Emergenetics and The Blind Side — 1More Podcast Episode 10*

Last updated on: January 26, 2015 at 9:50 pm By Kenneth R. Morefield

Certified Emergenetics trainer Erik Kieser joins Cindy and Ken on the podcast to discuss The Blind Side and how films can illustrate the behavioral and thinking preferences Emergenetics profiles. Read more

True Grit (Coen & Coen, 2010)

Last updated on: January 26, 2015 at 9:53 pm By Kenneth R. Morefield

Walking to my car after the screening, the first thing I said to my friend was, "Well, that was terrifically entertaining...." The urge to add the "but" was not literally overwhelming, though I do think the ellipses were audible in my voice. Read more

2010 Favorites — 1More Podcast Episode 8

Last updated on: January 17, 2015 at 10:00 pm By Kenneth R. Morefield

Toy Story 3 versus Tangled. Human interaction versus spectacle. Who is tired of movies about misunderstood villains, and who is making a new year's resolution to watch less previews? The ladies speak up for Scott Pilgrim and The Social Network. Scott Pilgrim gets compared to True Grit, Winter's Bone gets compared to Made in Dagenham, and Inception gets compared to....Titanic?!?!?! Read more

2010 Top Ten

Last updated on: July 26, 2014 at 3:06 pm By Kenneth R. Morefield

In podcasting about my personal favorites for 2010, I asked my friend Peter Waldron, "When did 'entertaining' become a backhanded compliment?" I did--and do--see a schism on my list between heavier, more prestigious films and lighter but still well executed fare. Read more

The Tourist (von Donnersmarck, 2010)

Last updated on: January 26, 2015 at 10:00 pm By Kenneth R. Morefield

The shots of Venice were dazzlingly beautiful in The Tourist. I would really love to visit that city some day. That's not much of a compliment for the film, though, is it? Read more

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (Apted, 2010)

Last updated on: January 26, 2015 at 9:48 pm By Kenneth R. Morefield

Which do you trust more: a gushing rave from a person who went into a film enthusiastic to begin with, or grudging respect from a skeptical viewer who had to be won over? Read more

Tangled (Greno & Howard, 2010)

Last updated on: January 17, 2015 at 9:52 pm By Kenneth R. Morefield

Home runs hit with two strikes count the same as home runs that leave the park on the first swing. Read more

Cool It (Timoner, 2010)

Last updated on: January 17, 2015 at 9:49 pm By Kenneth R. Morefield

Funny thing, though, once the film exonerates Lomborg from the mutually exclusive charges that he is a feckless idiot providing ammunition for those who would fiddle while the world burns and a knowing hypocrite who lies for a living, it actually settles down into an interesting, thought-provoking, and useful examination of the pros and cons of various approaches for dealing with global climate change. Read more

Directors: Life Behind the Camera (2010)

Last updated on: January 17, 2015 at 9:40 pm By Kenneth R. Morefield

Want to know how Robert Altman got started in making films? What does Cameron Crowe consider his most compelling film? Does Martin Scorsese think the film industry will survive? Is Spike Lee's approach to dealing with actors the same as George Lucas's? Read more

John Sayles Interview

Last updated on: December 25, 2014 at 10:48 pm By Kenneth R. Morefield

“You know, you can’t make a movie about war and occupation without it being about other wars and other occupations." Read more