My Favorite Movies: The Night of the Hunter
For a cold-blooded film noir with traces of gothic horror, The Night of the Hunter has always impressed me as, among other things, a vessel for Christian truths. There aren’t many Hollywood […]
Monthly Archives: August 2015
Double Feature: Queen Christina and The Scarlet Empress
It was the first roseate flowering of the sound era in motion pictures. It was the time before strict enforcement of the Production Code made movies a little less sensual. […]
Uh … 3 ½? — Puss in Boots
The Introduction The smirk factory known as DreamWorks Animation is responsible for the most successful animated franchise of all time (i.e. the 21st century, since the concept of an “animated […]
M2: The Thousand Songs
Music has always hit me in a place deeper than my critical faculties. The goosebump effect is the kind of private pleasure that is thoroughly good and affirming. The enjoyment […]
Geppetto's Clocks 