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January 2024

January 09, 2024

The Greatest Showman and Worth

I've actually wanted to write about this film in this space for a while, but...

December 2023

December 23, 2023

Klaus and Goodness

Well, folks. It's that time of year again. And by "that time of year," I...

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...

April 2023

April 04, 2023

Waking Life and Truth

Today we're going to do something a little different and venture more into something a...

March 2023

March 07, 2023

The Banshees of Inisherin and Pride

A year or two back, a film review channel I follow made a point in...

February 2023

February 28, 2023

Jerry Maguire and Principles

A couple weeks back we discussed From Here to Eternity and doing the right thing...

February 21, 2023

Crazy Rich Asians and Worth

Lately I've been very invested in the works of director Jon M. Chu. He was...

February 15, 2023

The Quiet Man and Peace

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

February 07, 2023

Roma and Love

Telling a story through any medium is an innately personal endeavor, but the process can...

January 2023

January 31, 2023

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind and The Precious Heartbreak

The appeal of Michel Gondry's 2004 romance, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, rests on...

January 24, 2023

Minority Report and Judgment

Like many of the films we discuss here, Steven Spielberg's 2002 film, Minority Report, makes...

January 17, 2023

From Here to Eternity and Principles

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

January 10, 2023

Passengers and the Heavenly Life

As a film enthusiast, there's a little game I like to play called "which movies...

January 03, 2023

Scent of a Woman and Being “Irredeemable”

There are a lot of things about Martin Brest's 1992 film, Scent of a Woman,...

December 2022

December 27, 2022

Toy Story 2 and Immortality

The prospect of immortality, eternal life, or some kind of existence beyond mortal life can...

December 20, 2022

White Christmas and Altruism

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

November 2022

November 15, 2022

Enchanted and Faith in a Fallen World

A few weeks back when I talked about Scream, I mentioned that self-aware movies are...

October 2022

October 06, 2022

Stand By Me and Love’s Lasting Mark

I remember an experience I had in 9th grade P.E. This was the rare class...

September 2022

September 27, 2022

In Bruges and Guilt

As we move from the blockbuster season toward that time when all the auteur pieces...

September 20, 2022

The Impossible and Healing through Service

JA Bayona's 2012 epic dramatizes the experience of the real-life Belón family (named the Bennet...

August 2022

August 30, 2022

How to Train Your Dragon and Kindness as Strength

In the years leading up to Christ's birth, the intellectuals of the day anticipated the...

August 23, 2022

Don’t Look Up and Prophets

A few weeks ago, we looked at "A Face in the Crowd" as an exploration...

August 02, 2022

Moulin Rouge! and Freedom

When we talked about Chicago, I noted how that film displays the allure of sin...

July 2022

July 19, 2022

Moana and Divine Intervention

As I slowly but surely make my way through gleaning the religious metaphors across every...

July 17, 2022

Leon: The Professional and Goodness in a Fallen World

Like many of the films we discuss here, there are a lot of internal contradictions...

July 12, 2022

Notorious and Goodness

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

May 2022

May 31, 2022

Jurassic Park and True Godliness

Well, Jurassic World: Dominion comes out really soon, so naturally I've been thinking about the...

April 2022

April 26, 2022

“IT” and Strength through Faith

In my piece on "Black Swan," I confessed that growing up, R-rated films were a...

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...