M. Leary Review

Gett: The The Trial of Viviane Amsalem (Roni and Shlomi Elkabetz, 2014)

M. Leary
April 24, 2015 / Filmwell

Gett is the end of a series of films about the failed marriage of the …

Mad Men (Season 7, Ep. 10) – Don’s Augustinian Forecast

M. Leary
April 22, 2015 / Filmwell

These last two episodes of Mad Men have felt either disproportionate or clumsy. This is, I …

Mad Men (Season 7, Ep. 8) – Don's Religious Vocabulary

M. Leary
April 7, 2015 / Filmwell

Playing off Mad Men as a series of object lessons in modernity is like shooting fish …

How To Make a Movie About Paul

M. Leary
April 1, 2015 / Filmwell

Peter Chattaway is, as always, right on top of the announcement that there is a film …

The Briefing 3.20.15

David A. Garner
March 20, 2015 / From the Editor

Each Friday we compile a list of interesting links and articles our editors find from …

The Americans, Religion, and TV

M. Leary
March 6, 2015 / Filmwell

In a recent review of the excellent FX cold war era spy thriller, The Americans, …

Hard To Be A God (German, 2014)

M. Leary
February 20, 2015 / Filmwell

I have only had the opportunity to see a few of Aleksei German’s films. But …

The Horrible Theology of Hannibal

M. Leary
February 11, 2015 / Filmwell

There are a few basic differences between the novels by Thomas Harris and Hannibal, their …

As It Is In Heaven (Overbay, 2014)

M. Leary
February 2, 2015 / Filmwell

As It Is In Heaven is a hushed film; a quiet film in the way …