Conclave is an excellently done artistic movie with a destructive message. On the recommendation of someone whose view on movies I respect, I watched the 2024 movie Conclave, which is a drama about the choosing … “Conclave”: A Theological CritiqueRead more
Movies
A Haunting in Venice
As a reader, I feel that film adaptations of novels can be good but are often inferior to the written works for two reasons. First, given the film’s shorter length, the novel must be … A Haunting in VeniceRead more
This Is the Female Primeval: A Review of Let Him Go
Let Him Go (2020), starring Diane Lane and Kevin Costner, is aptly described as a neo-western, but not chiefly because it is set in the early 1960’s instead of in the Old West of the … This Is the Female Primeval: A Review of Let Him GoRead more
Reviewing the film Caché (Hidden)
Caché is a brilliant and uncomfortable film that does not entertain but is worth viewing and reviewing. The 2005 French-language film is often described as a psychological thriller. I’d say psychological mystery or suspense is … Reviewing the film Caché (Hidden)Read more
A Man Escaped: A Metaphor for Hope and Freedom
The 1956 French film A Man Escaped is a taut, tense drama of a resistance fighter imprisoned in Lyons by the occupying German forces during World War II. Based upon historical events, with minimal dialogue … A Man Escaped: A Metaphor for Hope and FreedomRead more
