Josh Benner

Tag: batman

  • Why the Dark Knight Rises sucked

    I realize that this movie came out over a month ago, but I finally saw the Dark Knight Rises this weekend. As I was sitting in the theater, throughout the movie, I found myself thinking, “This isn’t very good…Actually, this is pretty stupid..” I understood that the movie wasn’t going to be realistic. It’s an…

  • Tragedy, liberty, and the firearms debate

    I don’t own a gun and I’ve never shot a gun. But I also do believe in liberty. I read a piece in the New Yorker this afternoon by Adam Gopnik. He discussed last night’s horrific tragedy in Aurora, Colorado. In a number of ways, I found the column to be little more than emotionally…

  • Colorado Tragedy: Dark Knight Rises Massacre

    12 deaths. For what? People have issues, and people have problems but it is so unfathomable to me that a person could be filled with so much hatred that they would take out that rage on strangers. Because it’s not just 12 deaths. It’s 12 families who have to live with that death every day…