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May 2013

May 01, 2013

The General: A Train Full of Laughs

Review of The General, Directed by Buster Keaton In our effort to blog our way...

April 2013

April 30, 2013

Last Train Home in Industrializing China

Review of Last Train Home, Directed by Lixin Fan The documentary Last Train Home tells...

April 29, 2013

Wreck It, But Be Nice to Your Sister

Review of Wreck-It Ralph, Directed by Rich Moore Confession: I love video games. When I...

April 26, 2013

If you love America, go see Pain & Gain

Review of Pain and Gain, Directed by Michael Bay "Don't be a don't-er, do be...

April 24, 2013

Here’s Looking at You, Casablanca!

Review of Casablanca, Directed by Michael Curtiz It’s December of 1941 in sunny, depressing Casablanca,...

April 22, 2013

Man or Mouse: Humanity and Morality in The Secret of NIMH

Review of The Secret of NIMH, Directed by Don Bluth Mrs. Brisby has a serious...

April 19, 2013

“Oblivion” and Earth’s Horatius

Oblivion, directed by Joseph Kosinski, stars Tom Cruise and depicts a post-apocalyptic sci-fi world in...

April 18, 2013

Always Online, Ever “Disconnected”

Review of Disconnect, Directed by Henry Alex Rubin Disconnect gives us four stories about people...

April 12, 2013

Are We All in a Trance?

Review of Trance, Directed by Danny Boyle What is the role of memory in shaping...

April 12, 2013

Terrence Malick’s To the Wonder: A Stunted Scriptural Meditation on Marriage and Ministry

Review of To the Wonder, Directed by Terrence Malick Terrence Malick, the reclusive filmmaker of Badlands,...

April 11, 2013

42 and Jackie Robinson’s Legacy of Nonviolence

Review of 42, Directed by Brian Helgeland The story of Jackie Robinson is familiar to...

April 10, 2013

The Raiders of the Lost Ark Discover That “Our God is a Consuming Fire”

Review of Raiders of the Lost Ark, Directed by Steven Spielberg When I was growing...

April 09, 2013

End of Watch: A Portrait of Male Friendship

Review of End of Watch, Directed by David Ayer The first thing I heard about...

April 05, 2013

The Evil Dead: “Please, God: Give Me a Break”

Review of Evil Dead, Directed by Fede Alvarez Some viewers like movies that leave them...

April 05, 2013

Jurassic Park Is Back and Better Than Ever

Review of Jurassic Park 3D, Directed by Steven Spielberg The year is 1993, and fictional...

April 05, 2013

Integrity and Fatherhood Beyond the Pines

Review of The Place Beyond the Pines, Directed by Derek Cianfrance Luke Glanton (Ryan Gosling)...

April 03, 2013

May the Force Be With You

Review of Star Wars, Directed by George Lucas If you ask a cinephile what his...

April 02, 2013

Lost in Thailand Chinese Style

Review of Lost in Thailand, Directed by Xu Zheng If you know anything about the...

April 01, 2013

The African Queen’s Happy Ending

Review of The African Queen, Directed by John Huston Not all movies are deep and...

March 2013

March 29, 2013

The Host: A Pro-Life Invasion of the Body-Snatchers

Review of The Host, Directed by Andrew Niccol By Jennilee Miller The Host opens with...

March 28, 2013

G.I. Joe Appeals to the Inner Child — and Not Much Else

Review of G.I. Joe: Retaliation, Directed by Jon Chu Cobra Commander has escaped from a...

March 25, 2013

House of Cards’ Lady Macbeth

Review of House of Cards (Season 1), Directed by David Finch “Come you spirits That...

March 22, 2013

‘Admission’ Is Worth the Price

Review of Admission, Directed by Paul Weitz College admissions: the final test of the helicopter...

March 21, 2013

Die Hard in the White House

Review of Olympus Has Fallen, Directed by Antoine Fuqua Fortunately, the title of this review...

March 20, 2013

House of Cards: Collapse is Inevitable

Review of House of Cards (Season 1), Directed by David Finch Rating: 9/10 If you...

March 19, 2013

The Music of the Last of the Mohicans

Review of The Last of the Mohicans, Directed by Michael Mann When I was in...

March 18, 2013

Beyond the Hills Joins the List of Great Spiritual Dramas

Review of Beyond the Hills, Directed by Christian Mungiu Here’s the bottom line on Beyond the...

March 15, 2013

Burt Wonderstone: From Wonder-Empty to Wonder-Full

Review of The Incredible Burt Wonderstone, Directed by Don Scardino Yet this I hold against...

March 15, 2013

Stoker and the Shadow of Alfred Hitchcock

A Review of Stoker, Directed by Park Chan-wook “Shadow of a Doubt” seems a particularly...

March 15, 2013

Stoker’s Identity and Inheritance

Review of Stoker, Directed by Park Chan-wook (WARNING: This review contains mature content of a...