Still Life (Pasolini, 2013)
May, played by British actor Eddie Marsan, is a curious character and Still Life is a curious film.
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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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Like Sunday, Like Rain (Whaley, 2014)
The unusual chemistry between them is passable, if again, not very remarkable.
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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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Documentary Double Feature: “To Be Takei” and “The Pleasures of Being Out of Step”
These two documentaries, now available for home viewing, offer interesting profiles of Nat Hentoff and George Takei, two American icons who effectively blend their involvement in the worlds of entertainment and civil rights activism.
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My 15 Favorite Films of 2014
No doubt I’m far from the only person who skips the intros to these lists and heads directly for the meaty content, so I’ll keep my introduction succinct and just make three quick points.
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To Stream or Not to Stream? — A Small Section of the World; Playing Dead; Salvo
Welcome to the inaugural edition of “To Stream or Not to Stream? I will be taking a look at films that are mostly available as DVDs or through streaming on… Continue reading "To Stream or Not to Stream? — A Small Section of the World; Playing Dead; Salvo"
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Standing in Babylon
"The arts steer the culture, and it's time for the people of God to put their hand on the wheel."
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Glen Campbell: I’ll Be Me (dir. James Keach, 2014)
James Keach’s “fly on the wall” documentary covering Glen Campbell’s farewell tour succeeds as a family portrait centered upon a man in decline due to Alzheimer’s, even if it overreaches slightly as a public service announcement.