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I am Number Four (Caruso, 2011)
February 27, 2011 – 12:01 pm | No Comment
<em>I am Number Four</em> (Caruso, 2011)

Here’s a link to my review of I am Number Four at Christianity Today Movies and TV.
For what it’s worth, I haven’t read the book this is based on; it appears to have a somewhat …

Black Swan (Aronofsky, 2010)
January 10, 2011 – 9:56 pm | One Comment
<em>Black Swan</em> (Aronofsky, 2010)

I hereby plead guilty to catching up on awards-season titles…
Were he still alive today, I can’t help thinking that Black Swan would’ve been the late Japanese playwright, melodramatist and exhibitionist Yukio Mishima’s all-time favorite movie…and …

The Tourist (von Donnersmarck, 2010)
December 14, 2010 – 11:46 am | No Comment
<em>The Tourist</em> (von Donnersmarck, 2010)

I’ve always wanted to visit Venice some day. Aside from the setting, though, The Tourist doesn’t have much to recommend it. My full review is available at Christianity Today Movies and TV.

Cool It (Timoner, 2010)
November 19, 2010 – 8:19 am | No Comment
<em>Cool It </em> (Timoner, 2010)

Issue- partisan documentaries tend to spend more time bashing the other side than making their case. Ondi Timoner’s profile of skeptical environmentalist Bjorn Lomborg teeters on the the edge of becoming a polemical commercial before …

John Sayles Interview
November 6, 2010 – 12:29 pm | No Comment
John Sayles Interview

John Sayles brought his most recent film, Amigo, to AFI Fest in Los Angeles this week. I was able to interview the director about the film’s production history, historical context, and parallels to other military …

The King’s Speech (Hooper, 2010)
November 4, 2010 – 1:01 pm | No Comment
<em>The King’s Speech</em> (Hooper, 2010)

Fresh on the heels of winning the Cadillac People’s Choice Award at the Toronto International Film Festival, Tom Hooper’s The King’s Speech is set to be a gala presentation at AFI Fest. My write up …