A bracket of 64 gets argued down to one winner! (sort of)
Raising the Bar I have a hard time with religious movies...often. They seem to encourage a black and white thinking that our culture traffics in to our great detriment. Not many treat our tradition with a sophistication I recognize from 40 years around believers. Mostly religious movies seem aimed at adolescents. (That may be true... Continue Reading →
Not Quite “Wild” Enough
I really wanted "Wild" to be an inspiring movie about female empowerment, adventure, and finding yourself against the odds. So I took my wife. Cheryl Strayed's best seller (from which this is taken) has been that kind of book for many apparently. And this movie kinda made me want to read it. But maybe seeing this with... Continue Reading →
A Painful, Beautiful, Whiplash
It is indeed, as a poster claims, a "groove," a "duel" and a "revelation" and certainly one of the best movies I saw from 2014. "Whiplash" is a tense and surprising "overcoming obstacles" story that provides enough twists to keep you eager for more. The world of jazz students in their 20s attending a demanding academy... Continue Reading →
Healthy Adaptive Joyous 