3 Screenshots: The Martian
I enjoy films that reward close scrutiny, and I felt I could pause the movie at any point and mediate on the elements of composition.
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New Life (Waters, 2016)
New Life is one of those Christian movies that is so earnest and so sweet that one almost feels guilty about being indifferent towards it.
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Jack Reacher: Never Go Back (Zwick, 2016)
Tom Cruise is not my ideal choice to play Jack Reacher; let's just get that out of the way.
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Shut Up and Sing!
Monkeys on the barricades Are warning us to back away They form commissions trying to find The next one they can crucify –“Easy Silence,” The Dixie Chicks
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Call For Papers: Critical Essays on the Films of Hirokazu Koreeda
The editors of Faith and Spirituality in Masters of World Cinema (three volumes, Cambridge Scholars Publishing) are seeking proposals for the first volume of a new series focusing on prominent… Continue reading "Call For Papers: Critical Essays on the Films of Hirokazu Koreeda"
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Killing Reagan (Lurie, 2016)
Killing Reagan is not great art and it certainly isn't great politics. But in an election year that seemingly reveals America is more polarized than ever before, there is some cultural value in its ability to humanize a controversial figure.
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Sound of Redemption: The Frank Morgan Story (Heikin, 2014)
“We were inclined to accept a little erratic behavior, given his status,” says Ron Carter, jazz bassist, “when he (Frank Morgan) played the horn, you forgot about those things.”
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Coming Out (Peters, 2015)
Peters’ inclusion of other perspectives, as well as the universality of much of the film’s message, makes it an emotionally moving and thought-provoking 72 minutes for viewers of all backgrounds.
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The Ruins of Lifta (Daum & Rudavsky, 2016)
Lifta is described in this documentary's press materials as "the only Palestinian village abandoned during the 1948 Arab-Israeli war that has not been destoryed or repopulated by Jews."
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Miss Stevens (Hart, 2016)
Josh Wartel catches up with this award winner from SXSW film festival and is not quite as charmed as the festival jury....