Munich (Spielberg, 2005) — Ten Years Later
When something deals with religious identity or terrorism or any of the most serious questions that haunt and plague us, simply being a good movie doesn't feel quite good enough.
Author: kenmorefield
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3 1/2 Minutes, 10 Bullets — Lucia McBath Interview
“I have forgiven Michael Dunn,” Lucy McBath says when questioned about the man who murdered her son, Jordan. “I’ve had to forgive him.”
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Oyelowo Follows Up “Selma” with Faith-Themed “Captive”
Oyelowo stars opposite Kate Mara in Captive, based on an incident in which a fugitive takes captive a recovering meth addict. The story takes a surprising turn when Ashley Smith begins reading from Rick Warren's The Purpose Driven Life.
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The Definitive Ranking of Every Robert Bresson Film Ever!
This guy ranked every Robert Bresson film ever! What he put at #6 will blow your mind!
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Jurassic World (Trevorrow, 2015)
Jurassic World (★★) is not a bad movie, but it is such a contentedly, non-aspirationally mediocre one that it often feels worse than it is.
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Signed, Sealed, Delivered: From Paris With Love (Fair, 2015)
From Paris With Love is not going to make Signed, Sealed, Delivered the next breakout show, but on a weekend where the choices at the multiplex are pretty crass (Entourage, Spy), it's a serviceable diversion for the audience segment that eschews R-rated films altogether.
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The Thin Place #54: Entourage — Making New Fans and Displeasing Old Ones
In the newest episode of The Thin Place, Alex McKee subs in for Todd to discuss whether or not one has to know the Entourage television show to like the movie.
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The Thin Place #53: Tokyo Story and the Ideal of Family
In the latest episode, Todd and Ken discuss Yasujiro Ozu's Tokyo Story.
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Hot Girls Wanted (Bauer & Gradus, 2015)
This much talked about documentary from Sundance is now on Netflix. I reviewed it for Christianity Today Movies & TV.
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Film History Spotlight: Max Ophuls
Max Ophuls didn't invent the tracking shot, but he may have used it more effectively than anyone else.