Catch the rare treasure Petite Maman on the big screen if you can
On Movies & Media,Film Reviews
April 29, 2022
Like Jacques Doillon's Ponette and John Sayles's The Secret of Roan Inish, Céline Sciamma's new film is about very young children living with loss and grief. And, like those films, it casts an unforgettable spell. Don't miss it!
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Conflicted about The Northman’s conflict
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April 23, 2022
With full respect for arguments to the contrary, I'm of a mind to say that Robert Eggers's The Northman, while very clearly in the category of "Not My Kind of Movie," is a complex and meaningful film that deserves heavy cautions, the raising of certain concerns, and considerable praise. Viewer discretion is very forcefully advised.
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Weekender: Allison Russell, Philip Yancey, and Enchanted Journey II: Ex-vangelical Boogaloo
April 17, 2022
In this edition of The Weekender, a miscellany of podcast highlights, insights on faith and race, a prayer worth memorizing, and a memorable TED Talk.
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Alas, it may be too late for you to see one of 2022’s most enthralling cinematic experiences
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April 15, 2022
The greatest films are becoming the most difficult to see in a theater. Memoria — the third transcendent cinematic experience I've enjoyed in 2022 — is, like the others, one that moviegoers will have to seek out on their own, and they're unlikely to ever see it on a big screen.
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Jon Batiste’s “We Are” — a Looking Closer Top 20 of 2021 favorite — wins Album of the Year.
April 4, 2022
One of my favorite records of 2021 won the Album of the Year award: Jon Batiste's We Are.
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Favorite Recordings of 2021: Part Three (#15–#1)
March 6, 2022
You are arriving at the summit of my 2021 Music Mountain. These are my fifteen favorite albums of 2021
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