I've wondered many times since then if my own abiding ambivalence about poetry stems less from some intellectual or spiritual defect and more from being forced to study poetry before anyone was ready to really teach me and I was ready to really learn it.
Full Frame is a documentary lover's paradise, an oasis of smart, thoughtful, often probing films that nestled in early April between the January post-awards dumping ground and the May launch of summer action movies.
I find it hard to be a Christian at SXSW.
I've seen a lot of bad Christian movies in my career, so I tend to approach new ones with a healthy dose of skepticism. I'm always pleasantly surprised when a film by or marketed for Christians manages to exceed my expectations. Paul, Apostle of Christ is one such film.
"This is not a film we made here, I promise you. This is a movie."
Some to Misery are Born Every Morn and every Night Some are Born to sweet delight Some are Born to sweet delight Some are Born to Endless Night We are… Continue reading "SXSW 2018 — They Live Here, Now"
What do a dragon's wings sound like?
Wall-E is near the top of the list of films I call "friendship killers."
A fluffy musical romance with an unapologetic debt to Bollywood, Basmati Blues is self-consciously square enough to be hip.
Michael Gracey’s modern musical loosely based on the life of P.T. Barnum was one of my favorite films of 2017, but it hasn’t exactly been wowing critics. I value films… Continue reading "6 Things I Loved About The Greatest Showman"
