In the Blue Corner . . . Movieguide! – a guest editorial by Tim Willson
Many thanks to Looking Closer reader Tim Willson for this editorial on some unethical practices at Movieguide. Here’s Tim… [This editorial was originally posted at Looking Closer in 2004.] Christianity...
View ArticleLittle Children (2006)
This review was originally published at Christianity Today in October 2006. - Ever watch moths fluttering around bright lights at night and ask yourself, “Don’t they know that they’ll burn themselves...
View ArticleBabel (2006)
This review was originally published at Christianity Today in October 2006. - It’s bullet time at the movies. Martin Scorsese’s cops and crooks are clashing are unleashing storms of bullets, and Clint...
View ArticleOldboy (2005)
Park Chanwook, the Korean director currently winning fans with his hyperviolent stories of revenge, has clearly absorbed the techniques of great kung-fu filmmakers, Alfred Hitchcock, Quentin Tarantino,...
View ArticleFear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998)
Be warned: Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas is very faithful to the book. That is to say, it chronicles on the big screen in vivid color the adventures of two individuals pumped full of drugs as they...
View ArticleMemento (2001)
2013 Update: I haven’t seen Memento in many years, but I feel that I have seen enough Christopher Nolan movies to last a lifetime. It saddens me that Nolan seems stuck on telling stories about men who,...
View ArticleKiller of Sheep (1977, 2007)
Filmed in 1977 as a thesis project on a budget of about $10,000, Charles Burnett’s award-winning Killer of Sheep won an award in Berlin in 1981, and was among the first 50 films entered in the Library...
View ArticleReconsidering Basterds, and Catching Up with Rightwing Film Geek
Is it wise for me to tell you that my opinion of Inglourious Basterds has changed dramatically over the past few weeks? I don’t have a review yet to back up that claim. I keep starting to write one,...
View ArticleGommorah (2009)
Portions of this reviews were previously published at the Image blog Good Letters. - Martin Scorsese was so impressed by Matteo Garrone’s film about the Italian mafia, Gommora, that he stamped his name...
View ArticleNoteworthy moments in the Raven’s Ladder blog tours
Blog tours are interesting. You find readers who really “get” what you’ve written, who provide fascinating interpretations and useful criticism, and you find readers who really don’t connect with your...
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