A Binding Truth (Woehrle, 2023)
It’s not so much that those who forget the past repeat it; it’s that those who never foreground the past forget what they already know. In America, we know —… Continue reading "A Binding Truth (Woehrle, 2023)"
Category: Disclosure–DVDS
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Killers of the Flower Moon (Scorsese, 2023)
Killers of the Flower Moon is a new film from Martin Scorsese, which means the first, maybe only, question is whether it is a favorite to win Best Picture. The… Continue reading "Killers of the Flower Moon (Scorsese, 2023)"
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On the Line (Pearn, 2023)
The first twenty minutes of Oliver Pearn’s On the Line is pretty swell. With its simple title cards, sepia coloring, and sixties setting, the film looks like a long-lost Hitchcock… Continue reading "On the Line (Pearn, 2023)"
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The Mission (McBaine and Moss, 2023)
The Mission uses the story of John Chau, an American missionary killed trying to make contact with an isolated people group, to examine the broader cultural conflict between religious evangelism… Continue reading "The Mission (McBaine and Moss, 2023)"
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What Rhymes with Reason (Roberts, 2023)
One of the biggest red flags I look for when approached to cover an “inspirational” or “Christian” film is a marketing campaign that calls on Christians to recruit viewers. Reminiscent… Continue reading "What Rhymes with Reason (Roberts, 2023)"
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Revoir Paris (Winocour, 2022)
Revoir Paris wasn’t a surprising or overly complex film, however, that wasn’t the intended purpose of the film. Revoir Paris displays not only the extreme kindness of strangers but also… Continue reading "Revoir Paris (Winocour, 2022)"
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Nathan-ism (Golod, 2023)
Nathan-ism is a near-miss of a documentary that has a promising subject and appears to stumble across an important and unexpected angle, but it is ultimately unable to put the… Continue reading "Nathan-ism (Golod, 2023)"
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Freedom’s Path (Smith, 2023)
Freedom’s Path is a relentlessly, oppressively well-intentioned movie that struggles mightily to live up to the importance of its subject matter. William (Gerran Howell) is a Union deserter. Kitch (RJ… Continue reading "Freedom’s Path (Smith, 2023)"
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Madeleine Collins (Barraud, 2021)
The complaint that a film has no likable characters or no one that the viewer can relate to is one of those critical tropes that is irritating when someone else… Continue reading "Madeleine Collins (Barraud, 2021)"
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A Song for Imogene (Arlee, 2023)
There is no dearth of cultural narratives about the stultifying effects of being trapped in a small town. From Winesburg, Ohio to Footloose to Friday Night Lights, our culture is… Continue reading "A Song for Imogene (Arlee, 2023)"