Is it possible to be preachy about a lack of faith? Doubt and anger are the twin themes of The Grey, yet the adventure movie hammers them home with all the obviousness of a fire-and-brimstone sermon. It's a fine film - gloomy, tense and with ambitions beyond its killer-wolves conceit… [more]
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‘War Horse’ and returning soldiers
I have my problems with Steven Spielberg's "War Horse" (the first third in particular, which has way too much inspirational plowing). Yet in its consideration of the brutalities of war and the scars left on home-bound soldiers, the movie is of vital, timely importance - for the United States as… [more]
TC Top Ten: Movies
A career-defining film from director Terrence Malick and a comedy about an insurance agent gone wild at a business convention vied for the top spot on my list. Yes, it was that rich of a movie year. 1. "The Tree of Life" Terrence Malick - the pretentious poet of American… [more]
Why ‘The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo’ isn’t dark enough
It's being billed as the ultimate piece of Christmas counter-programming: "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo," a serial-killer thriller featuring rape, murder and dismemberment, opening on the eve of the year-end holidays. Yet the irony about this nasty piece of popular entertainment is that it isn't dark enough. Adapted from… [more]
What would your ‘Life in a Day’ look like?
Recently I watched the DVD release of the 2011 documentary "Life in a Day." (It’s also available on You Tube.) Filmmaker Ridley Scott ("Gladiator") produced this collection of videos that have been compiled from more than 5,000 hours of footage shot by mostly amateur filmmakers the world over to create… [more]
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Clayton To see our returning military, we have to make an effort to look. They are there, and it is our Christian responsibility to see them.
'War Horse' and returning soldiers
Clay Morgan It seemed that the final moments were almost written so that people would leave the theater still unsettled. In that regard, the lack of resolution, nihilism is especially maintained.
Why 'The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo' isn't dark enough