The moment is haunting because it reframes his entire odyssey. For much of the film, Chris rejects family, comfort, and ...

I have learned that art holds the power to lend you the vehicle to not only contemplate personal history, but generational history. I like to think of art as a time machine. Certain stories, songs, ...

In Into The Wild, this line comes toward the emotional heart of Christopher McCandless’s journey. After running from society, family, and responsibility, Chris begins to understand that freedom alone ...

Sean Penn makes the leap from good director to master filmmaker with Into the Wild, a tremendously moving, beautifully acted film about a young man who wants to drop out in every way possible–and gets ...