Author: Jeremy Robinson
Film Road to Halloween: Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
The road to Halloween is paved with good films. Wherein we countdown to the spirited season with a hundred doses of horror. 28 days to…
Film Road to Halloween: Frankenstein (1931)
The road to Halloween is paved with good films. Wherein we countdown to the spirited season with a hundred doses of horror. 86 days to…
Religion in Film: Finding Truth in Comedy/The Life of Brian, 1979
This is part of a religion in film series, concerning spirituality in its many forms through the cinematic lens. In this article I will be…
Film Road to Halloween: Dracula (1931)
The road to Halloween is paved with good films. Wherein we countdown to the spirited season with a hundred doses of horror. 96 days to…
1979 in Film: The Jerk
“It was never easy for me, I was born a poor black child”, spoken by the very white Steve Martin as his iconic character Navin…
1979 in Film: Mad Max
Big things have small beginnings. If there is cinematic proof to that statement, then one could go no further than Mad Max. Consider the most…
1979 in Film: Steven Spielberg’s 1941
It’s probably contrarian enough to defend a movie like 1941 as a good film, but it may be futile to try to convince people it’s…
Rewind – 2007 in Film: Away From Her
The thing that comes back to me as I think about a film like Away from Her is the snow. Snow feels like it’s flooding…
Rewind – 2007 in Film: The Simpsons Movie
I feel like I’m one of the lucky ones because I remember when The Simpsons first premiered. Not only that, but I feel the show was made…
New Series: Religion in Film
With Easter visiting us last month, I wanted to present a new feature, and it’s a subject that has interested me for quite a while….
Festival de Cannes 72 Countdown: Bad Day at Black Rock, 1955
We excitedly countdown to the 72nd Festival de Cannes with a different prize winning film each day. Bad Day at Black Rock, 1955 Prix d’interprétation…
Documentary Review: Apollo 11
Apollo 11 is about as pure cinema as you can get. This is an experience movie, something that taps into the feeling of seeing images…
Rewind: 1993 in Film – A Perfect World
Clint Eastwood’s A Perfect World is one of the actor/director’s most underrated films. It’s a searing meditation on violence which should be ranked on par with his…
Rewind: 1993 in Film – The Fugitive
The Fugitive is the perfect example of tight economical blockbuster film making. It’s not bloated in exposition, it’s not meandered down by unwanted subplots, there is…