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Is George R.R. Martin’s Moral Vision Really More Complex Than Tolkien’s?
I went on a tiny Twitter rant the other day. It was prompted by this article on The A.V. Club. Otherwise a decent article, it is marred by a passing reference by one of the writers to a common...
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Boyhood, Buzzfeed, T-Shirts, and Shakespeare: On Criticism, Tribalism, and...
If you use Facebook, you’ve probably noticed an incessant sort of targeted ad popping up in your feed of late, a targeted ad very specific in its targeting. For me, it takes a rather hideous hybrid...
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Teach Us To Die: The Holy Week Structure of John Michael McDonagh’s Calvary
This post involves a close reading of the recent film Calvary by John Michael McDonagh. Of necessity I will be discussing some plot points that could be considered SPOILERS. In my opinion this is a...
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Take Shelter and the Shame of Mental Illness
I spent this past weekend in Waco attending Baylor’s Symposium on Faith & Culture, where I presented a paper, and heard many other good ones. The topic this year, Faith & Film, was of course...
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Babette’s Feast and the Uselessness of Grace: A Eulogy for The Dissolve
Last night provided me with the rare opportunity (in an age where repertory screenings have dwindled, especially outside major markets) to see a film I love in an actual theater. Columbia’s excellent...
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