Dear Mr. Millman- I really enjoy your thoughtful writings on this Substack - I share your interests in both politics & cinema. . . I note that you write for the publication Modern Age. I haven't looked at it in years (I'm politically liberal). But I DO remember it from back in the days when it seemed like a more highbrow & literate "sister" of William Buckley's National Review - & home to disciples of Leo Strauss & Eric Voegelin & serious conservative thinkers like them. . . I enjoyed this movie commentary - agree with some judgments, but of course not all. I noted your comment about Hollywood "losing the talent for making GOOD popular entertainments". I would note that personally among last year's films I thought very highly of "Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning Pt. 1" - directed by Christopher McQuarrie (VERY TALENTED IMO!). I think the last several "Mission Impossible" films on which Tom Cruise collaborated with McQuarrie are really HIGH QUALITY POPULAR ENTERTAINMENT! Any reaction? . . . In closing, I really enjoy and appreciate your commentary. - Mike McKegney, Brooklyn
Dear Mr. Millman- I really enjoy your thoughtful writings on this Substack - I share your interests in both politics & cinema. . . I note that you write for the publication Modern Age. I haven't looked at it in years (I'm politically liberal). But I DO remember it from back in the days when it seemed like a more highbrow & literate "sister" of William Buckley's National Review - & home to disciples of Leo Strauss & Eric Voegelin & serious conservative thinkers like them. . . I enjoyed this movie commentary - agree with some judgments, but of course not all. I noted your comment about Hollywood "losing the talent for making GOOD popular entertainments". I would note that personally among last year's films I thought very highly of "Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning Pt. 1" - directed by Christopher McQuarrie (VERY TALENTED IMO!). I think the last several "Mission Impossible" films on which Tom Cruise collaborated with McQuarrie are really HIGH QUALITY POPULAR ENTERTAINMENT! Any reaction? . . . In closing, I really enjoy and appreciate your commentary. - Mike McKegney, Brooklyn