TIFF 2015: Demolition (Jean-Marc Vallée)
Demolition is not likely to be anyone's favorite film from TIFF 2015. Or, at least, I am confident it won't be mine.
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The Man Who Saved the World
The Man Who Saved the World begins with an epigraph from Mark 8:36: “For what shall it profit a man if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul.”
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Adrenaline (Simpkins, 2015)
Adrenaline (★★½) was pretty much the sort of movie I was thinking of last year when I wrote the mini-essay, “Are Christian Films Judged By a Double Standard?” If you… Continue reading "Adrenaline (Simpkins, 2015)"
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The Churchmen — Season 1, Episode 7 Recap
The series does tend to lean a little heavily on the contrast between individual faith (good) and institutional structures (bad, bad, bad).
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War Room (Kendrick, 2015)
When it comes to screenplay writing, Christian movies still lag in quality.
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Gemma Bovery (Fontaine, 2014)
Anne Fontaine’s Gemma Bovery is one of those films I see at The Toronto Film Festival, enjoy, and then somehow never hear from again until it pops up, unannounced… Continue reading "Gemma Bovery (Fontaine, 2014)"
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Tomorrow We Disappear (Goldblum & Weber, 2014)
What traditions have we left by the wayside in favor of progress, and, perhaps more importantly, who have we left behind?
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The Pardon (Anton, 2013)
Seldom will one bad scene ruin a good movie, but there are tipping points.
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The Churchmen — Season 1, Episode 5 Recap
What makes a melodrama different from a soap opera?
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Top Spin (Newens & Son, 2014)
What is the value of success without fame or fortune?