Miss Representation (Newsom, 2011)
My review of Jennifer Siebel Newsom's Miss Representation, and some meditations about how women are portrayed in American media are now available at Her.meneneutics, Christianity Today's blog for women.
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Engaging Cinema: An Introduction to Film Studies (Nichols, 2010)
Bill Nichols’s Engaging Cinema: An Introduction to Film Studies is a textbook that not only recognizes that the Internet exists but also understands how the presence of the Internet can make textbooks cheaper.
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Art is…The Permanent Revolution (Kirchheimer, 2012)
Art is…The Permanent Revolutionhas a simple basic structure. It segues between philosophical ruminations about the relationship between printmaking and politics, observations of the creation of several new pieces, and montages of completed works of political art from a wide array of artists.
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Carol Channing: Larger Than Life (Berinstein, 2012)
Dori Berinstein’s valentine to the iconic Broadway star is, like its subject matter, always affable
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Undefeated (Lindsay and Martin, 2011)
The film tells the story of Bill Courtney, a high school football coach and his players at Manassas High School in Memphis Tennessee.
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Things I Don’t Understand (Spaltro, 2011)
In a new episode of The Thin Place at Film Geek Radio, Ken and Todd discuss David Spaltro's indie drama about a woman struggling to come to terms with her doubts regarding life after death.
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The Hours (Daldry, 2002) — 10 Years Later
Stephen Daldry has been nominated for an Academy Award as Best Director three times, and has directed a fourth film that was nominated for Best Picture. Here's a quick challenge--before clicking on the "Read More" icon, see if you can name any of the others (besides The Hours).
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Antwone Fisher (Washington, 2002) — 10 Years Later
Which brings me, roundabout, to Derek Luke. That it is Antwone's story means that Luke is the connecting tissue in each scene that works and the main reason the film is able to avoid some of the pitfalls that accompany a somewhat formulaic script.
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The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants (Kwapis, 2005)
The acting is terrific. Amber Tamblyn is very, very good. America Ferrara is, quite simply, fabulous. Ferrara gave a knockout performance in Real Women Have Curves and backs it up here. I will gladly go see her next three movies without knowing anything about them other than that she is in them.
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Big Miracle (Kwapis, 2012)
Big Miracle is the kind of film you dread getting assigned to write about as a film critic, you go to by yourself because none of your friends will join you, you growl through the first half, and then you walk out smiling and when a snickering colleague asks you how bad it was say somewhat sheepishly, "Actually, I kinda, sorta, enjoyed it."