This article first appeared hereWhen Schindler’s List was released in 1993, viewers probably saw its hero as one of a kind. German businessman Oskar Schindler may have stuck his neck out to help Jews survive the Holocaust during World War II, but it was assumed few others were willing to do the…

This article first appeared hereRunning away to join the circus generally isn’t the best way to deal with your problems. But sometimes it’s the only way available to you.That’s the situation faced by Jacob Jankowski in Water for Elephants, a touring musical now playing at Columbus’s Ohio Theatre.We…

This article first appeared on Reeltime with RIchard AdesThe past year has been a scary one for Americans who believe in freedom of the press. Faced with an autocratic president who works to stifle his critics with a combination of favors, threats, lawsuits and every other means at his disposal,…

This article first appeared online at Reel TIme with Richard Ades.There was a time when Americans could watch political dramas like Two Prosecutors—set during the Stalinist purges of 1930s Russia—without feeling like we’re foreseeing our own future.Since the film was written and directed by Ukraine…