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October 2026

October 14, 2026

“Les Diabolique” and Transgression

Alongside something like Arrival, Vertigo, or Charade, Les Diaboliques is a very twisty movie....

August 2026

August 12, 2026

“L’avventura” and Human Weakness

Today's piece is going to be a little different for a few reasons. The subject...

August 12, 2025

Scarlet Street and Sin

I'm kind of on a roll discussing nihilism and the dire realities of being alive...

July 2025

July 08, 2025

East of Eden and Goodness

Today's confession: I don't really care much for Rebel Without a Cause. Not hating, it's...

June 2025

June 10, 2025

Psycho, Sin, and the Horror of Human Guilt

Psycho and Guilt Alfred Hitchcock's 1960 masterpiece, Psycho, is another one of those films that...

January 2025

January 21, 2025

Gone with the Wind and Resilience

Let me say up front with this piece that ... deriving truth from artifice is...

December 2024

December 18, 2024

Sunset Boulevard and Vanity

The aim of this site is to help film lovers better discern the glimmers of...

November 2024

November 12, 2024

Act of Violence and Guilt

The effect that WWII had on the American psyche is one of the most discussed...

September 2024

September 24, 2024

Sweet Bird of Youth and Value

Today our attention turns to one of Paul Newman's most underrated works, Richard Brooks' 1962...

September 03, 2024

Modern Times and Perseverance

How exactly did it take me this long to write about Charlie Chaplin in...

July 2024

July 09, 2024

12 Angry Men and Valiance

I'll confess I haven't yet been assigned jury duty, but there is one movie that...

May 2024

May 07, 2024

It’s a Wonderful Life and Service

Here's a question. By the end of It's a Wonderful Life, do you think George...

April 2024

April 02, 2024

Ikiru and Heaven

I consider myself relatively lucky in the way of work. Overall, I have been fortunate...

February 2024

February 27, 2024

Casablanca and Selflessness

Someone let me know: were airports even locales of such sweeping romance before 1942? Before...

October 2023

October 17, 2023

Butterflies Are Free and True Liberation

"I could love you if you'd let me." So sings Don Baker, one of the...

August 2023

August 08, 2023

Nights of Cabiria and Happiness

If there is any part of the human condition more constant than the search for...

February 2023

February 15, 2023

The Quiet Man and Peace

And now we turn our attention to that most enticing and elusive of experiences in...

January 2023

January 17, 2023

From Here to Eternity and Principles

I enjoy a wide variety of films, but there are a select few that genuinely...

December 2022

December 20, 2022

White Christmas and Altruism

I try to avoid controversial matters when I can on this site, including the question...

July 2022

July 12, 2022

Notorious and Goodness

I mentioned in my piece on Rust and Bone that one of the hidden graces...

April 2022

April 07, 2022

Lady and the Tramp and Endless Love

In my old age, I consistently ask myself why Disneyland still hasn't given us a...

January 2022

January 24, 2022

A Face in the Crowd and The Psychology of False Prophets

I actually didn't start watching The Andy Griffith Show until really recently. My clients at...

December 2021

December 09, 2021

A Patch of Blue and Altruism

Well, the new West Side Story is coming out tomorrow, so why not talk about...

October 2021

October 27, 2021

The Wolf Man and the Fight Against Sin

I watched a video earlier this week tracing the cultural origins of the werewolf folklore,...

July 2021

July 17, 2021

The Heart is a Lonely Hunter and Ministering

Alright. We're fresh off of Disney and Alfred Hitchcock on my docket of spotlighted movies....

July 14, 2021

Vertigo and Lust

And now presenting, the one movie in which James Stewart is the guy you DON'T...

June 2021

June 30, 2021

Charade and Discerning Truth

If you're not familiar with Stanley Donen's film, Charade, know that it stars Hollywood icons...

June 12, 2021

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs and the Question of Goodness

On the day Disney+ went live, my sister and her husband selected Walt Disney Animation's...

June 07, 2021

Cool Hand Luke and Christ

Way back when I was auditioning my writing for Patheos, I wrote a sample piece...

June 01, 2021

Waterloo Bridge and Shame

Today's film stretches back to classical film and love lost to war. The 1940 version...