(Ed. Note: Originally published at Film-Think.) Parallel to a different Top Ten of 2008 films, Christianity Today has posted a 10 Most Redeeming Films of 2008 list. Intrigued by the idea that I could also create two lists this year, I have gone ahead and written one as well: my 10 Most Redeeming Films of […]
(Ed. Note: Originally published at Film-Think.) Well I hope that someday buddy We have peace in our lives Together or apart Alone or with our wives And we can stop our whoring And pull the smiles inside And light it up forever And never go to sleep My best unbeaten brother This isn’t all I see […]
(Ed. Note: Originally published at Film-Think.) “But there can’t be any love… ’cause there aren’t any people.” (She’s So Lovely) If Bazin was right when he said, “the cinema more than any other art is particularly bound up in love,” then The Wrestler is just barely cinema. It is nice to look at, and is […]
(Ed. Note: Originally published at Film-Think.) I am not sure exactly what the “secret of the grain” is other than a metaphor for the mysterious way in which families stay together despite financial hardship, longstanding bitterness, and infidelity. The original title of the film translates simply as “couscous and mullet,” a dish as simple and […]
(Ed. Note: Originally published at Film-Think.) “To become truly immortal, a work of art must escape all human limits: logic and common sense will only interfere. But once these barriers are broken, it will enter the realms of childhood visions and dreams.” (de Chirico) “For years I have been mourning and not for my dead, […]
(Ed. Note: Originally published at Film-Think.) Posted on December 16th, 2008 A few days ago Ben Meyers posted 10 Theological Theses On Art, which were then creatively responded to at This Blog, which posted 10 Alternative Theses on Art. I would like to respond to both, as I find it difficult to fully identify with each […]
(Ed. Note: Originally published at Film-Think.) “It’s a weird city because the uglier the weather, the more beautiful the city. And the uglier the buildings, the more coherent the city.” (Koolhaas) I learned a lot from My Winnipeg, including but not limited to: how to straighten out a hallway rug, how to sense the presence of […]
(Ed. Note: Originally published at Film-Think) “And while Zarathustra was speaking in this way, someone in the crowd interrupted: “We’ve heard enough about the tightrope walker; now it’s time to see him!” And while the crowd laughed at Zarathustra, the tightrope walker, believing that he had been given his cue, began his performance.” (Nietzsche) “A new […]
“Let those who like society better have it.” (J.N. Darby, a Brethren founder) “There are no friendly civilians!” (Rambo) Son of Rambow is a film I have personal connections to in three ways. I was raised in a far less conservative branch of the religious community its main character belongs to (the Plymouth […]