Revisiting Rohmer’s Six Moral Tales–Suzanne’s Career
For all of Rohmer's honesty about the emotional cowardice of (young) men, these films stop short of simply man-bashing.
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The Thin Place #48: Lucy–God or Godlike?
Lucy is a summer popcorn movie, to be sure. But when a movie has this much God symbolism, you can bet The Thin Place is going to ponder what it all is supposed to mean.
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The Purge: Anarchy Prize Pack Giveaway (Completed)
Want a survival pack? Simply run your mouse over the GIFs below to control the scene, and then leave a comment saying what you would do to try to survive Purge Night if you were a character in the movie. If your strategy includes one of the items from your survival kit, I'll count your entry twice!
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Vera Drake (Leigh, 2004) — 10 Years Later
Vera Drake eschews argument, which I would normally say is a good thing, but what we are left with is a woman whose moral goodness (and the goodness of her cause) is assumed rather than demonstrated.
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Wet Behind the Ears (Copeland, 2013)
Like its protagonist, Wet Behind the Ears is unpolished but still willing to work for our approval. The characters do acknowledge how difficult it is to be (young and) unemployed, but the film doesn't wrap those acknowledgements in a most-put-upon-generation entitlement blanket.
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Masters of Sex Episode 2.2 Recap: Kyrie Eleison
Just after I finished praising the first season of Showtime's edgy drama, Masters of Sex, the second season has gotten off to a bumpy start.
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Heaven is for Real
1More Film Blog is giving away a free DVD of Heaven is For Real to one lucky reader.
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Revisiting Rohmer’s Six Moral Tales: The Bakery Girl of Monceau
"Why film a story when one can write it? Why write it when one is going to film it?" Eric Rohmer's Six Moral Tales are a treasure for anyone who has ever tired to think deeply about the intersections of film and literature.
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Cannibal (Cuenca, 2013)
Much as with George Sluizer's The Vanishing--another horrific film that I can't quite understand why anyone esteems--I find that Cannibal's stylish beauty doubles rather than mitigates the repulsion I feel at the film's lack of humanity. If you aren't going to tell me anything true, at least don't try to trick me into thinking it's not ugly.
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Honour (Khan, 2014)
The United Nations estimated in 2000 that there are approximately 5,000 honor killings each year. Can a movie adequately address the horror of knowing your family wants you dead?