Alissa Wilkinson

The Uncertainty Principle

The Coens’ latest once again boasts their signature mix of the grim and the mirthful.

M. Leary

Michael Guillén Interviews Bruno Dumont Over At The Auteurs

Of all the things circulating out there in festival land, I am most intrigued by Dumont’s latest film, Hadewijch. There is a great intensity to the way Dumont’s films evoke spirituality as a formal device, and his latest sounds like another step towards Bresson in this regard. From the interview: These days I am very […]

Carolyne Wright

Miss Brown to You

This poem by Carolyne Wright reflects on race-related tension between teaching assistants at the University of Washington in the 1960s.

Jeffrey Overstreet

Gaiman's Girls: Part One – Coraline's Dreams

Now on DVD, Neil Gaiman’s enthralling 3D feature deserves mention alongside the greatest American fantasy films. But it has intriguing similarities to a lesser-known Gaiman adaptation.

M. Leary

International Animation Day at Canada's NFB

I had no idea there was an International Animation Day until I recieved the press release today. Thankfully, as is typical, the National Film Board is all over it with a range of both bricks and mortar and online programs. Apparently, the online programming begins on October 8. Warning: Be very careful when you visit […]

M. Leary

Current Programming at The Auteurs (Or: Why The Auteurs = Awesome)

As I hope you already know, The Auteurs periodically posts a collection of films that can be watched for free at the click of your mouse. For free. Online. Click of a mouse. These aren’t always descriptors that tend to be connected to things of great quality. But in this case, they are. Somehow The […]

Mark Traylor

Crossing the Road: Jesus on Race

Racial reconciliation and the parable of the Good Samaritan are both centered on rightly defining who owns what.