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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The Grand Budapest Hotel takes Top Honors from North Carolina Film Critics
Birdman, Boyhood, Whiplash, and The Grand Budapest Hotel led the list of nominees from the North Carolina Film Critics Association (NCFCA) earlier this week.
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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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The Thin Place #51: Calvary–Good or Great?
Kenneth R. Morefield and Todd C. Truffin discuss the movie Calvary in the latest podcast episode of The Thin Place.
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The Interview (Goldberg and Rogen, 2014)
It turns out the joke is on us.
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Into the Woods (Marshall, 2014)
The cow as white as milk, the cape as red as blood, the hair as yellow as corn, and the slipper as pure as gold.
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Wild (Jean-Marc Vallee, 2014)
Director Jean-Marc Vallee, screenwriter Nick Hornby, and actors Reese Witherspoon and Laura Dern combine superbly in this story of self-transformation by way of a long wilderness trek.
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2014 Arts & Faith Ecumenical Jury Awards — Winners
The Ecumenical Jury nominated over sixty films for consideration and then faced the daunting task of winnowing down that rich field to the ten films we felt wire most worthy of recognition.
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The Appalachian Trail: An American Legacy (Sam Henegar, 2014)
This brief documentary appealingly serves up a history lesson, along with plenty of lovely outdoor imagery.