The Theory of Everything (Marsh, 2014)
A heartbreaking work of super-duper-staggering genius.
Author: kenmorefield
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10 Movies about Sex that are Better Choices than 50 Shades of Grey
Sex is a legitimate subject for art, and there have been countless films that have explored human sexuality. Here then are some suggestions for films that might be better uses of your time than would be watching the one that opens this weekend.
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Crash (Haggis, 2005) — 10 Years Later
Do you think Crash gets a bad rap--or does the mere mention of the title set your teeth on edge?
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Beyond the Mask (Burns, 2015)
Who doesn't like a good redemption arc?
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Hoovey (McNamara, 2015)
Hoovey is the sort of film about which a youth pastor or sleep-over-host parent can skim a capsule summary and know exactly what he or she is getting.
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Be the Message (Shook & Shook, 2014)
Kerry and Chris Shook's conversational, observational new book is worth pausing to recommend for one big reason.
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Christian Mingle (Bernsen, 2014)
The film that writer/director Corbin Bernsen name checks in his video introduction is Sleepless in Seattle. My philosophy is that you respect a film most, Christian or otherwise, by approaching it on its own terms. Based on that philosophy, Christian Mingle is first and foremost a Romantic Comedy and only secondarily a Christian film.
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Human Capital (Virzi, 2013)
Human Capital ("Il capitale umano") is a cross between Crash and Edith Wharton's The House of Mirth.
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King Kong (Jackson, 2005) — 10 Years Later
Ten years before Peter Jackson stretched a simple story into three movies, he stretched a simple movie into three hours.
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The Grand Budapest Hotel takes Top Honors from North Carolina Film Critics
Birdman, Boyhood, Whiplash, and The Grand Budapest Hotel led the list of nominees from the North Carolina Film Critics Association (NCFCA) earlier this week.