Over at Film Journey, Rob Koehler has posted some interesting comments on what really matters in the festival world. He does this by opposing two general approaches to film criticism, which can be identified by the films that interest each type of critic: The difference between these two approaches–both quite simple on their face, yet […]
A Review of Stuart Murray’s The Naked Anabaptist by Maxwell Kennel.
“The universe is a big place, perhaps the biggest.” (Kilgore Trout) – Kelvin is a psychologist sent to a space station orbiting the planet Solaris, which in a startling pre-biblical way is covered by a raging, formless sea. Something has gone awry on this scientific mission, and Kelvin is tasked with investigating the crew before […]
Editor’s Note: In 2010, The Other Journal published The Spirit of Food: Thirty-Four Writers on Feasting and Fasting Toward God, a collection of essays and recipes that colorfully depict how our acts of eating echo the community of the church and the sacrament of communion. One of these essays, “The Church Potluck,” which we have chosen […]
If you would’ve told fans of Takashi Miike five years ago that their favorite enfant terrible would some day direct a big budget period piece that would go on to receive a good deal of critical acclaim — including a “Best Film” nomination at Japan’s Academy Awards, they’d have probably laughed in your face. But […]
Once again Facebook finds itself in the midst of yet another privacy issue. Facebook is launching a facial recognition program that will aid users in tagging photos (that is, attaching names to photos). Once a user is tagged, Facebook’s facial recognition software will suggest his or her name when others have a photo and Facebook […]
Today’s breaking news about new cast members in Paul Thomas Anderson’s new film project, The Master, is very intriguing. Variety reports that Fiona Dourif, daughter of Brad Dourif, has been cast as the follower of a religious leader. Recent updates on Anderson’s project report that Anderson has “greatly overhauled” his original script. At first, the […]
At a Seattle coffee shop, a friend of mine is talking about an intriguing fellow that both of us know. “Do you know how he pays the bills?” My friend smiles slyly. His half-whisper suggests that our mutual friend is up to something risky. I’m surprised to say that I don’t know. “He plays blackjack. […]
After the Vancouver Canucks were defeated by the Boston Bruins in the Stanley Cup finals last week, the city of Vancouver turned into a full-fledged riot zone. Cars were flipped over and set on fire, windows were broken, and police with shields and batons […]