Sep 14, 2022 Cosmic Horror vs. Holy Terror: Christians Can Find Value and Meaning in Scary Movies I would suspect that the “horror” genre is one of the most unpopular genres — literary, cinematic, or otherwise — for Christians, and understandably so.
Sep 14, 2022 Parallel Love: The Story of a Band Called Luxury by Matt Hinton (Review) This documentary about the indie Christian band has the requisite rock n’ roll drama, but also offers some deeper ruminations on faith and art.
Sep 9, 2022 Detective Benoit Blanc Is Back in the First Trailer for Rian Johnson’s Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery Detective Benoit Blanc’s latest case begins streaming on Netflix this December.
Aug 29, 2022 10 Foreign Films That Christians Should Care About If foreign film is so important, where should we start?
Aug 29, 2022 Why Christians Should Care About Foreign Films Call it a spiritual discipline: foreign films can help us see the image of God in those unlike ourselves.
Aug 26, 2022 The Objectification of Scott Pilgrim I’ll admit to being a little troubled by some of the movie’s plot turns and simplifications.
Aug 26, 2022 “Christian” Art: Seeking After A Better Way What if Christian art merely told the Truth?
Aug 20, 2022 TIFF Report: The Ninth Day, The World, Kontroll Reviews, and some closing thoughts Reviews of Volker Schlöndorff’s WW2 morality tale, Jia Zhang-ke’s intriguing drama, and Nimród Antal’s urban thriller.
Aug 20, 2022 TIFF Report: Symmetry, The Overture, Throwdown, Schizo Reviews Reviews of Konrad Niewolski’s prison film, Ittisoontorn Vichailak’s musical tribute, Johnnie To’s judo flick, and Gulshat Omarova coming-of-age movie.
Aug 20, 2022 TIFF Report: I Heart Huckabees, The Machinist, House of Flying Daggers Reviews Reviews of David O. Russell’s philosophical comedy, Brad Anderson’s psychological thriller, and Zhang Yimou’s martial arts epic.
Aug 20, 2022 TIFF Report: Undertow, Automne Reviews Reviews of David Gordon Green’s Southern fable and Ra’up McGee’s directorial debut.
Aug 20, 2022 TIFF Report: After the Day Before, GITS 2 Reviews Reviews of Attila Janisch’s haunting murder mystery and Mamoru Oshii’s lavish cyberpunk epic.
Aug 19, 2022 Niceland by Friðrik Þór Friðriksson (Review) This is a film that so desperately wants you to find it meaningful that it practically begs you.
Aug 19, 2022 Lights in the Dusk by Aki Kaurismaki (Review) Yet another droll, dyer-than-dry account focusing on a down-and-out man on the fringes of society.
Aug 19, 2022 The Fall by Tarsem Singh (Review) Simply put, The Fall ends up drowning in its own excesses.
Aug 19, 2022 Hula Girls by Lee Sang-il (Review) Of course, the outcome of the film is never really in question. However, the joy is in the way that the film arrives there.
Aug 19, 2022 Rescue Dawn by Werner Herzog (Review) Compared to the rest Herzog’s canon, Rescue Dawn might rank a little lower than others, but overall a very solid, if sometimes safe film.
Aug 19, 2022 Macbeth by Geoffrey Wright (Review) There’s plenty of sound and fury to go around in Macbeth, but really nothing significant.
Aug 19, 2022 Quelques Jours En Septembre by Santiago Amigorena (Review) There’s some espionage, betrayal, and financial hijinks, but to call it “high-voltage” is to dramatically oversell the film.