Christopher Nolan's astounding third Batman feature, 'The Dark Knight Rises,' represents the true maturation of the superhero movie - and provides the key to understanding the bottomless craving moviegoers have for these films, 34 years after the Christopher Reeve Superman… — John Podhoretz Copy Share Image
What people adore about superhero movies is the signal quality of the Christopher Nolan films - their complete lack of irony when it comes to the portrayal of heroism and the need for heroes to confront evil. — John Podhoretz Copy Share Image
The great mystery is why robots come off so well in science-fiction films when the human characters are often so astoundingly wooden. — John Podhoretz Copy Share Image
The exit polls suggest that after a relatively disappointing first term, Obama managed to reassemble almost all of his 2008 electorate. — John Podhoretz Copy Share Image
For Obama to save himself, he should be thinking about the example of an unlikely Republican predecessor: Richard Nixon. — John Podhoretz Copy Share Image
Your race and gender don't change, but you can choose to change your political affiliation at will. — John Podhoretz Copy Share Image
Imagine his delight after it 'leaked' that he will propose raising taxes on the wealthy by $320 billion over the next 10 years, including… — John Podhoretz Copy Share Image
Aside from being bad sportsmanship - Romney basically said Obama won by cheating - he was displaying the same obtuseness about the wants and… — John Podhoretz Copy Share Image
There is a new conservative establishment in America, made up of those who claim to be the anti-establishment. — John Podhoretz Copy Share Image
As the Republican nominee, it was Romney's job to find a way to speak to some of those groups of voters and offer practical… — John Podhoretz Copy Share Image
Memories of the last nine years have turned Ground Zero from a site of horror, to a reminder of grief, to an occasion for… — John Podhoretz Copy Share Image
Some candidates need to say provocative things that make noise to break through the media muffle and get themselves noticed. — John Podhoretz Copy Share Image
