For over a decade now, I’ve been firmly of the opinion that the weakest element of contemporary films, be they independent or studio driven, is writing. That is ironic, because… Continue reading "Days of Daisy (Jeffrey, 2022)"
Jurassic Dominion World or Jurassic Dominion Park, or whatever the heck it is called, exists in that vast expanse of mediocrity between “not as bad as film Twitter would have… Continue reading "Jurassic World Dominion (Trevorrow, 2022)"
The underlying message of almost all “Christian” films is that we are better than them. I use the “we” consciously since one mark of a Christian film is that it… Continue reading "No Vacancy (Saylors, 2022)"
Are you happy? This question is posed to multiple characters in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. I’ll be honest upfront. I’m a laid-back fan of the Marvel Cinematic… Continue reading "Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness"
Hey all…spoilers, I guess…that is, if you can profess with a straight face to not knowing exactly what is going to happen in this movie from the opening scene onward…… Continue reading "The Bad Guys (Perifel, 2022)"
For fans of gospel music or those looking for some different streaming options around the Easter holiday, April brings two documentaries about the roots and development of gospel. How They… Continue reading "Pair of Gospel Documentaries on the Festival Circuit"
Ambulance is an amoral film about amoral people that made me angry. That doesn’t mean you won’t like it, and if you don’t it may be for very different reasons.… Continue reading "Ambulance (Bay, 2022)"
Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s “The Yellow Wallpaper” is so ubiquitous in the American classroom that it is a bit surprising that there is not yet a definitive film adaptation. Not that… Continue reading "The Yellow Wallpaper (Pontuti, 2020)"
As anyone who reads this blog knows, I am a documentary fan. Two of my absolute favorites in the genre (Shut Up and Sing!; The Queen of Versailles) are ones… Continue reading "Belle Vie (Mizelle, 2022)"
I suspect that viewers will enjoy or esteem The Unmaking of a College to the extent their politics and ideology are compatible with those of the students who organized “the… Continue reading "The Unmaking of a College (Goldstein, 2022)"
