2019 Top Ten
I have been making these lists for two decades now, so if you are here, you probably don’t need me to remind you that these are my “favorite” film experiences… Continue reading "2019 Top Ten"
Category: Top 10s and Other Lists
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Late Spring (Ozu, 1949)
#2: Arts & Faith Top 25 Spiritually Significant Films about Growing Older There is no real upside to writing a “meh” review of Ozu’s Late Spring, so why do it?… Continue reading "Late Spring (Ozu, 1949)"
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You Can’t Take it With You (1938)
#23: Arts & Faith Top 25 Spiritually Significant Films about Growing Older Frank Capra’s adaptation of the famous play by Hart & Kaufman was a bit of a surprise entry… Continue reading "You Can’t Take it With You (1938)"
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Persuasion (Michell, 1995)
#17: Arts & Faith Top 25 Spiritually Significant Films about Growing Older Persuasion won four BAFTA awards, including best “single drama” made for television. Yet for a film as esteemed… Continue reading "Persuasion (Michell, 1995)"
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Gertrud (Dreyer, 1964)
Arts & Faith Spiritually Significant Films on Growing Old(er): #13 Carl Theodor Dreyer’s final film, Gertrud, is one of those slow, stand-offish masterpieces that tends to embolden naysayers to such… Continue reading "Gertrud (Dreyer, 1964)"
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2018 Top 10
I have felt increasingly out of step with the film blogosphere this year. I am ambivalent about most of the films garnering awards or nomination. Roma left me listless. The… Continue reading "2018 Top 10"
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Favorite Film Series: The Andromeda Strain (Wise, 1971)
I promised myself I would limit myself to no more than one paragraph about the films I didn't pick.
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Favorite Film Series: Claire’s Knee (Rohmer, 1970)
Claire’s Knee is my favorite film from my least favorite year of film history.
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2017 Top 10
Kenneth R. Morefield shares his ten favorite film experiences from 2017.
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Favorite Film Series — Army of Shadows (Melville, 1969)
When we speak of our "favorite" movies, books, or music, repetition is the most common metric to measure our enthusiasm. There is an inescapable (if at times embarrassing) logic to that measurement. If I have watched Zoolander a half dozen times and Army of Shadows only twice, does that not indicate that I like the former more than the latter?