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The Guard
Ambiguity inherently makes things more mysterious and a bit more interesting to watch and The Guard is full of it. Gerry Boyle, played deadpan by Brendan Gleeson, is a protagonist that some people would have a difficult time getting behind, … Continue reading
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Tagged ambiguity, Brenden Gleeson, Don Cheadle, film, film school, films, In Bruges, John Michael McDonagh, Martin McDonagh, moral ambiguity, morality, movie, Movie Reviews, Movies, the guard
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The Artist
The Artist, Michel Hazanaviscius’ new silent film about an actor struggling to adapt to talkies (movies with sound), is a solid effort, but not worthy of all the awards and praise that it has been getting. The novelty of watching … Continue reading
Watching Movies Through a Biblical Worldview
Movies are an influential medium. A myriad of worldviews are on display and like it or not, those worldviews seep into the consciousness of the public. Screenwriters, even if they aren’t aware of it, input their own worldview into the … Continue reading
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Tagged Avatar, Behavior, Bible, biblical worldview, Creation, culture, Eywa, God, humanity, Jesus, moral order, movie, Movies, Na'vi, Nature, Pantheism, Purpose, Richard Wright, the joshua centre, Values, watching movies, worldview, Worldview Quote
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Top 10 Atmospheric Movies
The setting of a movie can be its own character when done well. Place is extremely important to any movie, but not all movies pull of place as character. These ten movies are extremely atmospheric – movies in which the … Continue reading
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Tagged A River Runs Through It, Al Pacino, bill murray, Brad Pitt, Christopher Nolan, Courtney Hunt, daniel day-lewis, Danny Boyle, dead poets society, film, films, Frank Darabont, frozen river, Groundhog Day, Harold Ramis, Insomnia, Into the Wild, Jaws, Melissa Leo, movie, movie list, Movies, Paul Thomas Anderson, peter weir, Robert Redford, Robin Williams, Sean Penn, Slumdog Millionaire, steven spielberg, The Shawshank Redemption, There Will Be Blood, top 10 lists
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“Kick-Ass”: Morally Reprehensible or Satirical Fun?
There has been a mini-outrage over the violence perpetrated by a eleven-year-old girl in the movie Kick-Ass. The outrage has not grown much outside of a couple prominent critics, but when Roger Ebert says something these days, people generally sit … Continue reading
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Tagged film, Kick-Ass, morality, movie, Movies, murder, nicolas cage, parental responsibility, parents, revenge, Roger Ebert
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2010′s Most Unnecessary Remakes
With Death at a Funeral coming out this week, I decided to take a look at all the remakes that are coming out this year. These are the most unnecessary remakes that either have been released or will be released … Continue reading
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Tagged 2010 remakes, Alice in Wonderland, Cate Blanchett, Chris Rock, Clash of the Titans, Dan Bradley, Death at a Funeral, emily blunt, Ethan Cohen, film, Gulliver's Travels, Harald Zwart, Jack Black, Jackie Chan, Jaden Smith, Joel and Ethan Cohen, Joel Cohen, Louis Letterier, matt damon, movie, Movies, Neil Labute, Red Dawn, remakes, Ridley Scott, Rob Letterman, Robin Hood, russell crowe, Sam Worthington, The Karate Kid, Tim Burton, True Grit
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The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford is a beautifully realized and beautifully made depiction of the events surrounding the death of the infamous Jesse James. The movie itself creeps along and because of that leisurely pace, … Continue reading
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Tagged Andrew Dominik, Brad Pitt, Casey Affleck, delusions of grandeur, film, film review, Garret Dellahunt, hero worship, heros, jealousy, jeremy renner, Jesse James, lyrical, Mary Louise Parker, movie, movie review, Movies, Paul Schneider, Richard Deakens, Robert Ford, sam rockwell, Sam Shepherd, the assassination of jesse james by the coward robert ford, Zooey Deschanel
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Rear Window
Watching Rear Window fifty-six years after its original release, it is seems eerily current. Sure the acting is of a different style than it is now, but everything that happens in this wonderful movie, we are dealing with as a … Continue reading
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Tagged alfred hitchcock, class, film, film review, Grace Kelly, James Stewart, jimmy stewart, lonely, martin scorsese, movie, movie review, Movies, murder, neighbor, neighborhood, paranoia, Rear Window, relationships, shutter island, suicide, voyeurism, wealth
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Leon: The Professional
After compiling my list of the top 10 action movies of the past 25 years, I realized that it’s been a long time since I’ve seen Leon The Professional. So, I watched it last night to see if it still … Continue reading
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Tagged action, action movies, film, Gary Oldman, Jean Reno, Leon the Professional, love, Luc Besson, movie, Movie Reviews, Movies, natalie portman, relationship, revenge, villain
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Mother
Mother, Bong Joon-Ho’s terrific new Korean film, is not just an incredibly well made murder mystery, it’s also an examination of a mother’s obsession with her child and the lengths she will go to protect him. Mother opens with a … Continue reading →