Favorite Film Series: The Andromeda Strain (Wise, 1971)
I promised myself I would limit myself to no more than one paragraph about the films I didn't pick.
Category: Top 10s and Other Lists
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Favorite Film Series: Claire’s Knee (Rohmer, 1970)
Claire’s Knee is my favorite film from my least favorite year of film history.
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2017 Top 10
Kenneth R. Morefield shares his ten favorite film experiences from 2017.
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Favorite Film Series — Army of Shadows (Melville, 1969)
When we speak of our "favorite" movies, books, or music, repetition is the most common metric to measure our enthusiasm. There is an inescapable (if at times embarrassing) logic to that measurement. If I have watched Zoolander a half dozen times and Army of Shadows only twice, does that not indicate that I like the former more than the latter?
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Favorite Film Series: Planet of the Apes (Shaffner, 1968)
"Take your stinking paws off me, you damn, dirty ape!"
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Favorite Film Series: In Cold Blood (Brooks, 1967)
Some films go down easy. They become personal favorites based on fond memories of entertaining first viewings shared with friends and family. One revisits them with nostalgia or pauses from… Continue reading "Favorite Film Series: In Cold Blood (Brooks, 1967)"
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Favorite Film Series: A Man for All Seasons (Zinnemann, 1966)
Editor’s Note: In 2017, a popular meme on Facebook asked respondents to list their favorite films for each year of their lives. While I didn’t make a list at that… Continue reading "Favorite Film Series: A Man for All Seasons (Zinnemann, 1966)"
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2016 Top 10
My favorite films of 2016 depicted a lot of suffering. The characters in them faced that suffering with courage, determination, compassion, and introspection.
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Before You Offer LGBTQ People “Thoughts and Prayers” …
News of the mass murder of forty-nine people at a gay nightclub in Orlando spread through social and mainstream media last month, prompting a now familiar pattern of shock, anger, denial, and accusations.
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2015 Arts & Faith Ecumenical Jury Awards
The ten finalists are: About Elly, The Assassin, Brooklyn, Gett: The Trial of Viviane Amsalem, Inside Out, The Look of Silence; Love & Mercy, Spotlight, Stations of the Cross, and Timbuktu.