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2022-08-16T14:29:18-06:00

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Lady and the Tramp and Endless Love

Last updated on: August 16, 2022 at 2:29 pm By Zachary Miller

In my old age, I consistently ask myself why Disneyland still hasn’t given us a ride for “Lady and the Tramp.” (If they can do it for “The Adventures of Mr. Toad,” they can do it for this one too!) For a film that consistently features on Disney’s Diamond/Platinum/Whatever Precious Metal line of movies, this one sometimes slips under the radar. This is regrettable because the film captures a truth most precious: love is inexhaustible, and there is always room... Read more

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2022-08-16T14:28:55-06:00

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Rust and Bone and Goodness

Last updated on: August 16, 2022 at 2:28 pm By Zachary Miller

I enjoy a great many films, but there are a select few that have actually made me reflect on the artform itself. Today we’re going to talk about one such movie, Jacques Audiard’s 2012 film, “Rust and Bone.” This French-Belgian production follows Stephanie and Alain, both of them broken individuals at the start of the film. Stephanie has recently endured an accident that necessitated the amputation of both of her legs. Alain is a drifter who can’t hold down a... Read more

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2022-08-16T14:28:27-06:00

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A Face in the Crowd and The Psychology of False Prophets

Last updated on: August 16, 2022 at 2:28 pm By Zachary Miller

I actually didn’t start watching The Andy Griffith Show until really recently. My clients at my day job have it on all the time, and I try to catch a few episodes when my workload allows. While I’m finding the show amusing, I’m still getting used to seeing Mr. Griffith as a good guy. I get that for most of America, Andy Griffith is the picture of wholesomeness, but they got to know him as Sheriff Andy Taylor. I knew... Read more

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2025-06-24T15:21:52-06:00

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Knives Out and Turning the Other Cheek

Last updated on: June 24, 2025 at 3:21 pm By Zachary Miller

So this weekend marked roughly my dozenth watch of Knives Out. Not much else to do as I eagerly await the currently in-development sequels. On this viewing, what really struck me, aside from just how great Jamie Lee Curtis looks in phosphorescent pink, is just how good they manage to keep Marta. That our heroine is this movie’s ambassador of morality should come as no surprise. It’s a regular truism in storytelling in general that goodness is the ultimate decider... Read more

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2024-10-29T16:19:21-06:00

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Titanic and Heaven

Last updated on: October 29, 2024 at 4:19 pm By Zachary Miller

There’s a controversy at the heart of the James Cameron 1997 epic, “Titanic,” that has been hotly contested ever since the film exploded onto the scene nearly 25 years ago. This question, one that has weighed on my mind through every viewing, has significant implications for life and death for the young couple. No. I’m not talking about that stupid door. Y’all need to get over that … I’m talking about the film’s final scene wherein the elderly Rose goes... Read more

General Christian

2022-08-16T14:25:33-06:00

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A Patch of Blue and Altruism

Last updated on: August 16, 2022 at 2:25 pm By Zachary Miller

Well, the new West Side Story is coming out tomorrow, so why not talk about interracial romance on film? Today’s subject is the underappreciated 1965 masterpiece by Guy Green, A Patch of Blue. The center of the movie is a young woman named Selina. Blind and under the grip of her abusive mother, Selina is both caged and crippled. Gordon, an educated black man, encounters her in the park and feels immense sympathy for her upon learning about her situation,... Read more

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2023-02-28T19:10:19-06:00

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Avatar and Spiritual Awakening

Last updated on: February 28, 2023 at 7:10 pm By Zachary Miller

In John Chapter 3, Jesus is instructing Nicodemus how to inherit eternal life, and his counsel is to be born again. Nicodemus’s mind immediately jumps to, “So, like I’ve got to enter my mother’s womb a second time or something?” and Jesus is like, “No, buddy, that’s like way too literal.” Symbolic rebirth is a common feature within stories about redemption or conversion. Often this transformation is more symbolic, the way Christ meant in his first instruction. But stories are... Read more

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2024-07-09T16:35:33-06:00

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The Wolf Man and the Fight Against Sin

Last updated on: July 9, 2024 at 4:35 pm By Zachary Miller

I watched a video earlier this week tracing the cultural origins of the werewolf folklore, and I learned that the monster intersects quite a bit with Christian history. At one point, it was considered a sin to even believe in werewolves, and a few centuries later, the Church was like, “Darn right, there are werewolves! Better repent fast or it’ll come for you too!” But it turns out a lot of what constitutes modern werewolf mythology actually came from the... Read more

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2022-08-16T14:21:32-06:00

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The Witcher and Goodness

Last updated on: August 16, 2022 at 2:21 pm By Zachary Miller

Gens Y and Z have a special interest in making good guys out of really bad guys. Sometimes we give villains tragic backstories to show that they were good guys, actually, until society screwed them up (e.g. Joker). But other times we’re not as interested in literal bad guys as the deconstruction of the aesthetics of evil. Take Geralt of Rivia, mutated monster hunter and star of Netflix’s hit series, The Witcher. The show follows Geralt’s interactions with other magical... Read more

General Christian

2022-08-16T14:20:38-06:00

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Coco and Familial Connection

Last updated on: August 16, 2022 at 2:20 pm By Zachary Miller

Of the twelve or so moments that make me tear up in Coco, there’s one in particular that stands out: the moment when Miguel crashes into the ghostly skeleton of his Papa Julio. I’m being serious. The moment is played for laughs, but Papa Julio’s reaction has always really hit me. He’s not angry, he simply cries, “Miguel?” No introduction necessary, this guy knows he has just met his great-grandson. Right off, Miguel’s ancestors immediately know who he is. And... Read more

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