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August 2015

August 10, 2015

The Churchmen — Season 1, Episode 3 Recap

One reason that religion doesn't usually play well on television is that unless a show...

August 09, 2015

The Trial (Welles, 1962)

The parable, like the film itself, defies any solution. Like a Lewis Carroll riddle disguised...

August 05, 2015

Kahlil Gibran’s The Prophet (2015)

Mustafa is a figure inspired by several religious leaders, and his sayings consist of truisms...

August 02, 2015

The Churchmen — Season 1, Episode 1 Recap

Few American television shows focus on religion -- but this French series about five seminary...

July 2015

July 31, 2015

The Criterion Collection: The Game

I chose to review the Criterion Collection version of The Game partially because I really...

July 30, 2015

The Criterion Collection: All That Heaven Allows

As far as modern filmmaking goes, there aren’t many who have better utilized the medium...

July 25, 2015

The Criterion Collection: Cartesius

"The search for truth requires a method." So says Rene Descartes in one of Roberto...

July 24, 2015

Southpaw (Fuqua, 2015)

It is a testament to film’s great storytelling that a movie about a boxer makes...

July 20, 2015

The Criterion Collection: The Leopard

The stuff of which dreams are made. But the dream ends, as all dreams do.

July 17, 2015

Ant-Man (Reed, 2015)

Honestly, Ant-Man has more things I liked than any comic book movie since...Batman Begins maybe?

July 13, 2015

Can’t Stand Losing You: Surviving The Police (Grieve, 2012)

You will see light in the darkness / you will make some sense of this...

July 12, 2015

The Criterion Collection: Don’t Look Now

Don't Look Now (★★★★½) is one of the rarest types of films. Not only is...

July 08, 2015

Pureflix Sets Release Date for God’s Not Dead 2: He is Surely Alive

Pure Flix, the studio behind God's Not Dead and Do You Believe? has set a...

July 07, 2015

Can’t Stand Losing You: Surviving the Police — Signed CD Giveaway! (Completed)

The studio is celebrating the DVD release of Can't Stand Losing You: Surviving the Police,...

July 03, 2015

Revenge of the Mekons (Angio, 2013)

The Mekons are bad. Like, really. honestly bad. They’ll be the first to tell you.

July 02, 2015

Terminator Genisys (Taylor, 2015)

Terminator Genisys made me angry. There's plenty of films that leave me unimpressed or bored...

June 2015

June 28, 2015

When Marnie Was There (Yonebayashi, 2014)

"In this world there's an invisible magic circle. There's an inside and an outside [....]...

June 27, 2015

24 Observations About The Terminator on the Eve of Genisys

If you've ever wondered how my reviews are constructed, these notes should give you glimpses...

June 25, 2015

Munich (Spielberg, 2005) — Ten Years Later

When something deals with religious identity or terrorism or any of the most serious questions...

June 20, 2015

3 1/2 Minutes, 10 Bullets — Lucia McBath Interview

“I have forgiven Michael Dunn,” Lucy McBath says when questioned about the man who murdered...

June 19, 2015

Oyelowo Follows Up “Selma” with Faith-Themed “Captive”

Oyelowo stars opposite Kate Mara in Captive, based on an incident in which a fugitive...

June 17, 2015

The Definitive Ranking of Every Robert Bresson Film Ever!

This guy ranked every Robert Bresson film ever! What he put at #6 will blow...

June 11, 2015

Jurassic World (Trevorrow, 2015)

Jurassic World (★★) is not a bad movie, but it is such a contentedly, non-aspirationally...

June 09, 2015

The Lesson (Grozeva and Valchanov, 2014)

Seemingly harmless misdemeanors affect entire communities.

June 09, 2015

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe ( Adamson, 2005) — Ten Years Later

Do we hold the Narnia films in the same regard as the Lord of the...

June 04, 2015

Spy (Feig, 2015)

Here’s the twist: Spy was funny.

June 04, 2015

Signed, Sealed, Delivered: From Paris With Love (Fair, 2015)

From Paris With Love is not going to make Signed, Sealed, Delivered the next breakout...

June 03, 2015

The Thin Place #54: Entourage — Making New Fans and Displeasing Old Ones

In the newest episode of The Thin Place, Alex McKee subs in for Todd to...

June 01, 2015

The Thin Place #53: Tokyo Story and the Ideal of Family

In the latest episode, Todd and Ken discuss Yasujiro Ozu's Tokyo Story.

May 2015

May 31, 2015

Belle and Sebastian (Vanier, 2013)

Evan Cogswell gives 4/5 stars to Belle and Sebastian: "Great Pyrenees are beautiful dogs, and...

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