River Phoenix

Since the generally accepted disappointment that was 2008’s Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, talk of a fifth and possibly final entry in the Indiana Jones franchise has lingered. Harrison Ford has flirted with the idea…

When I was coming of age in a small one-horse town in the Deep South I idolized the actor of my generation, River Phoenix. No, wait; chalk that: I looked up to his portrayal of a troubled youth in Rob Reiner’s classic Stand By Me. I was…

It’s usually a mug’s game to search for scientific accuracy in Hollywood blockbusters. Whether it’s the geology of The Core or the astronomy of Armageddon there’s always plenty for people who know the field to get infuriated about. One of…