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June 2013

June 01, 2013

Want to Go to Jerusalem with Benedict Cumberbatch?

There's a documentary tour of Jerusalem on the way. But I suspect that a lot...

June 01, 2013

What Do 2013’s Most Stylish Vampires Have in Common with Johnny Depp, Tom Waits, and Bill Murray?

What do 2013's most stylish vampires have in common with Tom Waits, Johnny Depp, and...

May 2013

May 28, 2013

You Be the Judge of What’s Funny

Today, The New Yorker published the finalists for this week's cartoon caption contest... "You...

May 26, 2013

Hey, Steven Spielberg, Nicole Kidman, and Ang Lee: What’s Your Verdict?

What film prize means more to filmmakers around the world than an Oscar? Somebody won...

May 23, 2013

Happy Birthday, Bob Dylan!

In honor of Friday's birthday boy, here's Andy Whitman's post about the man of many...

May 22, 2013

I Love Luci

This year, IMAGE presented the tenth annual Denise Levertov award to someone who is more...

May 21, 2013

Podcast: What Do Tony Stark, Bruce Wayne, and Jay Gatsby Have in Common?

Two posts back, I gave you a challenge: Close your eyes. If I say the...

May 02, 2013

Iron Man 3 (2013): An All-Thumbs Review

The following is a review of Iron Man 3 ... in fiction. It's the second installment...

April 2013

April 24, 2013

Sometimes There’s a Man: Who’s the World’s Most Masculine Guy?

Close your eyes. If I say the word "masculine," who is the first familiar face...

April 21, 2013

Scorsese’s Interest: “What About the Soul and the Heart?”

Martin Scorsese is soul searching as he prepares (again) to film Shusaku Endo's masterpiece —...

April 19, 2013

“Upstream Color” – Don’t Miss It

I’ll write a full review of "Upstream Color" in time. But it will take time....

April 17, 2013

Look! An April Shower of Distractions – Six Intriguing Links

Just in case you missed them, here's a list of six distractions from the past...

April 12, 2013

To The Wonder (2012): An All-Thumbs Review

I’ve been dreaming of trying out a new venture in long-form film criticism — reviews...

April 05, 2013

Roger Ebert and Todd Rendleman: An Unexpected Friendship, A Remarkable Memoir

“We started up an email friendship,” says Todd Rendleman, who teaches film history and aesthetics...

April 04, 2013

Thank You, Roger Ebert. Now, Rest in Peace. [Updated April 6th.]

"A movie is not about what it is about. It is about how it is...

March 2013

March 31, 2013

A Coen Brothers Easter

Does God believe in the Coen Brothers? Join me and legendary film reviewer Matt Zoller...

March 21, 2013

Why I Want to Be George R. R. Martin’s Neighbor

There is a place... a magical place... where J.K. Rowling, Neil Gaiman, George R. R....

March 15, 2013

Like Someone in Love (2012)

The last film that enthralled me as much as this one? It may have been...

March 15, 2013

Oz the Unfortunate and Underwhelming?

In which Steven Greydanus talks me out of spending money on Sam Raimi's Oz movie....

March 09, 2013

Musical Highlights of 2013, So Far…

I've been hearing voices. They've been haunting my earphones, roaring through car stereo speakers, rumbling...

March 06, 2013

Quentin Tarantino, America’s Competition Addiction, and Movies That the Oscars Overlooked

This story stars a gunslinging hero, some Trappist monks, a French chef, and a little...

February 2013

February 22, 2013

In Defense of “Amour”

Michael Haneke's "Amour" is taking a beating from religious-media film reviewers. I think the accusers...

February 18, 2013

How “Downton Abbey” Should End

I don't care to know how "Downton Abbey" really ends, because I can't think of...

February 14, 2013

Valentine’s Day Special: Are These the Top 25 Films About Marriage?

When I think of great big-screen testaments to the challenges of lasting love, three films...

February 08, 2013

Side Effects (2013)

This story is full of the sort of surprises that a reviewer is likely to...

February 03, 2013

In Space, No One Can Hear You Have a Mid-Faith Crisis

It's a beloved science fiction novel, full of adventure, suspense, terror, and questions about the...

February 01, 2013

Look!: “Ivan’s Childhood”; “La Pivellina”; Steven Greydanus’s Top 10 List Collection; Joel Avery on “Melancholia” & the Apocalypse; More…

These links caught my attention today, for one reason or another. Check back later. I...

February 01, 2013

The Amazing Adventures of Anderson and Chabon

Michael Chabon is writing about the films of Wes Anderson. So I have postponed my...

January 2013

January 31, 2013

The Awful Truth: “Portlandia” and How to Succeed in “Journalism”

"Don't waste my time" — that's the prevailing attitude for most readers on the Internet....

January 26, 2013

In Honor of Sister Rose Pacatte

I'm delighted to see people taking notice of Sister Rose Pacatte, who goes about her...