In the first chapter of his book Film as Religion: Myths, Morals, and Rituals, John C. Lyden describes […]
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I have learned a lot in the last year. I have gained insights into my own thought processes […]
Maybe it begins as an attempt by a doctor to expunge her guilt over not allowing a girl […]
The way that we hear the “news” was never strange to me until I read Amusing Ourselves to […]
The opening scene of Pieces of a Woman (2020; Netflix) is like the Free Solo of recent dramas. […]
I have seen movies where I am happy about what happens, but the movie itself is a bad […]
Life has a way of taking apart all the pieces of your enchanted world and refusing to put […]
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La promesse (1997; on the Criterion Channel or for rent on Amazon Prime), written and directed by the […]
The late comedian Rodney Dangerfield was famous for quipping, “I get no respect.” That line showed up in some way, shape, or form in most of the films he was famous for. Dangerfield typically played the role of bumbling but loveable idiot, who somehow managed to come out on top. But even though he came out on top, he still “got no respect.”