds a mini-perfect storm.


Monday, November 1 2004

Michael Moore DVD Collector's Set (2004)

Bowling for Columbine's most effective device is Moore's own lack of answers; he sets up argument after argument, only to see each one crumble in the face of evidence and reality.


Blogs

Thursday, November 4 2010

Michael Moore Has Some Tough Words for Pres. Obama on Lawrence O'Donnell's Show

"When your opponent states clearly that 'our #1 job in the next two years is to make sure you don't have a second term --…


Saturday, October 3 2009

'Capitalism' is Moore of the Same

If America is currently up shit creek, Michael Moore has the reactionary roadmap for how we got there. Don't be surprised if the conclusions piss…


Monday, August 31 2009

Capitalism: A Love Story dir. Michael Moore (trailer / poster)

Michael Moore, the director of Bowling for Columbine, has done it again with Capitalism: A Love Story. Tackling the recent financial crisis and the transition…


News

Thursday, December 1 2011

Born troublemaker Michael Moore shows another side

MIAMI — Michael Moore was standing on the floor of the Democratic National Convention in 2004 when CNN’s Bill Hemmer jabbed a microphone in his…


Thursday, October 8 2009

Michael Moore's new identity crisis

Released on the 60th anniversary weekend of the Chinese Revolution, Michael Moore's new shockumentary "Capitalism: A Love Story" proves once again how hard it is…


Friday, October 2 2009

Michael Moore hopes documentary will inspire activism

DETROIT — Michael Moore isn't known for making screen romances. But in "Capitalism: A Love Story," he offers his take on how the American people…


Thursday, July 19 2007

'Sicko' isn't only proof that U.S. needs better health care

Michael Moore's film "Sicko" shows us that there's a better way to pay for our health care than relying on the private insurance industry. In…


Saturday, June 30 2007

Failing U.S. health care system is 'Sicko'

Our elected officials should go see Michael Moore's latest film, Sicko. Moore's documentary opens with a series of compelling patient profiles. There's a middle-age couple…


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