Required reading: "Little Miss Juno Dynamite"

When I go read the Washington Post online, which I can confidently say I do every single day, I usually go straight for politics, which the newspaper does better than any other publication I've come across except maybe The Economist (and Chris Cillizza's washingtonpost.com blog The Fix is simply as infectious as it is informative.)

On the weekend, however, when the politics often comes to a halt, I turn to the arts writing, which is often just as good, as it certainly was this morning with an entertaining and insightful essay from movie critic Ann Hornaday.

Her premise, that the word "indie" has lost all meaning as such flicks have entered the mainstream and all started to look alike, is a familiar one, but she attacks it with vigor and makes her case with style (even if she's more than a little too harsh on "Napoleon Dynamite," which I stand by as close to a modern classic.)

Whether you agree with her diagnosis of the problem and prescribed cure for it or not, her essay is still required reading for anyone who loves going to the movies. You can read it here and come to your own conclusions.