Looking Closer
The Sunday Times takes us behind the scenes for one-on-one interviews with each member of U2. (more…) Read more
The Sunday Times takes us behind the scenes for one-on-one interviews with each member of U2. (more…) Read more
I posted the news about Theo Van Gogh’s murder, and quickly received this interesting reply that fills in more of the picture. With the writer’s permission, I’d like to share it with you: … I want you to know a little bit more about Theo van Gogh, the Dutch filmmaker who was murdered last Tuesday in Amsterdam. (By the way, I’m from the Netherlands.) I conclude from your comment on the “Michael Moore’s ego” post [which has since been deleted... Read more
Andrew Sullivan puts the spotlight on details that should not be ignored. [Update: 2004 posts by Sullivan were not archived on the site, so I’m posting it here in its entirety.] THE MURDERER OF VAN GOGH: No, I’m not letting go of this story. When a film-maker in a liberal Western country is shot, has his throat cut and then has a long manifesto pinned into his flesh with a knife in broad daylight, more people need to be concerned.... Read more
Here’s my review of The Incredibles. Here’s Steven D. Greydanus’s review of The Incredibles. What more do you need to know? Go see it! Read more
This Friday, the unthinkable happens … We get a superhero movie that’s so good, it rivals Spider-man 2 as the best superhero movie of the year. (more…) Read more
I saw Woman, Thou Art Loosed just a couple of hours before seeing Ray, and wow, what a combination. (more…) Read more
I’m giving Ray a B+. Foxx … just give him the Oscar now. (more…) Read more
Laws of sequels: Item 231a A sequel must introduce the father, or at least a close family relation, of one of the first film’s main characters. (more…) Read more
Having encouraged people to tear other Christian-film-reviews to pieces with their editing cutlery, I should put myself on the operating table as well. I do this to emphasize that I’m interested in better writing, not in belittling other review writers. (more…) Read more
I have never seen a Star Wars movie without knowing the story first. Not once. I read the novelisation before I saw Star Wars on the big screen… at seven years old. I read the classic young-readers’ Star Wars “storybooks” … those large, thin books full of movie photos … because my family forbade me to see The Empire Strikes Back on the big screen (they were concerned about the violence and the rumor in Christian circles that all of... Read more
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