Category Archives: Movies

There’s just something about the silver screen, when the lights go down and the projector starts flickering. I make no apology for deriving most of my theology from the movies.

Art docs: prodigies and outsiders

There’s something extremely fascinating about those rare individuals who function on a higher plane, however dysfunctional or detached from the rest of society. The art world, as any other, knows its prodigies and outsiders alike. Here a few good documentaries that cover a wide range of such people.

In God We Trust

Back in 2000, I saw a short film by Jason Reitman called In God We Trust. It was the best short film at the USA Film Festival that year.

I am (an alternate) Legend

I found this interesting alternate ending to I Am Legend. Go watch it and then come back.

(disad)Vantage Point

What happens when you try to mix 3 parts The Bourne Ultimatum with 1 part In the Line of Fire and 1 part “24″ (pick any episode)? Bad things to be sure.

I drink your milkshake

If you’ve seen There Will Be Blood, then you know might know what this means…

Trailer Roundup (vol. 12)

“Whatever happened to the trailer roundups,” you ask? That’s what I’d like to know.

Protagonist vs. Fast, Cheap & Out of Control

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I suppose the comparison was inevitable, if not obvious. The new documentary Protagonist by Jessica Yu finds a good template in Errol Morris’ opus Fast, Cheap & Out of Control.

Fast, Cheap & Out of Control

Protagonist

Now I am become Legend

I’ve been hyping I am Legend for some time now (here, and here). As you may have guessed, I’m a bit of a dystopian fantasy buff. Ever since I can remember, I’ve daydreamed about being the last human on the planet. I guess that speaks a lot of my introversion, huh? [...]

Trailer Roundup (vol. 11)

Let’s all go to the movies!

Trailer Roundup (vol. 10): Trailer, the Sequel

This week, it’s the second trailers, “sequels” if you will, for a couple I’ve posted about earlier.

Trailer Roundup (vol. 9)

We start this week’s trailer roundup with Wall-E, Pixar’s latest piece of genius:

Trailer Roundup (vol. 8)

Trailer Roundup (vol. 7)

Yes I know, this is a week late. So I’ve got quite a few trailers for you, fellow trailer fan: