Spider-Man: Far From Home has something that has been increasingly hard to find in the Marvel Cinematic Universe he last few years: fun. From its winking opening scene of a… Continue reading "Spider-Man: Far From Home (Watts, 2019)"
The editor of the popular anthology series Faith and Spirituality in Masters of World Cinema invites paper proposals for a new anthology to accompany the recently published list by Arts… Continue reading "CFP: Arts & Faith’s Top 25"
Engaged is a cute short film (about 15 minutes) from writer/director David Scala. Its central conflict is the difficulty of its gay protagonist, Darren, in popping the question to his… Continue reading "Engaged (Scala, 2019)"
Emanuel is the sort of reverential documentary that is pointless to criticize yet hardly allows for ambivalent praise. At the root of my ambivalence, I suspect, is the age-old difficulty… Continue reading "Emanuel (2019)"
Before Stonewall is being restored and reissued. Viewers in North Carolina may have to wait until August to see it in theaters, or they can get a rental from First… Continue reading "Before Stonewall (Schiller, 1985)"
For those who don’t know Shakespeare, or only know him superficially, the title “All is True” may sound more like an assertion than an inside joke. The film implies, without… Continue reading "All is True (Branagh, 2019)"
#23: Arts & Faith Top 25 Spiritually Significant Films about Growing Older Frank Capra’s adaptation of the famous play by Hart & Kaufman was a bit of a surprise entry… Continue reading "You Can’t Take it With You (1938)"
Late Night is a film so affable and so relentlessly competent that I spent a full day after screening it trying to convince myself that I liked it. I didn’t.… Continue reading "Late Night (2019)"
#17: Arts & Faith Top 25 Spiritually Significant Films about Growing Older Persuasion won four BAFTA awards, including best “single drama” made for television. Yet for a film as esteemed… Continue reading "Persuasion (Michell, 1995)"
The Sower is not a great film, but it is so much better than any summary of its tawdry premise could make it sound that I’m tempted to just give… Continue reading "The Sower (Francen, 2017)"
