The Liberators (Bryant, 2016)
Pop quiz: You find out your father/brother/uncle/neighbor stole a bunch of priceless religious artifacts from an abbey in Nazi Germany. What do you do?
Author: kenmorefield
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Phil’s Camino — Sneak Peek
Phil’s Camino gets its premiere at SXSW this month. From the film’s press release: Directed by filmmaker, pilgrim and author, Annie O’Neil and filmmaker Jessica Lewis, the engaging films tells… Continue reading "Phil’s Camino — Sneak Peek"
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An Inconvenient Truth (Guggenheim, 2006) — 10 Years Later
In HBO’s psychotherapy melodrama In Treatment, Paul Weston (Gabriel Byrne) shares a counselor’s riddle with a patient: “Why doesn’t a cigarette smoker think a cigarette can kill him?”… Continue reading "An Inconvenient Truth (Guggenheim, 2006) — 10 Years Later"
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Is Snow White Still Essential?
When was the last time you actually watched Snow White?
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My Best Picture Choice: Spotlight
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced its nominees for the Oscars this week. With the exception of the omission of Todd Haynes’s Carol (a film I… Continue reading "My Best Picture Choice: Spotlight"
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The Looking Glass (Hancock, 2015)
I hate to use the word "sweet" when describing a film. There's no way to make it not sound like a backhanded compliment.
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The Prestige (Nolan, 2006) — 10 Years Later
A lot of movies show people trapped in hell; this one shows them constructing it.
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2015 Arts & Faith Ecumenical Jury Awards
The ten finalists are: About Elly, The Assassin, Brooklyn, Gett: The Trial of Viviane Amsalem, Inside Out, The Look of Silence; Love & Mercy, Spotlight, Stations of the Cross, and Timbuktu.
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2015 Top Ten
I love movies. These are the ones I loved the most last year...
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The Hateful Eight (Tarantino, 2015)
I've mostly been a Tarantino fan, but even I can't defend this...