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5 Upcoming Movies that Look Better than ‘The Avengers’
These days, going to a movie is a real finanical venture. Eight dollar tickets and if you are engaged/married/dating go ahead and tack another eight bucks on to that… make it ten bucks if you’re seeing it on the big, fancy screen. And then there is popcorn… I usually like to rough it, but my … Continue reading
Tarkovsky, “Stalker”, and Christian Art: Approaching Truth in Humility
For those in the film world, there are few stars that shine as bright as that of Andrei Tarkovsky, the great Soviet film director. Tarkovsky directed only seven films in his career yet has cemented his place in the cinema canon. Very surprising, since he was doing all of his work in the heavily censored … Continue reading
6 Films to be excited about in 2011
When the economy is down in the dumps the number of movies made naturally goes down as well, and subsequently hollywood mega-hits become even more plotless and safe (you know, “lowest-common-denominator” thinking). And unfortunately, that is the story of 2011 for the most part, at least that’s what the box office is looking like as … Continue reading
The Tree of Life | Review
I write this at the risk of revealing too much about the film to you, but I will do my best at not ruining the film for you in this review. I saw this film in Champaign at a fantastic little single-screen theatre (The Art) and came in with above-high expectations, something that always … Continue reading
The Tree of Life | Preview & Reviews
Terrance Malicks 5th feature film, The Tree of Life in four decades is coming with huge critical hype and the biggest yearly award in film under its belt (Cannes Film Festivals Palm d’Or, which rarely goes to an American film) is creating a cinematic buzz that has a lot of folks excited for its mass release July … Continue reading
Movie Spotlight | Winter’s Bone
You know, most of the time when a film is nominated for Best Picture, people go see it. Somehow, Winter’s Bone went mostly unnoticed by everyone except nerds like myself. What a travesty too, Winter’s Bone was not only well made and interesting, it leaves you with a haunting desire for social justice. You may have missed … Continue reading
Movie Spotlight: Valhalla Rising (2009)
This week I watched Valhalla Rising, a Danish/American film by Nicholas Winding Refn. My dad is a big fan of Refn and the star Mads Mikkelsen (Casion Royale), so trusting his judgement, I was game to watch. Before watching it, he prefaced the film with “you may hate this but…”. I did not hate it. … Continue reading
