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May 2015

May 28, 2015

Beats of the Antonov (Seattle International Film Festival)

While in Seattle last week, I had the opportunity to visit the Seattle International Film...

May 18, 2015

G-Dog: Christian Love in Action

Streaming on Netflix right now is a moving documentary about Father Greg Boyle, a Jesuit...

April 2015

April 22, 2015

As It Is in Heaven: A Nearly Perfect Film by Joshua Overbay

You can learn everything about Joshua Overbay's naturalistic, haunting film As It Is in Heaven...

March 2015

March 16, 2015

Calvary: A Film That Wrestles with the Cruciform Life

(Trigger warning: this review contains some non-explicit references to sexual abuse. The film itself speaks...

March 10, 2015

Nightcrawler: Here’s Why This Neo-Noir Thriller Is So Creepy

Nightcrawler is a creepy, creepy movie. Not because its content is terribly over-the-top. It's actually...

February 2015

February 23, 2015

Julianne Moore’s Short But Profound Statement at the Oscars

In the midst of all the film industry self-aggrandizing and back-slapping, you may have missed...

February 18, 2015

The Overnighters: A Documentary about the Bakken Oil Fields, a Lutheran Pastor, Sin, and Service

The Overnighters (2014) is writer/director Jesse Moss's documentary film, centered around the men who seek...

February 10, 2015

50 Shades of Grey Glamorizes Intimate Partner Violence

I'm not at a loss for reasons to dislike 50 Shades of Grey. I've heard...

January 2015

January 26, 2015

Whiplash: Perfectionism Is Seductive, but Does It Bring Life?

The Academy Award-nominated film Whiplash is named after a famous jazz song by Buddy Rich. The...

January 12, 2015

Selma Is a Prophetic Clarion Call for Our Times. Here’s 7 Reasons Why.

1. There are many movies about courageous whites who stood up for blacks during the...

January 05, 2015

Big Eyes: How Stealing Creative Property Damages the Artist’s Soul

As Tim Burton's film Big Eyes opens, talented painter Margaret Keane (Amy Adams) is leaving...

December 2014

December 31, 2014

Wild–and the Restorative Power of Doing Hard Things

When I first read Cheryl Strayed's memoir of hiking the Pacific Crest Trail, Wild: From...

November 2014

November 17, 2014

Somm: A Documentary about Wine, Meditation, Culture, and Community

Documentaries are a gift because they open our eyes to worlds that we would have...

November 10, 2014

Interstellar: Provoking Questions, Love, and Awe-Inspiring Beauty

The scope and scale of achievement in Christopher Nolan's Interstellar is dizzying, mind-boggling, baffling, and--ultimately--awe-inspiring....

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