Burt’s Buzz (Shapiro, 2013)
The film strives so hard to model its subject that its practically not there.
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Manuscripts Don’t Burn (Rasoulof, 2013)
The setting of Manuscripts Don't Burn may be painstakingly specific, but its themes are broad, perhaps even universal. How much are we willing to risk, to sacrifice, for freedom of speech? Why does one act of violence seemingly begin a never ending chain?
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22 Jump Street (Lord & Miller, 2014)
For now, I'll will just say that my defense of 22 Jump Street is nearly identical to my defense of Moms' Night Out. You can make a list as long as my arm of things wrong with the movie, and I won't disagree. But I laughed.
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Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit — Now Available on DVD
The new Jack Ryan doesn't so much have greatness thrust upon him as shoved down his—and our—throat.
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Kids’ Rights: The Business of Adoption (Dudko and Rudnieva, 2014)
A new documentary claims that there are over 132 million orphans in state custody. In a given year, less than 1 in 500 of them will be adopted. Are restrictions against perspective parents too rigorous? Why are those willing to parent being turned away?
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What does the motto “Inconspicuously Christian” mean?
By choosing “Inconspicuously Christian” as a motto for this film blog, I hope to signal two things...
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Hello — Is it me you’re looking for?
Blogs and bloggers come and go. According to one source, even by 2006, Technorati’s Top 100 blogs had an average age of 33.8 months. The implication is clear. Longevity and… Continue reading "Hello — Is it me you’re looking for?"
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Troy (Petersen, 2004) — 10 Years Later: Part II
In Part I of this essay, Jeremy Purves looked back at critics’ reviews of Troy and argued that the film was a better adaptation of Homer’s epic poem than is… Continue reading "Troy (Petersen, 2004) — 10 Years Later: Part II"
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Frank vs. God (Schill, 2014)
Frank vs. God is one of my favorite films thus far into the movie year, and it is without a doubt one of the better "religious" films of those recently released.
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Troy (Petersen, 2004) — 10 Years Later: Part I
It has now been ten years since Wolfgang Petersen’s old-fashionedly classic film on the Trojan War was released. In hindsight, some of the controversy that roiled round the film at the time now seems rather silly. But then much of the criticism the film took was much worse than silly.