Based on an account by the title character and more important, on recent events, “Captain Phillips” confronts some compelling contemporary issues in both subject and method. To begin with, the picture belongs to that increasingly popular genre, the docudrama, which shows actual events in a somewhat fictionalized form, like the Iranian hostage crisis in “Argo” […]
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GEEK EVENTS: Nerd up your summer
Like many nerds, I have the tendency to remain indoors, permanently huddled in front of whichever glowing box happens to be displaying my currently desired form of entertainment. But now it’s summer: the few months every year when Rochester is guaranteed at least some beautiful weather. So it seems a shame to waste it. It’s […]
