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Dreamin’ Wild (2023; in theaters) is based on the story of Donnie and Joe Emerson and their 1970s […]
What is memory worth? That’s the question asked by the documentary Paper City (2021; streaming on Kanopy). When […]
One of the most frustrating things for me since 2016 is the open and absolute polarization of everything. […]
I am only just beginning to study Carl Th. Dreyer and his film, but one of the more […]
First of all, Jesus Revolution (2023; for rent on streaming sites and Redbox) looks better than any other […]
If you described Metalhead (2013; streaming on Kanopy) to me, I would one hundred percent watch it every […]
When Katherine Winter (Hilary Swank) investigates seemingly miraculous phenomena, she tells her students, she has a perfect record […]
I love short films, which is what I program at the Newport Beach Film Festival. Like short stories, […]
[Since this is still in theaters, advance warning that there is a spoiler in this piece.] Guy Ritchie’s […]
I watched The Pope’s Exorcist (2023; in theaters) hoping that because it is “based” on a “true” story, […]
“A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another; as I have loved you, that […]
“I ain’t afraid to die anymore. I done it already.” That’s what Hugh Glass (Leonardo DiCaprio, who rightly […]
On the coast of Puerto Rico, a lonely man takes care of his mentally ill mother. No one […]
Based on the amount of love and award nominations being given to Women Talking (2022; streaming free on […]
Lent, like Advent, is a time in-between. It is between the incarnation of Christ and His appearance in […]
The person of Jesus of Nazareth remains a compelling figure even for those who do not believe He […]
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Man of God (2022; streaming for free on Amazon Prime Video), I suspect, is for a particular audience, […]
After Stagecoach (1939) and The Grapes of Wrath (1940), but before The Quiet Man (1952) and The Searchers […]