Great Movies
From Astrid Rachelle Fiano, Esq./M.A., Bronx, NY:
I appreciated your take on the movie "Untraceable," and on that basis would see it but for the fact I was warned that it contains scenes of animal torture, specifically a kitten. Movie lovers/animal lovers should be warned in reviews of animal torture or death, such as "Single White Female," "Turner and Hooch," or "Hide and Seek." Yeah, it might be strange that animal deaths bother us more than human death & torture, but I think that has to do with the fact animals have less ability to make choices and free will, etc. The cat is just there by fate, not making the choice to go down in the basement or backpack across Europe, or whatever. I have to wonder when filmmakers gratuitiously kill an animal if they are turning into the sociopath's classic triad.
Roger Ebert was the film critic of the Chicago Sun-Times from 1967 until his death in 2013. In 1975, he won the Pulitzer Prize for distinguished criticism.
