Category Archives: Movies
“The Book of Eli”: a brief review (w/spoilers)
I didn’t have plans to go see “The Book of Eli”, even though the trailer made it look like “Fallout 3: The Movie” (I happen to be a big fan of “Fallout 3“). But then I read some early reviews … Continue reading
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Why the Catholic Church is upset with “New Moon”
After having seen “New Moon” on Friday afternoon with my sweet wife Sandra, I was a bit startled in late night browsing to read the following article (hat tip to Big Hollywood): The latest movie in vampire saga Twilight is … Continue reading
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A twist on “The Box”/”Button, Button”
The reviews I’ve read of “The Box” (now in theaters) confirm my concern: it’s hard to make a 2-hour film from a 2,800-word short story (“Button, Button” by Richard Matheson) without throwing in a lot of stuff that doesn’t really … Continue reading
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I like “Ben Hur”
Sandra and I are watching three of our grandsons this weekend while our daughter and son-in-law hunt for an apartment in Reno. Since our ward meetings don’t start until 2 pm, we are facing the usual “how do we keep … Continue reading
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LDS themes in Battlestar Galactica, Knowing, and Watchmen?
SPOILERS BELOW! YOU’VE BEEN WARNED! [NOTE: welcome to all the traffic from Twitter and from Roger Ebert's review of "Knowing"! I've expanded a few things below for clarification.] I’m going to discuss religious themes, particularly as related to LDS beliefs … Continue reading
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Finally: some Evangelical criticism of “Twilight”
I’m surprised how little Evangelical commentary I’ve run across about Stephenie Meyer’s Twilight novels, much less the surprisingly successful “Twilight” movie release last fall. As I wrote all the way back in November 2007, Boy, if the evangelicals hated Harry … Continue reading
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Intimations of humanity
Tiffany Gee Lewis has a wonderful column this morning about how kids seem to grow up overnight. Kids grow up and grow away, and we deal with that with a mixture of loss and relief (I say that as the … Continue reading
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The Star Wars Holiday Special! (1978)
[cross-posted from And Still I Persist] Courtesy of Ace of Spades comes the most reviled, most wretched “holiday special” ever produced. First, here’s the Vanity Fair article to give you the entire ugly background: In the summer of 1978, Bruce … Continue reading
Christmas recommendation: “Scrooge” (1970)
[cross-posted from And Still I Persist] This remains my favorite Christmas movie (yes, even over “A Christmas Story”). It is a musical version of Dicken’s “A Christmas Carol”, starring Albert Finney in the title role. I am not alone in … Continue reading
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The Atlantic analyzes the “Twilight” novels
Caitlin Flanagan looks at the “Twlight” phenomenon and, I think, puts her finger on exactly why these novels (which so many love to scorn) have become so popular: The salient fact of an adolescent girl’s existence is her need for … Continue reading