Slavery was the betrayal of the American Promise at the moment that promise was made. Steve Erickson americanbetrayalmake Change image and share on social
Among the gorges and ravines that hang on Los Angeles's shoulders like a necklace, Topanga - nestled in the cleavage of the Santa Monica Mountains - is the most singular of ornaments. Steve Erickson angelescleavagegorge Change image and share on social
Beautiful actors are learning what beautiful actresses like Charlize Theron discovered a while ago - that they get taken more seriously when they trash the same beauty that got them taken seriously to begin with. Steve Erickson actoractressago share on social
I've decided 'Breaking Bad' may be one of the best TV shows ever, but I had to watch every last episode of the first four seasons to come to that conclusion. Steve Erickson badbreakconclusion Change image and share on social
Scarlett Johansson has a smile she tries to suppress in every movie she makes. She's been trying to keep a straight face since she appeared with Bill Murray 11 years ago in her breakthrough, 'Lost in Translation.' Steve Erickson agoappearbill share on social
Often a performance can be judged not by a movie's strongest moment but by its weakest, especially when it's the picture's crucial scene. Steve Erickson crucialjudgemoment Change image and share on social
Redford always has been a cool presence both before and behind the camera. His best movie as a filmmaker, 1994's 'Quiz Show,' exhibits a classicism verging on self-repression, and the social indignation in many of his films engages more than moves you. Steve Erickson cameraclassicismcool share on social
Struggling to end the war and to eliminate slavery once and for all by way of the 13th Amendment, with the amendment's prospective passage undermining the effort to make peace with the Confederacy and vice versa, Lincoln embodied the Great Man theory that leftists disdain. Steve Erickson 13thamendmentconfederacy share on social
By the nature of cinema and how it literalizes what we envision, movies can have difficulty replicating that connection we make with a classic book. Steve Erickson bookcinemaclassic Change image and share on social
'Downton Abbey' is a pageant, a cavalcade of a time when being born right is the first and most irrevocable career move, and in which an older order - whose passing 'Downton's' creator, Julian Fellowes, clearly mourns - is submerging in icy seas as surely as a grand and extravagant ocean liner. Steve Erickson abbeybearcareer share on social