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"A movie review is a reflection of your life." -Michael Phillips What's my spin? I'm often looking at film from an ethical (not moralistic) stance. What does a film communicate about right and wrong especially in relationships?

Monday, September 29, 2014

The World's End: A Poetic Meditation

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Glory to the crude! All praise to the crass! The very gentle capers When passed through our nature Becom...

The Boxtrolls: A Poetic Meditation

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"My fear is greater than your fear for to support my terror I have automatic ammunition at such...

Sunday, September 28, 2014

The Beauty of Ida

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Some of the themes have been explored before: a young woman discovering herself (e.g. Blue is the Warmest Color ), guilt and revelation ...

Saturday, August 30, 2014

John Donne Meets the Tortures of Cancer: Wit (2001)

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Christian theology screws a lot of people up. At this point, this is a truism, but it is partly true because people do not understand th...

Tuesday, August 5, 2014

Chatting with my Bud, Darren Aronofsky about Noah

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I called up my bud Darren Aronofsky last year and said, "So you're going to release a biblical epic this year, huh? Which one...

Tuesday, July 29, 2014

The Three Acts of The Deer Hunter

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Yes, it is long. Three hours long. But it is neatly segmented into three distinct acts, with clear divides between them, so it is not mu...

Saturday, July 26, 2014

The Madness of Sorcerer (1977)

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It is one of my wife's pastimes to play Sims on the computer while I watch a film on the other side of the room with headphones in. ...

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