Do You Believe? (Gunn, 2015)

Last updated on: March 24, 2015 at 5:20 pm By Andrew Spitznas

While lacking the full-court press anti-intellectualism of its predecessor, this new movie from the makers of God’s Not Dead still suffers from preposterous storylines and ugly bigotry. Read more

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies Giveaway — CLOSED

Last updated on: March 29, 2015 at 12:47 pm By Kenneth R. Morefield

1More Film Blog is giving away a free digital copy of The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies. Read more

SXSW 2015 — GTFO: Get the F&#% Out

Last updated on: March 22, 2015 at 12:47 pm By Kenneth R. Morefield

For women who refuse to sit on the sidelines and let men decide what jobs they can have, what opinions they can state, or even what games they can play, threats are hardly few and far between. Read more

The Thin Place #52: The Jones Family Will Make a Way at SXSW

Last updated on: March 18, 2015 at 9:57 pm By Kenneth R. Morefield

On the road at the 2015 SXSW Film Festival, Ken and Todd report back on the documentary The Jones Family Will Make a Way. The film chronicles the unlikely alliance between an African-American family of gospel singers and the white, secular rock critic who loves their music. Todd likes the Jones Family Singers but questions the film’s narrative frame (which seems to treat the mainstreaming of gospel music as a new phenomenon). Ken likes the way the film challenges our... Read more

SXSW — David Gordon Green, John Cusack, Sally Field, Brian Wilson, and Ex Machina

Last updated on: March 15, 2015 at 10:16 pm By Kenneth R. Morefield

Ever wonder what a press conference or Q&A session is like at a major film festival. Here's a taste of what it's like. Read more

Nightcrawler (Dan Gilroy, 2014)

Last updated on: March 15, 2015 at 2:34 pm By Andrew Spitznas

"Nightcrawler" is a solid piece of film craftsmanship and a decent challenge to the “if it bleeds, it leads” journalistic mentality. While waiting for the winter cineplex dregs to wash away, it's worth your home viewing attention. Read more

SXSW 2015 — Unfriended

Last updated on: March 13, 2015 at 11:50 pm By Kenneth R. Morefield

A group of cyber friends are terrorized by an anonymous user who may be the ghost of a young woman who committed suicide after they bullied her. Read more

Brokeback Mountain (Ang Lee, 2005) — 10 Years Later

Last updated on: March 10, 2015 at 6:09 pm By Andrew Spitznas

Revisiting "Brokeback Mountain" after 10 years feels a bit like an archeological dig. After all, director Ang Lee’s film about a pair of covert cowboy gay lovers has more socio-cultural layers of meaning to burrow through than most movies. Read more

A History of Violence (Cronenberg, 2005) — Ten Years Later

Last updated on: March 8, 2015 at 7:38 pm By Kenneth R. Morefield

Well, I feel as though I understand the film a little better than I did ten years ago. That doesn't mean, unfortunately, that I like it any better. Read more

The Mind of Mark Defriest (London, 2014)

Last updated on: March 6, 2015 at 10:34 am By Josh Wartel

The Mind of Mark Defriest is more than redeemed by its morally powerful core. Read more